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Evelyn Glennie
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Nov 27, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Musician Evelyn Glennie talks to John Wilson about her career and some of the key cultural turning points of her life. From growing up in rural Aberdeenshire and becoming profoundly deaf at a young age, she traces her route to fulfilling her ambition of being the first full-time solo percussionist. She recalls her early musical influences; her teacher, the renowned percussionist James Blades at the Royal Academy of Music, and her electrifying 1992 BBC Proms performance of James MacMillan's percussion concerto Veni, Veni, Emmanuel.
Producer: Edwina Pitman
Producer: Edwina Pitman
Released:
Nov 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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