#LISTEN2N1C Last night (Tuesday 17 January 2017) Evelyn officially launched her residency as the King’s Cross Musician in Residence. At the event, which took place at PRS Foundation offices in Two Pancras Square, King’s Cross, Evelyn spoke to local residents, businesses, arts and creative industry leaders and music creators about her King’s Cross project. Evelyn was selected to be the new King’s … Read More
Evelyn’s work recognised in New Year’s honours
As 2017 starts, Evelyn becomes a Companion of Honour, an exceptional award granted personally by Queen Elizabeth II to a select few. Following the news, Evelyn said she felt ‘deeply honoured and humbled to receive this esteemed award which came as a complete surprise to me. I count myself blessed to be amongst such an eminent list of recipients for … Read More
Evelyn Glennie wins new central London residency
King’s Cross, the 67-acre development in the heart of London, has partnered with the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development across all genres, PRS for Music Foundation, to select their first musician in residence for the neighbourhood, for twelve months. Almost 100 music creators were whittled down to three finalists by a panel of expert judges, … Read More
Resonance – our brand new jewellery collection
We are happy to announce a new addition to our shop, one that we couldn’t be more proud of – the Resonance collection. How did this collection come to be, you may ask? Well, as you know, having lost most of her hearing at eight years old, Evelyn embarked on a unique journey to discover how to listen again. She … Read More
Evelyn Awarded Honorary Membership of the RPS
Evelyn Glennie has been made an Honorary Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society in recognition of her outstanding services to music, as a pioneering percussionist and a passionate advocate for music education. She is the 138th recipient and the first percussionist to receive the award, joining the ranks of Rossini, Brahms, Stravinsky, Mark Elder and Marin Alsop. The Royal Philharmonic … Read More
A Glimpse Into Evelyn’s Life
It has been quite a feat putting Evelyn’s Timeline together, considering all the achievements we had to choose from, but in the end we believe we’ve managed to find a nice balance between accomplishments and interesting facts about Evelyn. And (pardon the lack of modesty) it’s great to look at, with a fine selection of photos from the archives. We … Read More
Evelyn Glennie Awarded Polar Music Prize 2015
Evelyn Glennie and Emmylou Harris have been named the Laureates for the 2015 Polar Music Prize, which will be presented by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in Stockholm on 9 June. The announcement was made moments ago in Stockholm’s City Hall by Alfons Karabuda, chairman of the Prize Committee. The award ceremony for the 24th annual Polar Music Prize … Read More
2015: A Celebration Year
“2015 is the year of my 50th birthday. Half a century… can you believe that? I have never been one to celebrate birthdays but this time is different: I will also be marking 30 years since being a fully fledged professional musician.” With so much to celebrate, Evelyn is putting together several surprises, which will be unveiled throughout the year. The first of … Read More