### Event Description: Jess Gillam at Assembly Hall, Worthing

**Date and Time:** Sunday, 29 October 2023, 2:45 pm  
**Venue:** Assembly Hall, Worthing  
**Conductor:** John Gibbons  
**Leader:** Julian Leaper  

**Program:**
- John Williams - Star Wars Suite
- Barbara Thompson - Saxophone Concerto
- Malcolm Arnold - Symphony No. 6
- John Williams - Adventures on Earth (E.T.)

**Event Overview:**
Join us for an extraordinary musical experience as the sensational saxophonist and BBC presenter Jess Gillam returns to Worthing. This event will feature a captivating performance of Barbara Thompson’s Saxophone Concerto. Barbara Thompson, a pioneering figure in the jazz world, was known for her band Paraphernalia and her performances with the acclaimed jazz/rock band Colosseum.

The program also includes iconic scores by John Williams, one of Hollywood’s most famous film composers, with pieces from Star Wars and E.T. Additionally, Malcolm Arnold’s Sixth Symphony, composed during his time in St Merryn, near Padstow, will be performed. This symphony includes allusions to jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, an elegiac slow movement, and a rousing finale that nods to Shostakovich’s Festival Overture.

**About Jess Gillam:**
Hailing from Ulverston in Cumbria, Jess Gillam is known for her outstanding talent and infectious personality. She made history as the first saxophonist to reach the finals of BBC Young Musician and the youngest soloist to perform at the Last Night of the Proms. Jess is passionate about inspiring and bringing joy to people through music, and she invites audiences on journeys of musical discovery through her electrifying performances and eclectic programming.

In addition to her performances, Jess is a presenter on TV and Radio, hosting her own weekly show, "This Classical Life," on BBC Radio 3, which won the ARIA Award for Best Specialist Music Show in 2020. She has also presented for BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Proms, and has been a guest presenter for BBC Young Musician.

Jess is the first saxophonist to be signed exclusively to Decca Classics, with both of her albums reaching No. 1 in the UK Classical Music Charts. She has received numerous accolades, including a Classic BRIT Award and an M.B.E. in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2021 for Services to Music.

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British saxophonist Jess Gillam is one of music’s young firecrackers. At 15, she gave a TEDx talk on her instrument, receiving over 100,000 views on YouTube. Her pioneering approach to concerts includes a desire to see more dancing, cheering and clapping between movements, saying, “an instinctive reaction from the audience only prove[s] the joy of music”.

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