Set List | 'Pequena Czarda (Little Dance)', P Iturralde, 'Nightclub 1960', Piazzolla, 'Oboe Concerto', Marcelo, 'Braziliera' from Scaramouche, Milhaud, 'Life On Mars', D Bowie |
Performance Notes | The Classic BRIT Award winner was the first saxophonist to reach the final of BBC Young Musician. In 2019 her debut album Rise, which featured a selection of her favourite pieces ranging from Marcello and Shostakovich to David Bowie and Kate Bush, shot to No. 1 in the Official UK Classical Charts
Gillam has performed at the Royal Albert Hall on a number of occasions, including at the prestigious Last Night of the Proms and to a global audience at last year's BAFTAs.
A free spirit in style and character, Jess is a passionate advocate for the power of music in society, often combining her concert engagements with educational and social projects. She is a patron for Awards for Young Musicians and a trustee for the HarrisonParrott Foundation, working towards full inclusivity of all ethnicities, genders, disabilities and social backgrounds with equal access to the arts. |
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