Oasis of Music at the Basilica Presents Nathan Hillman, Violist

Nathan Hillman, violist, will perform at the Oasis of Music, held in the downstairs chapel of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Wednesday April 7, from 12:30 to 1.  He will be accompanied on piano in a performance of Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata by James Parakilas.  Hillman will also perform the two bourées from Bach’s suite for solo cello number five, on viola.

 
Nathan Hillman, composer, and arranger as well as violist, has always been passionate about music, and is especially interested in performing music by underrepresented composers.  He is currently pursuing a B.M. in Viola Performance at Peabody Conservatory under Choong-Jin Chang.  Originally a violinist, it was Janet Ciano that drew him to the viola, and ultimately into the rich world of chamber music, attending Kneisel Hall and Next Generation chamber music camps for many years.  Nathan is a three time winner of the Bagaduce Composer Competition in Blue Hill, Maine, and has premiered a number of original works at a concert in 2012.  He has performed as principal violist in various orchestras in Maine and New York.  Prior to attending Peabody, he taught chamber music at Bay Chamber Music School, often featuring under-played, yet wonderful, chamber works.  He has performed in Union College’s Taiko drumming ensemble, rung handbells with Penobscot Bay Ringers, and is also a self-taught pianist and accordionist.  Nathan has extensive experience arranging music to feature the viola, both in solo and chamber music contexts, and not limited to the classical genre.  It is via these realms of music that Nathan aims to inspire others to love music as he does, through performance, pedagogy, and collaboration.

In addition to music, Nathan enjoys time spent outdoors, hiking, mountaineering, snowshoeing, or camping.  He enjoys road tripping and travel, experiencing the local culture, music, and landscape.  Growing up on a farm in rural Maine, it was not uncommon to see young Nathan playing violin for a flock of chickens.

 

 James Parakilas is professor emeritus from Bates College, and  is active in music performance and promotion as Board of Directors Chair of LA Arts.

Admission to the Oasis of Music is free, with donations accepted.   Covid restrictions of mask-wearing, social distancing are observed, with a maximum number of attendees set at 35.  For more information call 344-3106.


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