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August 2022
Settimane Musicali – Free Performance
A free open-air concert to open the 2022 Settimane Musicali Festival on the Ascona lakeside, Switzerland, which is not to be missed! The event is free thanks to the support of Ascona Municipal Council.
Find out more »September 2022
Flanders Festival: Looping Time – Evelyn Glennie and O/Modernt
For the festive opening of Flanders Festival Ghent in St Bavo’s Cathedral we’ll be welcoming Sweden’s most innovative ensemble. Our festival theme ‘time’ is woven into their name. O/Modernt (Swedish for On-Modern) is a unique concept originating from the brain of violist, conductor and artistic director Hugo Ticciati. They have borrowed their motto from composer John Cage: Invent the past, revise the future and they always combine the old and the new in a surprising way. For this concert O/Modernt is bringing…
Find out more »Bex Burch with Evelyn Glennie, John Edwards and Owen Gardner @ Café OTO
Cafe OTO is pleased to welcome composer, percussionist, producer and instrument maker Bex Burch for a special two-day residency, presenting an intimate portrait of her core practice and special collaborations.
The first night Burch will be sharing the stage with solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, a double GRAMMY winner, BAFTA nominee, recipient of the Polar Music Prize and the Companion of Honour; virtuoso double bassist John Edwards, whose staggering range of techniques and boundless musical imagination have redefined the possibility of the double bass and dramatically expanded its role; and Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser Owen Gardner. His work draws from a wide variety of music, from the traditional to the highly abstract, coalescing into a very personal and hypnotic style.
Find out more »October 2022
Dame Evelyn Glennie and Land’s End Ensemble
A special concert celebrating Land’s End Ensemble’s 25th anniversary. Evelyn Glennie is thrilled to present new works by composers she carefully selected for this event: Eugene Astapov (CAN) - Tiny Shattered Pieces (amplified violin & percussion) - World Premiere Generously supported by Ontario Arts Council Dorothy Chang (CAN/USA) - Fragility (cello & percussion) - World Premiere Generously supported by Barlow Endowment for Music Composition Vincent Ho (CAN) - Nostalgia (vibraphone & piano) - World Premiere Generously supported by Walt and Irene DeBoni and…
Find out more »Prelude to the Grand Finale of the European Capital of Culture
The concert of the world-famous percussionist Evelyn Glennie and the experimental musician from Senta, Szilárd Mezei, will be held on 9 October at the City Concert Hall, starting at 8 p.m. Their concert, which represents an interesting artistic combination, will be an introduction to the last programme arch of the European Capital of Culture – Other? Europe. Tickets for the concert are available from 20 September 2022.
Find out more »Evelyn Glennie and the Women’s Orchestra – Mindstream
On 21st October, Evelyn Glennie will perform together with the Women's Orchestra, orchestra leader Maria Badstue and concertmaster Jonna Simonsson. The program features music by female composers – including Jill Jarman and Andrea Tarrodi. The concert is part of a unique project to highlight female composers and all participants on stage are women.
Find out more »November 2022
Touch the Sound: Conversation and Q&A
Evelyn shall be participating in a conversation and Q&A session at The Foundation for Art and Nature (Stiftung Kunst und Natur - Nantesbuch) following a shortened version of the award-winning film Touch the Sound.
Find out more »Who’s Listening – An audience with Dame Evelyn Glennie
‘My aim is to teach the world to listen’. Despite her deafness, Evelyn has become perhaps the world’s most acclaimed percussionist. How does she do it? She taught herself to hear with parts of her body other than her ears, and records and performs her music barefoot. Tonight she hosts a unique evening discussing her career to inspire exceptional young players and celebrate their performances as the culmination of a whole day of all things percussion. Ever the performer, Evelyn…
Find out more »December 2022
EVELYN GLENNIE + TRIO HLK
Pioneering solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie plays with Scottish improvising ensemble Trio HLK. Their music pulls apart jazz standards into fragments that are at times shimmering and cerebral, at others thunderous and visceral. Intricate and harmonious rhythms meet with a veritable battery of percussion instruments played by Glennie to deliver a performance that is an interactive tour de force.
Find out more »Dame Evelyn Glennie – Listen World, for #IamRemarkable
In support of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, #IamRemarkable welcomes Dame Evelyn Glennie - the world’s first full-time solo percussionist. As a profoundly deaf musician, Evelyn’s significance transcends the discipline of music; her unique skills - as expert listener and sound creator - have driven progress and innovation in a wide array of contexts on a global scale.
Join us to discover how Evelyn has learned to listen differently since losing her hearing from childhood, and what makes her remarkable.
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