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January 2017
In Conversation with Evelyn Glennie
Bolton School will host a free event with solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie on Thursday 26th January 2017 at 7.00pm in the Girls’ Division Great Hall. Members of the public are invited to join Bolton School pupils and staff for this occasion. Dame Evelyn Glennie was the first to successfully create a full-time career as a solo percussionist. She performs worldwide with the greatest conductors, orchestras, and artists, and memorably led the drummers in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. She regularly…
Find out more »August 2017
In Conversation with Sally Beamish and David Mitchell at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Why is E minor sad? Why is uplifting music, uplifting? How come music even ‘works'? Two of Scotland’s most revered musicians explore emotional responses to music with novelist David Mitchell. Sally Beamish is a celebrated composer whose work draws on traditional Scottish music as well as jazz, while Evelyn Glennie is the first person in history to sustain a full-time career as a solo classical percussionist. Join them in this event which combines discussion and performance.
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December 2017
Feeling Sound: Evelyn Glennie in Conversation with Colin Blakemore
Evelyn joins neuroscientist Colin Blakemore at The British Library to discuss how we can all really listen. This event was conceived by and first presented at Cheltenham Science Festival 2017. It will be subtitled by Stagetext. Part of a Season of Sound, celebrating the Library’s sound archive. Audio installation supplied by Bowers & Wilkins.
Find out more »February 2018
In Conversation with Mark Stephen
Tickets available from Costcutters Methlick Proceeds to Methlick Church
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In Conversation with Lloyd Coleman
Evelyn Glennie: Percussion Philip Smith: Piano
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April 2019
In Conversation with Evelyn Glennie in Eastbourne
More information to follow.
Find out more »October 2019
In Conversation with Evelyn Glennie
A fascinating conversation between Evelyn and the audience via a lively mediator, exploring the wealth of Evelyn’s journey as a musician and game-changer. The informal dialogue can be enhanced by short musical demonstrations. Questions from the audience are very welcome. To purchase tickets, visit https://uk.patronbase.com/_Wyre/Productions/EG19/Performances
Find out more »March 2020
Dame Evelyn Glennie In Conversation with Katy Hamilton
At 6:30pm on the 4th of March 2020, join Evelyn for an in-conversation event with meditator Katy Hamilton. For ticket information, please visit here. Dame Evelyn Glennie is the first person in history to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist, performing worldwide with the greatest conductors, orchestras, and artists. The Grammy award-winning percussionist, profoundly deaf from the age of 12 and who has honed her awareness of sound to such a degree that she describes…
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