Hauntings
Date and Time
Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 3:00 pm
Location
Shorewood Performing Arts Center
Shorewood High School
17300 Fremont Avenue N.
Shoreline, WA 98133
Program
James Kazik | Eviler Elves | |
Eric Whitacre | Lux Aurumque | |
Hugo Schmidt | The Devil's Tongue | Jason Gilliam, euphonium |
Stephen McNeff | Ghosts | |
Nancy Galbriaith | Danza de los Duendes | |
Hector Berlioz Transcribed by Mark Rogers | March to Scaffold | |
Gustav Holst | Hammersmith | |
Dmitri Shostakovich Transcribed by Donald Hunsberger | Galop |
Description
Hauntings is a program that explores the mysterious, creepy, and spiritual. The centerpiece of the program is Stephen McNeff’s Ghosts - a nine movement composition, telling the tales of supernatural spirits. Jason Gilliam, euphonium, will be the featured soloist on The Devil’s Tongue. Other featured composers include Berlioz, Whitacre, Galbraith, and Shostakovich.
Featuring
Jason Gilliam, euphonium
Jason Gilliam is a native of Tacoma, Washington. Jason currently holds the position of Lecturer of Euphonium at the Pacific Lutheran University, and is also a Kindergarten teacher in the Steilacoom School District.
Jason has enjoyed an ever increasing demand as a clinician and euphonium soloist. Gilliam has been a featured euphonium artist at the 2012 International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Linz, Austria, the Northern Rockies Tuba Euphonium Festival, Monroe High School Wind Ensemble, Emerald Ridge High School Concert Band, the Northwest Regional ITEC, Southwest Regional ITEC, University of North Carolina at Pemborke, University of Idaho, University of Oregon, University of Victoria, Pacific Lutheran University, Puget Brass, Brass Band Northwest, the Harvey Phillips Northwest Big Brass Bash, Sun City Concert Band (Sun City, Arizona), Sitka High School Band (Sitka, Alaska), Tacoma Community College Wind Ensemble, Tacoma Community College Orchestra, Bremerton High School Symphonic Band, Grays Harbor Symphony, and the Northshore Concert Band (Evanston, Illinois).
Gilliam was the solo euphonium in the Tacoma Concert Band for over 20 years, and was a featured soloist in over 50 performances. In 2018, Jason was a featured soloist with the band on a tour of Scotland and Ireland. Jason also was soloist with the band on their 2007 tour of La Croix Valmer, France, and the 2011 tour of Prague, Salzburg, Vienna, and Budapest, and the 2015 tour of Spain.
Other performance credits include the Seattle Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Auburn Symphony, The Tubadours, and the Northwest Mahler Festival Orchestra.
Jason Gilliam is a Buffet Crampon USA/Besson Performing Artist, and plays the Besson 2052 Prestige Euphonium.
You can learn more about this concert on our website, sammamishsymphony.org.