Bill Gilliam

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Bill Gilliam was born in London, England. He lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Education

Music composition, piano performance, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1979 - 1981
Certificate in Computer Programming, Chippenham Technical College, Wiltshire, England
A level music, Southgate College, London, England
Colchester Royal Grammar School, Essex, England

Private Study - Music Composition

Norma Beecroft, 1986, Toronto
Alexina Louie, 1983, Toronto
Dr Samuel Dolin, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, 1982

Awards

Ontario Arts Council Multi-Arts Project (2008) for “Poems for A Love Triangle”
Toronto Arts Council Music Creators and Composers Program (2008) for “Poems for A Love Triangle”
Ontario Arts Council grant to record contemporary jazz CD “Spirit Matter” (2000)
Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records (FACTOR) funding to produce contemporary jazz CD “Urban Undercurrents” (1998)
Canada Council grant to produce an electro-acoustic music album “Cyclic Dancing” distributed by the Canadian Music Centre (1990)
Ontario Arts Council grant to attend the Inter Arts program at the Banff Centre of Fine Arts (1988)

New Music / Electro-acoustic Compositions

2011	Large & Puffy	Solo piano	[ 3:15 ]
2010	Dream Sequins Prelude	Solo Piano	[ 4:13 ]
2008-2009	Poems from a Love Triangle	Mezzo Soprano, Actor, Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Percussion	[ 45:40 ]
	Scenes 1 to 5	"The Magician I" "Words" "Memories are Made of Bits and Pieces" "The Net" The Magician II"	[ 15:14 ]
	Scenes 6 to 9	"Arguments I" "The Lovers" "Mary Rose"	[ 7:53 ]
	Scenes 9 to 11	"The Invocation" "Europa Part I" "Europa Part II"	[ 11:44 ]
	Scenes 12 to 13	"Europa Part III" "The Blessing"	[ 11:35 ]
2007	Suite Ancient Egypt	Voice and sample keyboard	[ 21:48 ]
2006	Immersions	Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass	[ 9:30 ]
2005	Natural Deception	Mezzo sop, fr horn, bass clarinet, bassoon, tape	[ 6:22 ]
2005	The Shadow	Mezzo sop, clarinet, fr horn, bassoon, cello, percussion	[ 9:49 ]
2004/2005	Child's Play		[ 11:18 ]
	Part 1. I See You	voice, clarinet, bassoon, percussion	[ 1:57 ]
	Part 2. Hide & Seek	voice, cello, marimba	[ 1:30 ]
	Part 3. Don't Tell	voice, clarinet, cello	[ 1:56 ]
	Part 4. Power	voice, bassoon, percussion	[ 1:45 ]
	Part 5. Secrets	voice, clarinet, bassoon, cello, percussion	[ 1:30 ]
	Part 6. Lies	voice, clarinet, bassoon, cello, marimba	[ 1:35 ]
	Part 7. Love Me	voice, clarinet, bassoon, cello, percussion	[ 1:20 ]
2003	Entre Les Guerres	Flute, percussion	[ 9:53 ]
2002	Residues	Flute, tape	[ 10:37 ]
2002	Aspire To?	Solo piano	[ 10:51 ]
	Aspire To? Part 1		[ 4:01 ]
	Aspire To? Part 2		[ 1:45 ]
	Aspire To? Part 3		[ 5:05 ]
2002	Pleiades	Electro-acoustic	[ 5:14 ]
2002	Send Between	Electro-acoustic	[ 9:52 ]
2001	Subterranea	Electro-acoustic	[ 7:29 ]
1999	Ulysees on the Love Canal	Electro-acoustic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_DDPBcd2CQ	[ 6:10 ]
1998	Catalunya	Soprano sax, piano, percussion	[ 5:49 ]
1996	The River Styx	Flute, percussion, sample keyboard	[ 11:10 ]
1996	Energeia	Marimba duet	[ 5:00 ]
1994	No Zone Flying	Piano, cello	[ 15:05 ]
	No Zone Flying Part 1		[ 2:21 ]
	No Zone Flying Part 2		[ 2:30 ]
	No Zone Flying Part 3		[ 2:41 ]
	No Zone Flying Part 4		[ 2:54 ]
	No Zone Flying Part 5		[ 4:41 ]
1994	Burning Ambitions	Violin, percussion, tape	[ 13:58 ]
1993	Piano Variations	Solo Piano. This piece is in three movements Part I Part II Part III	[ 9:23 ]
1983	String Quartet No 2	String Quartet	[ 6:33 ]
	Piano Variations Part 1		[ 2:53 ]
	Piano Variations Part 2		[ 2:59 ]
	Piano Variations Part 3		[ 3:31 ]
1992	Les Celébrations De L’Été	2 pianos, string quartet	[ 9:56 ]
1989	Zed [4]	Bass clarinet, sample keyboard, double bass, percussion	[ 5:36 ]
1986	Dangerous Species	Clarinet, french horn, cello, piano, percussion	[ 8:00 ]

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Performance/Concert Highlights

"Poems from a Love Triangle", new music concert, Music Gallery (May 2009)
“Memory Vision”. electro-acoustic works, Canadian Music Centre, Nuit Blanche,
(Sept 2007)
“Poetry, Process, Performance”, alternative word cabaret Drake Hotel, Toronto
(Feb, 2007)
Electro-acoustic music with “Soundspoke”, Doors Open project, Toronto (May, 2006)
“Suite Ancient Egypt”, electro-acoustic music, London, ON (Feb, 2006)
“Deceptive Moves”, new music concert, Music Gallery (Sept 2005)
String Quartet No 2, performed by The Composers Quartet, Music Gallery (Nov, 2004)
Bill Gilliam, Penn Kemp, Anne Anglin, Richard Sacks, sound poetry / electro-acoustic performance, Distillery Jazz Festival, (May 2004)
Bill Gilliam, Anne Anglin, Richard Sacks, sound poetry / electro-acoustic performance, Artword Theatre, (Nov 2003)
Bill Gilliam Ensemble, Distillery Jazz Festival, Toronto, (May 2003)
“Solos & Duets”, new music concert of compositions by Bill Gilliam, Music Gallery, Toronto (March 2003)
Bill Gilliam Ensemble, Montreal Bistro, Toronto (Nov 2001)
Ought One Festival, solo electro-acoustic performance, Montpelier, Vermont, (August 2001)
Bill Gilliam Ensemble, Montreal Bistro, Toronto (May 2001) “Spirit Matter” Jazz CD release
Bill Gilliam & Penn Kemp, sound poetry / electro-acoustic performance, McIntosh Gallery, London, Ontario (October 2000)
Bill Gilliam Ensemble, Montreal Bistro, Toronto (August 2000)
Bill Gilliam & Penn Kemp, sound poetry / electro-acoustic performance, Macdonald Stewart Art Gallery, (March 2000)
Bill Gilliam Ensemble, Montreal Bistro, Toronto (February 2000)
“Gilliam, Sacks & Sounds”, new music concert featuring the electro-acoustic music of Bill Gilliam and Richard Sacks, Music Gallery, Toronto (Oct 1999)
Bill Gilliam Ensemble, “Urban Undercurrents” Jazz CD release, Montreal Bistro, Toronto (March 1999)
Bill Gilliam Ensemble , “All That Jazz”, Walker Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, (April 1998)
“Bill Gilliam + Friends”, Victoria Music Festival, Music Gallery, Toronto (April 1998)
“Burning Ambitions”, new music concert featuring Bill‘s compositions, Music Gallery, Toronto (Oct 1994)
ARRAYMUSIC Young Composers Workshop, performance of “Dangerous Species”, Music Gallery, Toronto (Dec, 1986)

Recordings

“SoundSpoke” (March 2004) - sound poetry and electro-acoustic improvisation featuring Penn Kemp (poetry and voice), Anne Anglin (voice), Bill Gilliam (sample keyboard), Richard Sacks (percussion)
“Spirit Matter” (May 2001) - contemporary jazz compositions featuring Kevin Turcotte (trumpet), Ernie Tollar (sax), Duncan Hopkins (bass), Ben Riley (drums), Mark Duggan (percussion), Bill Gilliam (piano). Produced by Jeff Wolpert. Funded with assistance by the Ontario Arts Council. Distributed by Festival Distribution www.festival.bc.ca and United One, Germany www.united-one.net
“Urban Undercurrents” (1999) - contemporary jazz compositions featuring Ernie Tollar (sax), Lina Allemano (trumpet), Dave Young (bass), Howard Gaul (drums), Bill Gilliam on piano. Produced by Ron Allen and funded with assistance by FACTOR
“Cyclic Dancing” (1990) - cassette album of electronic music produced with assistance by the Canada Council and distributed by the Canadian Music Centre (CMC) in Toronto.

Music for Dance, Theatre

“Forced Horn” (1997) - choregraphed by Eryn Dace Trudell
“OS“ (1989) - art installation by Rae Anderson, choreographed by Marie-Josée Chartier
“Seeing is Believing” (1988) - choreographed by Philip Drube
“Flesh and Clay” (1987) - music for Phyzikal Theatre production
“Conversations” (1985) - choreographed by Maxine Heppner

Music for Film

“Harriet Loves” (1988) - written and directed by Alexandra Gill
“Consolations” (1987) - written and directed by Bruce Elder
“Knock Knock” (1985) - written and directed by Bruce McDonald
“Lamentations” (1984) - written and directed by Bruce Elder
“Under The Table” (1983) - produced by Luis Garcia and directed by Tony Venturi

composer, experimental & new music