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June 2022
The Language of Bells – Swalefest
The internationally renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie is joined by the Chelys Consort of Viols, Emily Atkinson (soprano), David Gould (counter-tenor), Steven Harrold (tenor) and Robert Rice (baritone). They will perform Jill Jarman's atmospheric new work, The Language of Bells, which mixes the sounds of old and new, life and death, celebration and mourning, and examines the call of bells pealing across the centuries. The local tower bell ringers will ring a quarter-peal before the concert.
Find out more »Veni Veni Emmanuel with Martyn Brabbins and the BBC SSO
Thirty years ago Dame Evelyn Glennie premiered Sir James MacMillan’s Percussion Concerto, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel. Here, she returns to that work, praised for its ‘instant accessibility’ and ‘exuberant physicality’ (The Telegraph) for a special anniversary performance.
Find out more »July 2022
Trio HLK with Evelyn Glennie
Pioneering solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie joins Trio HLK, a group of the UK’s most creative musicians. This Scottish improvising ensemble’s interpretations of jazz standards are at times shimmering and cerebral, at others thunderous, intricate and harmonic with a veritable battery of percussion played by the incomparable Evelyn Glennie.
Find out more »October 2022
Dame Evelyn Glennie and Land’s End Ensemble
A special concert celebrating Land’s End Ensemble’s 25th anniversary. Evelyn Glennie is thrilled to present new works by composers she carefully selected for this event: Eugene Astapov (CAN) - Tiny Shattered Pieces (amplified violin & percussion) - World Premiere Generously supported by Ontario Arts Council Dorothy Chang (CAN/USA) - Fragility (cello & percussion) - World Premiere Generously supported by Barlow Endowment for Music Composition Vincent Ho (CAN) - Nostalgia (vibraphone & piano) - World Premiere Generously supported by Walt and Irene DeBoni and…
Find out more »Evelyn Glennie and the Women’s Orchestra – Mindstream
On 21st October, Evelyn Glennie will perform together with the Women's Orchestra, orchestra leader Maria Badstue and concertmaster Jonna Simonsson. The program features music by female composers – including Jill Jarman and Andrea Tarrodi. The concert is part of a unique project to highlight female composers and all participants on stage are women.
Find out more »December 2022
EVELYN GLENNIE + TRIO HLK
Pioneering solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie plays with Scottish improvising ensemble Trio HLK. Their music pulls apart jazz standards into fragments that are at times shimmering and cerebral, at others thunderous and visceral. Intricate and harmonious rhythms meet with a veritable battery of percussion instruments played by Glennie to deliver a performance that is an interactive tour de force.
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