Out Now: Glockenspiel Method

I’m delighted to announce that my new instructional book Glockenspiel Method is now available through my shop. The book is ideal for beginners and community groups, as it contains carefully graded and sequenced original compositions, with video tutorials and back-track audio available for each piece too. It is designed for anyone just learning to play the glockenspiel, and the easy-to-use … Read More

Visit The Collection

Photo © Ian MacMichael A free guided tour by knowledgeable Volunteers We offer an amazing opportunity to view and be personally guided through The Evelyn Glennie Collection by our Volunteer Curator. The free tour will last at least 30 minutes and is suitable for up to six people. Arriving at the office of Evelyn Glennie in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK you … Read More

Meet the Dame

Photo © Ian MacMichael A unique bespoke listening opportunity with Evelyn As she guides you through the extensive instrument and artefact Collection, Evelyn will immerse you in her world of extraordinary soundscapes. A central part of this hour-long experience is the informal conversation instigated by Evelyn. Through listening to you, she will make the occasion truly special. Arriving at the … Read More

Out Now: RESONATE

“THE SOUNDS TRULY DO RESONATE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE BODY AND TOTALLY ENGULFS YOUR VERY BEING! THEY ARE SO UNUSUAL AND PRESENT WHEREBY THERE IS NO OPTION BUT TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE RESONANCE OF EACH SOUND” — DAME EVELYN GLENNIE CINEMATIC PERCUSSION, IMPOSSIBLE AFTERSHOCKS For years, half the magic of sound has been disregarded. Films and trailers have delivered gigantic … Read More

Listen: an empowering children’s book

Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion - book cover

It was such a pleasure to collaborate with the wonderful children’s author Shannon Stocker and the superb illustrator Devon Holzwarth on Listen, a gorgeous and empowering children’s picture book biography about my early life.

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

Seeking a new Volunteer!

The Evelyn Glennie Collection BW

Part of The Evelyn Glennie Collection – you could be working here! Would you like to contribute to the development of The Evelyn Glennie Collection? Dame Evelyn, the world renowned percussionist, has a vast collection of instruments, international awards, recordings, photographs, performance costumes, concert programmes, music scores and newspaper cuttings. The Collection and our Volunteer Team are located in Huntingdon, … Read More

Sustainable Creative Careers: Your Own Best Health – Evelyn Glennie

Picture: Evelyn Glennie by Jim Callaghan For the first in a new series of articles on maintaining our own best health, solo percussionist (and BAPAM patron) Dame Evelyn Glennie spoke with us about looking after mind and body while managing the pressures of global tours… Evelyn Glennie is the world’s premier solo percussionist, performing worldwide with the greatest orchestras and … Read More

Evelyn is the new Chancellor of Robert Gordon University

Internationally renowned solo percussionist and double GRAMMY award winner, Dame Evelyn Glennie CH, has been installed as Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) new Chancellor in an official ceremony. Dame Evelyn Glennie CH, who was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music from RGU in 2016, has taken on the mantle of the new titular head of RGU. As Chancellor, Dame Evelyn will … Read More

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