This concert by Dame Evelyn Glennie was not for the faint hearted. The pieces were created and performed with the aim of their audience engaging in a full listening experience.

Glennie’s artistry on the wide range of percussion instruments was sparkling as was the piano work by Philip Smith who has been the regular pianist for Dame Evelyn for two decades.

Each piece challenged and broadened the audience experience as Glennie wove her magic but it was the James Tenney piece, Having Never Written a Note for Percussion, which astounded as the auditorium itself became part of the musical moment.

Percussion: Evelyn Glennie
Piano: Philip Smith
The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
24 May 2015