The Glenn Gould School proudly presents a new series of artist talks, entitled The Deans’ Lectures.
In this inaugural year, we will begin by featuring two extraordinary artists: clarinettist Anthony McGill and bass-baritone Davóne Tines. These two Black artists have achieved exceptional careers that have been widely recognized for their stunning artistic results in multiple genres.
Anthony McGill and Davóne Tines have often spoken of the challenges faced by racialized communities in our society, and have used their music to advance awareness of injustice, initiate dialogue, and create opportunity for a better world through music.
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Anthony McGill: #TakeTwoKnees
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Opera Singer Davóne Tines Is Confronting Racism With His Music
Registration is open to GGS students, faculty and alumni only. Advance registration is required to attend each lecture – please RSVP to using the links above to reserve your spot.
Further lectures in this series will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hailed for his “trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character” (The New York Times), clarinetist Anthony McGill enjoys a dynamic international solo and chamber music career and is principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic—the first African-American principal player in the organization's history. He is the recipient of the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize, one of classical music’s most significant awards. McGill appears as a soloist with top orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and Kansas City Symphony. In 2020, McGill’s #TakeTwoKnees campaign protesting the death of George Floyd and historic racial injustice went viral.
Photo by Matthew Septimus
Heralded as a “singer of immense power and fervor” and “[one] of the most powerful voices of our time” (Los Angeles Times), “the immensely gifted American bass-baritone Davóne Tines has won acclaim, and advanced the field of classical music” (The New York Times). This “Next Generation Leader” (Time Magazine) is a path-breaking artist at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics. His work blends opera, spirituals, gospel, and anthems, as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance and human connection.
Read more about Davóne in his Time Magazine feature as a Next Generation Leader!
Photo by Bowie Verschuuren
