Candlelight Concert

Meet David Southorn

Violinist David Southorn is the NHSO’s “concertmaster” (principal violinist) and for this program he also serves as artistic director. He will play the solo violin lines and conduct the ensemble from his position in the violin section.

Southorn is the Concertmaster of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Assistant Concertmaster of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. He is currently on the faculty of the Mannes School of Music at The New School and has recently conducted masterclasses and sectionals at Yale University and the University of North Florida. The 2024-25 season features several exciting engagements, including a solo collaboration with Delaware Shakespeare, where he will perform works by Ysaye, Jessie Montgomery, Bach, and Biber. He will also present Bach’s Double Violin Concerto alongside Maxwell Brown with the Delaware Symphony 

Meet Mira Magrill

Praised for her beautiful sound, natural stage presence, and energy, flutist Mira Magrill is an active musician, teacher, and soloist in the New York City area. Mira is the Principal Flutist of the NHSO, and also holds the position of Second Flute/Piccolo with the Chamber Orchestra of New York. She has won numerous competitions and awards, including the Music Teachers’ National Association Senior Woodwind Competition, the Stony Brook University Concerto Competition, and a Merit Award from the Arts Recognition and Talent Search. She also won 2nd Prize in the National Flute Association’s 2015 Young Artist Competition, and was honored with the award of Best Performance of the Newly Commissioned Work for her rendition of Jim & John by Michael Fiday. Dr. Magrill completed her Doctorate in Flute Performance (DMA) at Stony Brook University in New York, where she was also on the faculty, teaching all undergraduate flute majors and minors as the Graduate Flute TA. She is currently on the music faculty at the Rudolf Steiner School in Manhattan and a chamber music coach at the Stony Brook Pre-College Division, and also maintains active private flute studio. Previous studies include a graduate certificate at University of Southern California, a BFA in Flute Performance atCarnegie Mellon University, and an MM in Flute Performance and Chamber Music at the University of Michigan.