Gillian is writing a new participatory work for young people and ensemble which will be featured in our highly popular and successful Sound Out Schools Concert in March 2026. Performed by over 2000 young people in the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, the piece will also involve musicians from the London Sinfonietta playing alongside young players from the North London Music Hub. Stay tuned for some new and creative ways in which the audience will be involved!
More About Gillian Walker
Gillian Walker is a Scottish composer whose work is concerned with the visual and social aspects of performance. Gillian is interested in collaboration across disciplines, socially engaged art practices and creating music with communities, where her music draws upon social connections between musicians, participants and audiences. Her work encompasses site specific compositions such as ‘Tending (to the Hop)’ written for artist Jyll Bradley’s sculpture ‘The Hop’ resident at the Hayward Gallery, and concert works such as orchestral music written with East Ayrshire communities for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Gillian studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, receiving a Master’s degree in Composition with Distinction in 2023, and was a Junior Fellow at the Guildhall from 2023-2024. Alongside composing, Gillian is a workshop leader for organisations such as the Cumnock Tryst Festival, Drake Music Scotland and the London Sinfonietta.
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