ジュリー・ジルー

作曲家のジュリー・ジルーが、自作のピアノとオーケストラのための「コルドバ」を演奏している。(2010年、アメリカ合衆国テキサス州ヒューストン)
ジュリー・ジルー（Julie Ann Giroux、1961年12月12日 - ）は、アメリカ合衆国の作曲家。
マサチューセッツ州のブリストル郡のFairhaven, Massachusettsで生まれた。オーケストラや合唱、室内楽、吹奏楽の曲を多く作っている。

**生涯**
ルイジアナ州モンローのワシタ高校を卒業し、同州バトンルージュのルイジアナ州立大学で音楽の学士号を取得した。
在学中に作曲した吹奏楽曲はSouthern Music Companyから発売されている。
卒業後すぐにカリフォルニア州ロサンゼルスに移住し、ビル・コンティの下でTVドラマ(「南北戦争物語 愛と自由への大地」)の音楽を担当した。
ロサンゼルスでは他にJack EskewやGreg McRitchieにも師事した。
1985年～1997年には、「April Fool's Day」や「ダイナスティ」、「南北戦争物語」(1期、2期)、「The Karate Kid Part II」、「ブロードキャスト・ニュース」、「Masters of the Universe」、「白人は跳べない」、「ブレイズ」の音楽を担当した。
1997年、ジルーは特にMusica Propriaと共に吹奏楽曲やオーケストラ曲を作曲した。
2004年、Gia出版の「Composers on Composing for Band, Volume Two」で1つの章を担当した。
2009年、ジルーは自ら「吹奏楽と独奏ピアノのためのコルドバ」をピアノ奏者として国内5都市で演奏した。
また、テキサス州label=ブレナムのBlinn Collegeで、「吹奏楽と独奏Fチューバのための作品」で「Arcus IX」に出場した。
世界銀行が出資したドキュメンタリーの「Call for Green China」でも音楽を担当し、中国の7都市で演奏された。
2018年6月9日、Todd Nichols率いる東方吹奏楽団がジルーの「交響曲第5番Elements」を演奏した。
12月、Ray Cramerの指揮でトランペット協奏曲を、NY交響楽団の Christopher Martin (trumpeter)と武蔵野音楽大学がMidwest Clinicで演奏する。
現在はミシシッピ州マディソンで暮らしている。

**作品**

**オーケストラ**
 Fort McHenry Suite
*# The Rockets Red Glare
*# Dimly Seen Through the Mists of the Deep
*# Freemen Shall Stand- Arcus IX- La Mezquita de Cordoba- Moorish Piano Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in Four Movements

**吹奏楽**
 A Time to Dance- All Good Things- Amaranthine- Arcus IX (for solo f tuba and band)- Autumn Rose (2017)- Before the Sun (2013)- Boston Liberties (2009)- Carnaval! (2013)- Celestial Seas (2014)- Chorale for Wind Band & Melodic Percussion (2016)- Circus Franticus- Cordoba (for solo piano and band)2009- Crown of Thorns- Dragon Sky (2017)- Dream Dancer- Empire- Fantasie in French- Fort McHenry Suite- Freedom Rising- Glenbury Grove- (The)Grace in Being (2013)- Hands of Mercy- HardDrive (2010)- Husaria Cavalry Overture- Hymn for the Innocent (2017)- Il Burlone- I'll Be Home A'fore Ye- Imbizo- In My Father's Eyes (female voices & Wind Band)(2017)- Italian Rhapsody (2009)- J (2017)- Journey Through Orion- Just Flyin' (2016)- K2 (2012)- Kalanu- KHAN (2008)- La Mezquita de Cordoba (2007)- Legacy- Let Your Spirit Sing- Louisiana Parish Sketches- Mambo Perro Loco- March of the Sun Dried Tomatoes- Medalist Fanfare & Celebration (2014)- Movin' On Down the Line- Mystery on Mena Mountain (1979)- No Man's Land (2017)- Nothing That Is- Of Blood & Stone: The Pyramids of Giza (2015)- One Life Beautiful (2010)- OPA! (2017)- Ouachita- Our Outcasts (2018)- Outlander (2009)- Overture in Five Flat- Paprikash (2014)- Poseidon- Primality!- Prisoner of the Ring (1984)- Riften Wed (2014)- Shadow Falls (2013)- Shine (2017)- Space Symphony- Strathcona Suite- Swashbuckler- The Bonsai Tree (2010)- The Hearthstone (2016)- The Grace in Being (2015-2017)- The Greatest Generation- The Nature of the Beast- The Necromancer- The Speed of Heat (2011)- Three Fanfares- Tiger Tail March- To Walk With Wings- Trillium- Twelve Gallon Hat (2013)- Under the Willow (2015)- Vigils Keep- Vortex (2016)- Wagon Trail- West Wind Overture- What Goes in the Night- When Country Comes to Town- Where the Red Fern Grows (2016)

**吹奏楽のための交響曲**
 Symphony No. I Culloden (3 Movements)
*# Heilan Lochs, Bairns & Heather
*# I Hae Grat for Tho' I Kend
*# We Toomed Our Stoops for the Gaudy Sodgers- Symphony No. II No Finer Calling (3 Movements)
*# Integrity March
*# Far From Home
*# Honor Above All- Symphony No. III A Symphony of Fables (5 Movements)
*# The Lion and the Mouse
*# The Pied Piper of Hamelin
*# The Tortoise and the Hare
*# The Ugly Duckling
*# The Three Billy Goats Gruff- Symphony No. IV Bookmarks from Japan  (composed in 2013 - 6 Movements)
*# Mount Fuji - "Fuji-san"
*# Nihonbashi -  "Market Bridge"
*# The Great Wave off Kanagawa - "The Life of One Wave"
*# Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa - "Thunder Gate"
*# Evening Snow at Kambara - "Light is the Touch"
*# Hakone - "Drifting"- Symphony No. V  ELEMENTS - (composed in 2017-2018 - 3 Movements)
*# Sun
*# Rain
*# Wind

**編曲**
 Silent Night in Gotham- A Stocking Full of Composers- Christmas with Mozart- O Holy Night (arrangement for solo soprano and band)- Nearer My God to Thee- Christmas & Sousa Forever!- Peter Patapan- The Little Bolero Boy- Hark! Those Jingle Bells are Smokin'- Merrily on High- All Through the Night- The First Noel- The 12 Days of Christmas- What Child is Ringing those Bells?- I Got Rhythm for Christmas- Jingle them Bells- Three Wise Guys- Away in the Manger- Christmas Toons- One Torch, Two Women, Three Ships and Men Rejoicing- The Blue Danube Christmas Waltz- I'll Be Home for Christmas (Brass Feature)- A Very Merry Heart & Soul- Nutcracker Fantasia- Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4(RV297), "L'inverno" 1st Movement (Winter)- Vivaldi (Woodwind Feature)- Drummer Boy Charlie (Percussion & Rhythm Feature)

**録音**
 The Music of Julie Giroux
 Released by Mark Masters in 2010, recorded by the University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony with Ron Hufstader conducting.
 Julie Giroux Presents "Concert Band Christmas Gone Crazy"
 Released by Mark Masters in 2011, recorded by the University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony with Ron Hufstader conducting.
 Jingle them Bells - Christmas Favorites Re-imagined by Julie Giroux
 Released by Klavier, Distributed by Naxos -  UPC:019688704322, Item Number: K 77043, Release Date: Oct 30, 2012. Performed by the University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher conducting.
 A Few Notes Between Friends - The Music of Julie Giroux
 Released by Klavier, Distributed by Naxos -  Released: Nov 11, 2014℗ 2014 Klavier. Performed by the University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher, Paula Crider, Bruce Gilkes, Brendan Hagan, Bill Conti, Ray Cramer, Lowell Graham, Alan Sierichs & Julie Giroux conducting.
 SHINE - Julie Giroux
 Released by Klavier, Distributed by Naxos - Released April 20, 2018. Performed by the University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher Conducting. Bruce Leeks Recording Engineer.

**脚注**

**外部リンク**
  The Music of Julie Giroux Julie Giroux's official Concert Band Website-  Julie Giroux on IMDB The Internet Movie Database (IMDB)-  Julie Giroux on Soundcloud The Music of Julie Giroux on Soundcloud-  Has recordings of Giroux's music Mark Custom Recording Service-  Publisher of Composers on Composing for Band Vol.II GIA Publications, Inc.- The CD  "The Music of Julie Giroux" Amazon- The CD  "Julie Giroux Presents - Concert Band Christmas Music Gone Crazy" Amazon- The CD  "Julie Giroux Presents - Concert Band Christmas Music Gone Crazy" iTunes- The CD  "Jingle Them Bells" Amazon- The CD  "Jingle Them Bells" iTunes- The CD  "Giroux: Shine" Amazon- The Cd  "Giroux:Shine" itunes