JESS GILLAM & FRIENDS

Jess Gillam Ensemble

Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Thursday 17 October 2024, 7.15pm

Tickets
£22
£14 UC, DLA & PIP
£5 Under 35s & Students 

Past Event
Jess Gillam, classical saxophone player

Jess Gillam shot to fame as 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. Her infectious enthusiasm and passion for music lights up every stage.  

Her newly-formed Jess Gillam Ensemble brings together brilliant musicians who share her bold, uplifting and open-minded approach. Including music from Jess’s chart-topping albums and featuring music from Bach to Björk and Boulanger to Bowie, this promises to be an electrifying concert showcasing the versatility of the saxophone. 

MILHAUD (arr. John Harle) Scaramouche ‘Brazileira’ (3’)
CPE BACH  (arr. Simon Parkin) Allegro Assai fromFlute Concerto in A minor  (10’)
BJÖRK (arr. John Metcalfe) Venus as a Boy (4’)
N BOULANGER (arr. Alastair Vennart) Cantique (3’)
DAVID BOWIE (arr. Alastair Vennart) Life on Mars (4’)
MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in D minor (10’)
– interval –
BARBARA THOMPSON A Tribute to Sidney Bechet (4′)
AYANNA WITTER-JOHNSON Lumina (4’)
BARBARA STROZZI (arr. Alastair Vennart) Che si puo fare (4′)
RUNE SORENSEN (arr. Simon Parkin & Jess Gillam Ensemble) Shine You No More (4’)
JS BACH Adagio Ma Non Tanto from Sonata No.3 in E minor BMV1016 (5’)
JOHN HARLE 
Briggflatts (21’)

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“A true inspiration…she frankly rocks”

Huffington Post

“Not just one of Britain’s most virtuosic instrumentalists, but also an unstuffy, inspiring personality”

The Times

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