Evelyn Glennie on the cover of her greatest hits album. Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, DBE (born July 19, 1965 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She was the first full-time solo professional percussionist in 20th century western society. She is deaf. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ...
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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...
July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
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Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots3 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell...
Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ...
Post-lingual hearing impairment is a hearing impairment where hearing loss is adventitious and develops due to disease or trauma after the acquisition of speech and language, usually after the age of six. ...
Background
Evelyn Glennie was brought up on a farm in Aberdeenshire near where she was born ( in 1965). Her father was an accordionist in a Scottish country dance band, and the strong, indigenous musical traditions of north-east Scotland were important in the development of the young musician, whose first instruments were the mouth organ and the clarinet. Other major influences were Glenn Gould and Jacqueline du Pré. She studied at Ellon Academy and the Royal Academy of Music. Image File history File links Evelyn-glennie. ...
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Career Glennie tours extensively in the northern hemisphere, spending up to four months each year in the United States, and performs with an extraordinarily wide variety of orchestras and contemporary musicians, giving over 100 concerts a year as well as master classes and 'music in schools' performances. She frequently commissions percussion works from composers and performs them in her concert repertoire. To date, these original works include 53 concertos, 56 recital pieces, 18 concert pieces and 2 works for percussion ensemble The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On the Earth, the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and about 88-90% of the human population. ...
In a live performance she can use up to approximately 60 instruments. She also plays the Great Highland Bagpipes and has her own registered tartan known as 'The Rhythms of Evelyn Glennie'. Pipe Major Probably the most well known variety of bagpipes are the Great Highland Bagpipes (abbreviated GHBs, and commonly referred to simply as pipes), which were developed in Scotland and Ireland. ...
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Deafness Glennie has been profoundly deaf – meaning that she has some very limited hearing – since age 12. This does not inhibit her ability to perform at the international level. She is the patron of many charities supporting the deaf, young musicians, and people with a variety of disabilities including the ADAPT Trust and Aberdeen International Youth Festival. She regularly plays barefoot for both live performances and studio recordings, to better "feel" the music.[1] Post-lingual hearing impairment is a hearing impairment where hearing loss is adventitious and develops due to disease or trauma after the acquisition of speech and language, usually after the age of six. ...
Aberdeen International Youth Festival is one of Scotland’s major international cultural events and the world’s premier festival of youth arts. ...
Evelyn Glennie claims to have taught herself to hear with parts of her body other than her ears.
Collaborations She is also featured on Icelandic singer Björk's album Telegram, performing the duet "My Spine". Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in ReykjavÃk, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer (formerly the lead singer of alternative rock band The Sugarcubes), as well as an occasional actress. ...
Telegram is a remix album by Icelandic singer/songwriter/musician Björk. ...
She has also collaborated with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. Steve Hackett (born Stephen Richard Hackett on February 12, 1950, in Pimlico, England) is a writer and guitarist. ...
In 1994, Glennie married composer, sound engineer and tuba player Greg Malcangi, with whom she collaborated on several musical projects. They divorced in 2003.
Awards and recognitions Evelyn Glennie has won many awards for her playing, including Best Chamber Music Performance in the Grammy Awards of 1989, for her recording of Béla Bartók's Sonata for two pianos and percussion (with David Corkhill, Evelyn Glennie, Murray Perahia & Georg Solti). The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance has been awarded since 1959. ...
The 31st Grammy Awards were held in 1989. ...
Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. ...
Murray Perahia (born April 19, 1947) is a distinguished American concert pianist. ...
Sir Georg Solti, KBE (pronounced ) (21 October 1912 - 5 September 1997) was a world-renowned Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor. ...
She is the recipient of fifteen honorary doctorates from universities in the United Kingdom, was awarded the OBE in 1993 and promoted to DBE in the New Year's Honours of 2007. [2] She owns over 1800 percussion instruments. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...
The New Year Honours 2007 for the Commonwealth Realms were announced on 30 December 2006, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2007. ...
Percussion may refer to: A family of musical instruments – see percussion instrument; A method of clinical examination – see percussion (medicine). ...
Glennie was also given the golden opportunity to open Rosebery School's (Epsom Surrey) music block and her name is on a bronze plate hanging in Rosebery School.
Films - Touch the Sound (2004). Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, featuring a collaboration with Fred Frith.
Fred Frith performing at the Moers Jazz Festival, 1 June 1998. ...
External links - Evelyn Glennie's website
- Aberdeen International Youth Festival website
- Evelyn Glennie's videoclips
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