Concert With Singapore Chinese Orchestra by The Straits Times | Read Full Review Here “Glennie took centre stage in Japanese marimba virtuoso Keiko Abe’s Prism Rhapsody, a true dialogue between orchestra and marimba. Melodic interest was strong and Glennie’s marimba ranged from loud booms from low keys to the ethereal heights of treble registers….The final work, Kuan Nai-chung’s The Sun … Read More
My consultation with Evelyn Glennie | Steven Moore
“After following Evelyn’s career for nearly all of my life, the prospect of meeting and having a consultation with her was an achievement in itself. Whilst this could have been overwhelming, the moment we met I felt at ease and an amazing learning environment was created. With my performance of Ney Rosauro’s Marimba concerto fast approaching, the piece I chose … Read More
One Day Band 17 Trestle Records | Reviews
Trestle Records invited Evelyn to join a One Day Band with Roly Porter. The two came together at Holy Mountain studios in Hackney, East London. Trestle Record’s One Day Band series encourages musicians to improvise and compose a record in just one day. Often, musicians have had no musical experience together before, and are playing together for the very first … Read More
Deaf and Loud symphonic experience | Reviews
Deaf and Loud symphonic experience review | Read full review here "Over the course of just over two hours and 21 songs, it was, as world-class deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie noted, "a classic example of true inclusiveness" and a model for how music can be made accessible to the hearing impaired, without condescension, and also be relevant, and resonant, ... Read More
Trio HLK And Evelyn Glennie, Howard Assembly Room: Concert review – ‘It’s Music, But Not As We Know It.’
Evelyn Glennie And Trio HLK, Howard Assembly Room. It’s Music, But Not As We Know It! Pioneering Scottish ensemble Trio HLK, comprising Richard Harrold (piano), Richard Kass (drums), and Ant Law (guitar), teamed up with Dame Evelyn Glennie, to give an extraordinary performance at the Howard Assembly Room in Leeds. Trio HLK’s music is almost impossible to categorize. Their debut … Read More
Evelyn Glennie and Trio HLK, Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, Concert Review: God is in the TV
Evelyn Glennie and Trio HLK – Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, 16/11/2018 By Simon Godley The musical collaboration between Evelyn Glennie and Trio HLK is a relatively new one, but it is already reaping very rich rewards. Last year the celebrated percussion soloist was invited by the experimental trio of pianist and composer Richard Harrold, 8-string electric guitarist Ant Law and … Read More
RSC Troilus & Cressida | Reviews
A collection of RSC Troilus & Cressida theatre reviews. Evelyn is happy to announce the release of the CD recording of her score for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Troilus and Cressida, directed by Gregory Doran. This was made at the Varda Studio for the RSC’s own label. The recording also includes selected speeches from the play and music by Humphrey … Read More
Dreamachine by Michael Daugherty CD | Reviews
A selection of reviews on Dreamachine by Michael Daugherty. The CD is now available to purchase here Dreamachine by Michael Daugherty CD review by James Manheim| Read full review here “…success may be due to the presence of Dame Evelyn Glennie in the 2014 percussion concerto Dreamachine; Glennie is not quite the presence on recordings that she was in her … Read More
Dreamachine by Michael Daugherty CD review: The Flute Review
Dreamachine by Michael Daugherty CD review: The Flute Review by Viviana Guzman This ambitious album featuring the works of Michael Daugherty with flutist, Amy Porter, percussionist, Dame Evelyn Glennie and tuba player, Carol Jantsch, with the Albany Symphony and conducted by David Alan Miller, is said to be meant to explore “the relationships between machines, humanity and nature.” The album … Read More
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra: Mirage? Concertos for Percussion
Mirage? Concertos for Percussion, CD Review. Jazzdagama, 11th March 2018 by Raul da Gama. Mirage? Concertos for Percussion: Antonio Vivaldi – Piccolo Concerto in C Major RV 433; Christos Hatzis – Mirage? Arcangelo Corelli – Sonata in D Minor Op. 5 No. 12; Michael Oesterle – Kaluza Klein. Manitoba Chamber Orchestra – Anne Manson (cond) Evelyn Glennie (perc). Label – MCO … Read More