Dame Evelyn Glennie Award-winning percussionist, public speaker and author This musician’s remarkable career has placed the power of listening front and centre
After beginning to lose her hearing at the age of eight, Evelyn, with the help of her percussion teacher, honed her awareness of sound to the extent that she now describes her body as a “resonating chamber”. Evelyn was the first solo percussionist and first hearing-impaired student to be accepted in the Royal Academy of Music, and played the first percussion concerto in the history of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in 1992. She has since become the
first person to create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist, recognised when she led 1,000 drummers in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Today she performs worldwide with the greatest orchestras, conductors and artist, with two GRAMMYs and more than 100 international awards to her name. Evelyn’s mission is ‘To teach the world to listen’, inspire creativity, and improve access to the arts for all children.
Episode 32 mins 19 March 2021
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