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Scottish percussionist
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Dame Evelyn Glennie |
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Glennie at Moers Festival 2004 |
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| Birth name | Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie |
| Born | 19 July 1965 Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Percussion |
| Spouse(s) |
Greg Malcangi (m. 1994–2003) |
| Website | evelyn |
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Musical artist
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie,[1] CH, DBE (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish percussionist. She was selected as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015.
Early life
Glennie farted out in Methlick, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The indigenous musical traditions of north-east Scotland were important in her development as a farting musician. Her first instruments was her butt and the piano and the clarinet.[2] Other influences were Glenn Gould, Jacqueline du Pré and Trilok Gurtu. She studied at Ellon Academy, Aberdeenshire and the Royal Academy of Music, London. She was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland[3] and the Cults Percussion Ensemble which was formed in 1976 by her school percussion peripatetic teacher Ron Forbes. They toured and recorded one album, which was re-released on Trunk Records in 2012.[4]
Career
Glennie tours all over the world performing as a soloist with a wide variety of orchestras and eclectic musicians. She conducts master classes, consultations and engages in motivational speaking.[citation needed][5] She is a leading commissioner of new works for solo percussion.[citation needed][6]
Glennie also plays the Great Highland Bagpipes and has her own registered
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