1st Earith, Bluntisham & Colne Scouts sleep in boxes for charities

Charlotte Beattie, Scout Group Lead (left) handing over the donation of £254 to Dame Evelyn Glennie (right)

The 1st Earith, Bluntisham and Earith Scouts slept in cardboard boxes to raise money for two local charities. The Scouts’ chosen charities were The Evelyn Glennie Foundation and St Ives Foodbank.

The young group decided to do a “Night in the Box” evening, which saw them sleep in boxes. They managed to raise a great amount of funds for both charities, including £254 for The Evelyn Glennie Foundation.

A very special donation…

Evelyn and the gyil donated by Bex Burch

The Evelyn Glennie Collection is a major resource for research, not only for percussionists and musicologists but where the entry points can be through history, geography, science, sociology etc. The richness of The Collection is augmented by the incredible kindness of people who donate items. It recently and very gratefully received an extraordinary addition: a Gyil, a Ghanaian Xylophone made … Read More

The City Lit Percussion Orchestra

It seems fitting to publish our first exciting news of the year during the Unesco Week of Sound 2024, which is currently being marked worldwide. January also happens to be our anniversary month – The Evelyn Glennie Foundation having been set up in 2023 – and we are delighted to be celebrating our first birthday alongside Evelyn’s new appointment as … Read More

Out now: Capt’s Look

Cover - CAPT'S LOOK - Evelyn Glennie, Szilárd Mezei Polar Quartet

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

Seeking a Trustee Treasurer…

The Evelyn Glennie Foundation is a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) enabling change, connection and collaboration through better listening. Our unique mission is to 'Teach the World to Listen'. The remarkable career of Dame Evelyn Glennie has pushed the boundaries of percussion beyond all recognition. The Foundation will use her distinctive listening practices, legacy and vast career archive to inspire active, ... Read More

History in the making…

A little bit of history was made last week. I was honoured to be the first percussionist to receive the Léonie Sonning Music Prize. My acceptance speech included the following: “I am extremely honoured to address you all this evening. Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined standing here receiving an award as important and symbolic as the Leonie … Read More

The Evelyn Glennie Foundation

Image description: A black and white photo of Evelyn, with The Evelyn Glennie Foundation logo in white floating over a dark section. The logo is a series of five concentric circles, with two hands reaching to meet each other, one of which is helping the other 'up'. In the photo, Evelyn is wearing her glasses during a conversation, and is smiling broadly.

I am absolutely thrilled to share the news that The Evelyn Glennie Foundation is now a registered charity!   The Evelyn Glennie Foundation is a charity imbued with the ethos and ambitions of its namesake. A pioneering solo percussionist, sound creator and expert listener, Evelyn’s experiences as a profoundly deaf musician have reframed our understanding of what it means to … Read More

Listen book wins award

Congratulations to Shannon Stocker and Devon Holzwarth on winning the Schneider Family Book Award for best Picture Book in the 2023 American Library Association Youth Media Awards, for Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion! For those of you not familiar with the award, the Schneider Family Book Awards honour an author or illustrator for a book that … Read More

Press Release: Evelyn Glennie receives The Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2023

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Press Release: Evelyn Glennie receives The Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2023

The British Solo Percussionist Evelyn Glennie is next year’s recipient of Denmark’s biggest music prize, The Léonie Sonning Music Prize. Glennie, who despite being deaf has established a unique and impressive career, will receive the esteemed prize during a special tribute concert in DR Koncerthuset on the 15th of June 2023, with several affiliated events taking place in collaboration with DR and music conservatories across the country, among others.

Access All Areas – Scala Radio

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I’m delighted to share the news that my #AccessAllAreas with Scala Radio is getting some really important and wonderful feedback. In the UK, November marks Disability History Month, and this 4-part series will challenge expectations of what it means to be a disabled musician today.