DAVID GRIFFIN is the fourth horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Upon graduating from Northwestern University in 1987, David began his career with the Rochester Philharmonic and followed with positions in the orchestras of Montreal and Houston before joining the Chicago Symphony in 1995.
With the wind quintet Prairie Winds, he has performed in over twenty states since the group's debut in 1996. Collaborating with composer Cliff Colnot, David transcribed long-lost music by Darius Milhaud from the 1939 film Cavalcade d'Amour. The rediscovered music was arranged for wind quintet and utilized in a performing version combining film and live chamber music. The Prairie Winds gave the world premiere in July 2005 at the Madeline Island Music Festival.
As a soloist, David has performed concerti by Mozart and Richard Strauss, the Saint-Saëns Concertpiece, and the Britten Serenade. Griffin has served as guest principal horn of the Saint Louis Symphony, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Shanghai Radio Orchestra. He has appeared with Chicago Pro Musica, the Allegra Chamber Players, and Les Chambristes de Montréal. David has been a faculty member at McGill University and Northwestern University. Summer festival engagements have included Grand Teton, Tanglewood, Manitou, Domaine Forget, and Sun Valley music festivals. Griffin has also been a featured artist and clinician at the annual symposium of the International Horn Society.
David, his wife Susan Warner, and their children Henry and Pearl live in Oak Park, Illinois.
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