Congratulations to Shannon Stocker and Devon Holzwarth on winning the Schneider Family Book Award for best Picture Book in the 2023 American Library Association Youth Media Awards, for Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion! For those of you not familiar with the award, the Schneider Family Book Awards honour an author or illustrator for a book that … Read More
Learning new timpani techniques in the kitchen… My online consultation | Janice Flanders
Janice’s husband wanted to arrange a special Christmas gift for his wife, and thought that a personal consultation with Evelyn would be perfect! Janice’s husband wanted to arrange a special Christmas gift for his wife, and thought that a personal consultation with Evelyn would be perfect! The date was arranged to follow a concert where Janice was playing some challenging timpani movements from Beethoven’s 8th Symphony.
As a life-long and self-taught timpani and percussion player, performing in amateur orchestras and wind bands, Janice wanted some constructive criticism and a general discussion on her playing style. She arranged for her concert performance to be filmed, and sent along the clips to Evelyn in advance, along with notes about the specific movements and bars, and the relevant music.
Setting up her timpani’s in the kitchen, she had a 60 minute online session and shared her feedback with us.
For Once, I Listen… My Experience of Online Consultation with Evelyn | Mayumi Nakabayashi
“Ever since I have known Evelyn offers online consultations to instrumentalists, I was wondering if she would also be interested in coaching singers like myself. I have been singing a particular genre of singing tradition; Georgian polyphony (mostly 3 parts acapella singing). Like so many others, I have been inspired by Evelyn’s works and her special relationship with the world … Read More
Different drum’s hard to beat
Trio HLK and Dame Evelyn Glennie | St Mary’s Church | Wednesday, March 4 ONE of the world’s foremost percussionists, Dame Evelyn Glennie performs worldwide with top orchestras and ensembles. So it was a privilege to have an artist of this calibre playing at St Mary’s Church on Wednesday evening as part of the third Chiltern Arts Festival. She joined … Read More
‘Listen World!’ Book | Reviews
Dame Evelyn Glennie is one of the world’s best-known solo percussionists in contemporary classical music, and for that, she certainly didn’t do the fact that the Scottish-born girl has been more or less deaf since she was nine. But the fact has had an impact on the way Glennie listens and that is precisely why she promoted her professional development … Read More
Trio HLK and Evelyn Glennie in Stockholm | Reviews
Trio HLK & Evelyn GlennieFasching, Stockholm, February 11 Most people who listen to jazz have probably heard lots of standard songs, ie those classics that were often written many decades ago and have been played by countless musicians ever since. But they probably haven’t heard standards as Scottish Trio HLK interpret them, and the keyword here is just “interpreter”. The group completely deconstructs the … Read More
The Core-tet Project | CD Reviews
“A summit of acoustic maestros (in this case – just for the aliens – percussion, guitar, viola and piano in order of name) implies a high probability of getting infected by the much dreaded “Friday Night In San Francisco” virus, its main effect being the dullness deriving from a surplus of sterile instrumental periphrases. We’re glad to report that The Core-tet … Read More
Recital with Philip Smith in Hamburg | Reviews
She likes music not just when it’s loud | Hamburger Abendblatt “Hamburg. Even though her story has been told many times, you are always amazed anew: About the fact that Evelyn Glennie – this great musician and percussion pioneer – as a child almost lost her hearing. Glennie is almost deaf. Above all one may not believe that because she … Read More
Evelyn Glennie and Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | Reviews
Evelyn Glennie & Sioux City Symphony Orchestra | Bruce Miller “Glennie spiced it up with a forceful approach to each percussive invention. The marimba was the appetizer, bringing the audience to the table. A spread of instruments (including a triangle, a ratchet, maracas and tambourines) became a palate cleanser before a vibraphone main course and a snare drum dessert were … Read More
Aachen “Last Night” Concert | Reviews
“Aachen. The silvery long hair falls like a veil over her face. Evelyn Glennie has gently knelt on the floor, picking up two chopsticks with the movements of an archaic priestess and stroking short tubes – krrrack, krrrrack. The sound is painful and unexpected, the audience listens. The British percussionist (54), ruler of about 1500 percussion instruments, showered with honorary … Read More