Gillian Maitland Summer Percussion Seminar, National Youth Orchestra of Scotland and Edinburgh Youth Orchestra, as well as winning many music competitions and awards for her exceptional abilities on the marimba. Throughout Maitland's education, she has racked up some single and long term lessons with some of the worlds most renowned percussionists. These include Dame Evelyn Glennie, Ney Rosauro, Kai Stensgaard, Joseph Gramley, Janis Potter, Nick Petrella as well as members of the percussion section of the New York Philharmonic. In 2005, after performing marimba to the G8 Wives at Glamis Castle and winning the award of Angus Youth Ambassador, Maitland won an
See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary and was an “Official Selection” at seven others. See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary is a 2009 documentary produced and directed by Hilari Scarl. It focuses on the lives of deaf artists Bob Hiltermann, TL Forsberg, CJ Jones, and Robert DeMayo. The "New York Times" called it "Complex, candid and all-but-essential viewing for hearing audiences". "Variety" said it is "An outstanding documentary exploration of the travails of four deaf entertainers, Hilari Scarls' `See What I'm Saying' provides a glimpse into a performance circuit that few hearing-enabled Americans likely realize exists."