Saxophone
Jess Gillam
Hailing from Ulverston in Cumbria, Jess is blazing a trail in the music world with her outstanding talent and infectious personality.
Fantasia and Jess Gillam
Saturday
13
April
2024
,
7:30 pm
St Gabriel's Church
Warwick Square
Pimlico
London
SW1V 2AD
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Anna Clyne Stride
Max Richter On the Nature of Daylight
Dave Heath The Celtic Interval
James MacMillan Saxophone Concerto
Barber Adagio for Strings
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
Jess Gillam
Saxophone
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Conductor
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Saxophonist Jess Gillam returns to Fantasia Orchestra for a vibrant and virtuosic evening of music. Jess brings two pieces linked by Scotland: Dave Heath's dance-filled The Celtic and Scottish composer James MacMillan's Saxophone Concerto. The haunting and meditative On the Nature of Daylight, by Max Richter, here for saxophone and strings, will float through the beautiful gothic arches of St Gabriel's Pimlico - as will Barber's Adagio for Strings in the second half. The programme is bookended by two works that show off the strings of Fantasia Orchestra: Anna Clyne's Stride and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings.
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Jess Gillam
Hailing from Ulverston in Cumbria, Jess has been forging her own adventurous path since she shot to fame becoming the first saxophonist to reach the finals of BBC Young Musician and the youngest ever soloist to perform at the Last Night of the Proms.
As well as performing around the world, Jess is a presenter on TV and Radio and was the youngest ever presenter for BBC Radio 3.
Concert highlights
Conductor
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom is Fantasia's Conductor & Artistic Director, and Assistant Conductor of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
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Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom is Artistic Director of Fantasia Orchestra and Assistant Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. His recent projects include a joint concert with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Antigua and Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestra, a concert for peace in the Korean Demilitarised Zone, and a return to Ulster Orchestra for Handel’s Messiah.
Venue
St Gabriel's Church
A mid-19th century church in a decorated gothic style, famed for its acoustics.
St Gabriel's Church
Warwick Square
Pimlico
London
SW1V 2AD