Description

A curated gift bundle, created with young children and families in mind, which includes:

• Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion – children’s picture book perfect for reading together, aimed at 4 – 8 year olds
• Perpetual Motion for Pianists – a collection of ten evocative pieces, written by Evelyn for young pianists grade 3 – 5 to explore and enjoy
• Shadow Behind the Iron Sun – an improvised CD featuring a myriad of percussion instruments, large and small

With a combined value of £24, we’re delighted to be offering this collection at a special price of £20.

Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
This inspiring picture book for 4-8 year old children, written by Shannon Stocker, tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie.

This is a story of music.
Of obstacles.
Of strength and hard work.
Of all you can accomplish when you dream.

As a child, Evelyn Glennie’s ears began to hurt. Voices became distant whispers. Ringing phones sounded like muffled crunches in her ears. But when she was told that she would need to wear hearing aids for the rest of her life, Evelyn was determined that this this would never stop her from playing music. Instead of giving up on her dreams, Evelyn found new ways to listen…

“No. You can’t,” people said.
But Evelyn knew she could. She had found her own way to listen.

With stunning illustrations from Devon Holzwarth, and a special note from Evelyn Glennie herself, this is the perfect book to inspire children to never give up on their dreams.

Perpetual Motion for Pianists (Printed Music)
Perpetual Motion is a collection of ten evocative pieces for young pianists to explore and enjoy. Each piece was conceived to focus on a particular technical requirement yet is also a complete piece of music in itself, which should be interpreted as a little sound story. Suitable for players of approximately grade 3-5 level.

Shadow Behind the Iron Sun (CD)
The idea of making an improvised recording, where Evelyn Glennie could work closely with a producer, had been in her mind for many years. Improvisation happens in all the concerts she gives – it’s in her nature to learn from the rules of a piece and then to break them. In this project there were no boundaries and no limits. What you experience with this recording are the thoughts and instincts of the performers from moment to moment. As Gramophone magazine says, ‘Evelyn Glennie has never been afraid to take risks. […] The spirit of Evelyn Glennie is indefatigably apparent on this recording”.