Jess Gillam
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | Ulverston |
| United Kingdom | |
| Genres | Classical |
| Record labels | Decca Records |
| Albums | Rise |
| Songs | Milhaud: Scaramouche Suite - 3. Brazileira |
| Sakamoto: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | |
| Lai: Love Story – Theme | |
| Nyman: The Diary of Anne Frank - If | |
| Bowie: Where are we now? | |
| Shostakovich: Suite for Variety Orchestra - 7. Waltz 2 | |
| Bush: This Woman's Work | |
| Wiedoeft: Valse Vanité | |
| Dowland: Second Booke of Songes, 1600 - 2. Flow my Tears | |
| Harle: RANT! | |
| Weill: Je ne t'aime pas | |
| Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor S. Z799 - 2. Adagio | |
| Traditional: Dark Eyes | |
| Williams: Escapades – 1. Closing in | |
| Iturralde: Pequeña Czarda | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 2298214 |
Jess Gillam Life story
BBC Young Musician: Percussionist Jordan Ashman wins 2022 contest
... " Getting support from home, it s just [incredible]" he told host Jess Gillam, herself a finalist in the 2016 Young Musician competition...
Blind Scottish pianist reaches BBC Young Musician final
... Ethan Loch, with a performance described by presenters Jess Gillam and Alexis Ffrench as " spellbinding...
Blind Scottish pianist reaches BBC Young Musician final
An 18-year-old Falkirk pianist, who was Born Blind , said it was an amazing feeling to reach The Grand final of The Bbc Young Musician competition.
Ethan Loch, with a performance described by presenters Jess Gillam and Alexis Ffrench as " spellbinding. "
Ethan has been playing The Piano since he was Four Years old.
The Grand final of The Competition will be broadcast on Bbc Four and BBC Radio 3 on Sunday.
Ethan told that The Competition had an " amazing, friendly atmosphere. "
He Said : " I simply loved it. And Then when they called me and when I was Up There , it was crazy because I could hear all these people clapping.
" I was so honoured to be on that stage. "
Ethan, who was born with a genetic condition and diagnosed blind at birth, was raised in Canada until he was five.
He Said : " For my entire life past, present and future, music has honestly been My World .
" My first exposure to The Piano was when I was 18 Months old.
" I remember this moment, the clearest of My Childhood , just literally reaching up.
" As soon as I went Up There , I could just hear all those amazing overtones and all those amazing sounds. "
Ethan said that he feels that Music Is " just another language" for him.
He Said : " One of my favourite things to do is improvise.
" Whenever I'm improvising I always think how do I feel, and what do I want to communicate to everyone?
" It's something you can't really express in words, honestly. "
Ethan was previously featured in a BBC radio documentary called, about his work with teacher Daniel Kish , who is also blind.
He Said that he had been " blessed with a really crazy brain. "
He Said : " I can hear any sound and pitch it For You in any frequency, and it was really quite an amazing journey for me.
" It's an amazing experience when you're Out There on The Stage . "
Source of news: bbc.com
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