One of my favourite forms of performance is improvisation. The recently released ‘Capt’s Look’ is taken from a live performance in Novi Sad, Serbia in October 2022 as part of the European Capital of Culture programme, with the extraordinarily talented Szilárd Mezei and his Polar Quartet. It is available directly from my shop if you would like a physical copy: … Read More
Wash – Single out now!
Less is definitely more in this newly released single, Wash, co-written with Keeley Forsyth, Ross Downes and myself. The Sabian spiral bowed cymbal creates the backdrop for Keeley’s haunting voice. ‘Wash’ is taken from Keeley’s forthcoming LP release, Limbs, released 22nd February 2022 and available on pre-order now. #Sabiancymbals #songwriters #percussion #KeeleyForsyth #RossDownes #TeachTheWorldToListen
Ox and Lamb Music Club
Evelyn has recently composed a beautiful new piece for solo 5-octave marimba for the 2021 Ox and Lamb Music Club entitled ‘Going Home’. Going Home is dedicated to my dear friend, Lauren Vogel Weiss.The piece has a Scottish traditional ‘Slow Air’ feel, and can be interpreted as lyrically and expressively as possible, with ebbs & flows within the phrases, rather … Read More
Soundtrack for Academy Award winning Sound of Metal out now
The original motion picture soundtrack for the critically acclaimed and Academy Award-winning film Sound of Metal is available on all digital service providers via Nonesuch Records today. Winner of two Academy Awards—for Sound and Editing—Sound of Metal’s soundtrack, which features a score by Abraham Marder and Nicolas Becker, highlights the film’s extraordinary sonic design and includes music written specifically for the project as well … Read More
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR HISTORY – New edition out now!
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR HISTORY By James Blades With additional chapters by Evelyn Glennie and Neil Percy Forewords by Benjamin Britten and Evelyn Glennie An enlarged edition of Blades’ definitive guide to the percussion instruments from around the world and their uses. James Blades was a legend among instrumentalists of the twentieth century. Through his performance and exploration of the … Read More