Jess Gillam & Bath Philharmonia
Tue 19 Nov
|The Forum
A symphonic concert of transcendental beauty that pulses with movement, dance and folk song featuring the trailblazing and superstar saxophonist Jess Gillam performing Alexander Glazunov’s Saxophone Concerto and Dave Heath’s The Celtic.
Time & Location
19 Nov 2024, 19:30
The Forum, 1A Forum Buildings, Bath BA1 1UG, UK
About the Event
A symphonic concert of transcendental beauty that pulses withmovement, dance and folk song featuring the trailblazing and superstar saxophonist Jess Gillam performing Alexander Glazunov’s Saxophone Concerto and Dave Heath’s The Celtic.
Since she first appeared with Bath Philharmonia in 2018, Jess Gillam has developed an international career as a performer taking her across the globe to every major concert hall and as a presenter on her own BBC Radio 3 show (This Classical Life), the BBC Proms and BBC Young Musician of the Year. She will perform Alexander Glazunov’s rich and sumptuous Saxophone Concerto alongside Dave Heath’s jazz and Scottish folk music inspired concerto, The Celtic.
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