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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Jess Gillam's World
February 2016
“One of the best young saxophonists in the UK”
- Snake Davis
I have had such a great month! I have
mainly been preparing for my BBC Young Musician Category Final
Audition next month and have also performed a concerto with the Junior RNCM Symphony
Orchestra.
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| Jess rehearsing 'Out of the Cool' by Dave Heath with the Junior RNCM Symphony Orchestra |
On Saturday, I performed Dave Heath’s “Out of the Cool” with the Junior RNCM Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Northern College of Music Concert Hall in Manchester conducted by Juan Ortuno. As I have said in previous blogs, I absolutely love performing concertos and I find the experience truly enjoyable – there is something about standing in front of an orchestra and performing a piece with so many different colours and sounds. Having rehearsed the concerto with the orchestra considerably more than if I was performing with a professional orchestra, I felt as though I knew the orchestral parts well and I felt very involved with the music.
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| Being filmed for BBC Young Musician |
Some of the rehearsal for the concerto performance was filmed by BBC Young Musician to use in the backstory before my performance in the Woodwind Finals. I have been spending a lot of my time over the past month preparing for the competition, which will be televised in April/May. I have had to find a balanced practice routine where I can stay
energised and focused throughout the whole of the session to ensure that I
don’t practice bad habits.
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| Jess performing with John Harle |
I have had lessons with John Harle and Rob Buckland
and they have both helped me to find a practice routine that is focused and
beneficial! As well as filming the concerto rehearsal, the BBC also filmed one
of my lessons with John Harle in Canterbury, an interview with Rob Buckland and
they also came to film in Ulverston (my home town) to interview me. I have
enjoyed the filming very much and I am very interested to see how it will be
edited!
I will be spending the next month focusing, researching and practicing my programme for the BBC Competition!
LINKS
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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Jess Gillam's World
Part 6
“Down to earth, funny and cool...what was not to like?”
– Gramophone Magazine
– Gramophone Magazine
As the new year begins, I am looking ahead to a busy and
exciting 2016 - Happy New Year to everybody!
I spent most of December preparing for several
auditions, so this is just a short blog update. December always seems to be busy with auditions for me! I find that
preparing for auditions is a very similar process for preparing for a concert
because my end goal is the same - to be able to give the best performance I'm
capable of. When I am actually in front of a panel however, I find the
experience very different to performing to an audience in a concert. I find the
performance so much more intimate and this makes me more nervous in a way. I
even find playing in a small concert venue extremely different. I try to
forget where I am as soon as I play the opening note and I attempt to totally
immerse myself in the music and focus as much as possible and this nearly
always helps me.
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| BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016 |
One of my auditions in December was for BBC Young Musician
of the Year 2016. In 2014, I was a woodwind finalist in the competition and the
recipient of the BBC Walter Todds Bursary for showing exceptional promise. I am
delighted to have reached the Woodwind Category Finals again and I will be one
of five woodwind finalists competing at the Royal Welsh College of Music in
Drama in Cardiff. The competition takes place in early March so the coming
months will be spent preparing and practising my programme as much as possible.
I will also search the repertoire and find out as much as I can about its
origins to help me to put the music into context.
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| 'Out of the Cool' by Dave Heath |
I am also preparing to perform "Out of the Cool"
by Dave Heath with the Junior Royal Northern College of Music Symphony
Orchestra in early February so this means that lots of music is stuck on my
bedroom wall to be memorised - I will let you know how it goes in my February
blog!
LINKS
Vandoren UK
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Launchpad Prize Winners' Profile No.5: Abelia Saxophone Quartet
THE PLAYERS
Emma McPhilemy - soprano sax
Hannah Corcoran - alto sax
Isobel Williams - tenor sax
Catherine Hanson - baritone sax
BIOGRAPHY
The
Abelia Saxophone Quartet are a young and energetic Manchester-based ensemble currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music under
the tuition of Rob Buckland. Recently, they have been awarded the Trevor Wye
Woodwind Chamber Prize and have also been named the RNCM Ensemble of The Year;
The Chris Rowland Prize.
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| Abelia Sax Quartet with Timothy McAllister |
During
their time at RNCM so far the group have received coaching from chamber music
specialists such as Carl Raven, Andy Scott and Huw Wiggin and have performed in
public masterclasses for Johan Van Der Linden, Ainars Ŝablovskis and for Timothy McAllister at the World Saxophone Congress 2015 in Strasbourg. The
quartet recently commissioned new works by RNCM composers as part of a January
2015 composition festival, and followed this with a live performance on BBC
Radio 3 contributing to the ‘BBC Young Artists Day’.
The
group has given recitals at venues including The Cosmo Rodewald Hall (University
of Manchester) and The Carole Nash Recital Room (RNCM) as part of the Spotlight
Concert Series, Buxton Opera House, The Lowry (Salford Quays) and many other local venues. Abelia have also accompanied Philippe Geiss in his solo feature
recital at the RNCM Saxophone Day 2014 and are looking forward to recitals later
this year at St Martin-in-the-Fields (London) and Whitworth Art Gallery (Manchester).
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Friday 30th October @ 1pm
Bury
Monday 2nd November @ 1pm
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Friday 6th November @ 1pm
Cross Street Chapel, Manchester
Wednesday 25th November @ 1pm
St Ann's Church, Manchester
Sunday 6th December @ 3pm
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
June Emerson Wind Music would like to thank Rob Buckland for organising the
Sunday, September 30, 2012
June Emerson Wind Music at the RNCM Sax Day - Sunday 28th October 2012
This
popular annual RNCM Saxophone Day returns on 28 October 2012, with a
stunning variety of concerts, workshops and the now traditional Massed
Saxophones session. This year's special guests
are the Apollo Saxophone Orchestra, Huw Wiggin and Tim Abel, and two
quartets led by players at the forefront of the international jazz
scene; Karen Sharp and Marius Neset. June Emerson Wind Music will be there too, with all our saxophone music and books. With such a comprehensive stock of music available for you to look through and buy, you can't afford not to come and see us! If you're going to be there and would like music put aside for you, please give as much notice as possible, as some things may be needed to be ordered in, which can take time.
For further info and booking please visit the RNCM website.
About The Royal Northern College of Music
The RNCM, formed in 1973 from the merger of the Royal Manchester College of Music with the Northern School of Music, has, for many years, been the first choice institution for a large number of aspiring professional musicians from the UK and overseas.
Students’ education and training is supported by an international teaching faculty of the highest calibre and facilities unparalleled among conservatoires in the UK. Four public venues host a performance programme that is unique in its range and quality, featuring a rolling programme of student performances alongside visiting artists and ensembles. Music is everywhere, and the energy between students, artists and audiences powers the RNCM’s reputation as a major international centre for education, training and performance.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Les Trois Canards - Launchpad Winners 2011
Les Trois Canards is made up of three postgraduate oboe students from the Royal Northern College of Music. The trio was formed in September 2009 and has already achieved success, having made it to the final of the Woodwind Chamber Music Prize in both 2010 and 2011.
The trio has also taken part in master classes in both Manchester and London. In March it had the opportunity to provide a whole recital programme as part of the Monday Lunchtime concert series at the RNCM.
Les Trois Canards enjoys playing a wide range of music from Baroque to contemporary, as well as discovering some of the lesser known works written for oboe trio. In 2011 they will be recording ‘Intercession’ by James Macmillan to be part of a new CD of woodwind works performed by students at the RNCM.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sax Day at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester - A Successful Day
We have returned from the 10th annual RNCM Sax Day. It was a well-attended day with sax players of all ages and standards taking part in the workshops, masterclasses, talks, recitals and concerts. We took along all our saxophone music – 44 boxes of it! – much to the delight of our customers who got a rare chance to spend time browsing through it all, discovering all sorts of new and interesting titles.
JEWM trade stand - 6 tables worth of sheet musicFor us it was an exhausting day, as always, but we thoroughly enjoy going every year and this event was no exception. It was lovely to see some familiar faces and also to meet customers we’ve known for years by name, but have never met in person! The excitement and enthusiasm of all the sax players was infectious, and credit must go to Rob Buckland and Andy Scott who organise it and make it such a success every year.
We’re looking forward to the next one in 2011…!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
June Emerson Wind Music at the 10th annual RNCM Sax Day
On 14th November 2010, we'll be taking all our saxophone music off the shelves and over to Manchester for the 10th annual Sax Day at the Royal Northern College of Music. With such a comprehensive stock of music available for you to look through and buy, you can't afford not to come and see us!If you're going to be there and would like music put aside for you, please give as much notice as possible, as some things may be needed to be ordered in, which can take time. Visit our contact page for details on how to get hold of us.
If you haven't yet registered for this hugely popular event, please visit www.rncm.ac.uk for booking details.
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