Evelyn Glennie
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 59 |
| Web site | www.evelyn.co.uk |
| Date of birth | July 19,1965 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Aberdeenshire |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Greg Malcangi |
| Job | Percussionist |
| Film Score Composer | |
| Books | Good Vibrations: My Autobiography |
| Agnus Dei: Based on a Little Prayer by Evelyn Glennie Satb, a Cappella) Choral Octavo | |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance |
| Polar Music Prize for Classical Music | |
| Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo | |
| Polar Music Prize | |
| Léonie Sonning Music Prize | |
| Official site | evelyn.co.uk |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Instruments | Percussion |
| Parents | Herbert Arthur Glennie |
| Isabel Glennie | |
| Songs | Altamira |
| List | A Little PrayerRhythm Song · 1990 |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo |
| Record labels | Audio Network Production Music Library |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 487757 |
Evelyn Glennie Life story
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, CH, DBE is a Scottish percussionist. She was selected as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015.
Strictly: Rose Ayling-Ellis praised for deaf tribute dance
... " Changing attitudes around deafnessSpeaking on Radio 4 s Today programme on Monday, percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, who has been deaf since the age of 12, described Ayling-Ellis as being " a wonderful role model - in that she has so well integrated her situation with the general public and her fellow colleagues...
BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans' drumathon raises £2m
... Famous drummers, including McFly s Harry Judd and percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, also joined him, along with enthusiasts between the age of eight and 83...
BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans' drumathon raises £2m
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Dozens joined Owain Wyn Evans to perform the Bbc News theme in his Children in Need DrumathonBBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans said he was " overwhelmed" after completing a 24-hour drumathon for BBC Children in Need.
The broadcaster raised More Than £2m with The Challenge he began on Bbc Breakfast on Friday morning.
His rhythmical skills drew praise at the start of lockdown in 2020, when he performed a that took Social Media by storm.
He was on Friday to recreate his viral hit.
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, " When they said try working from home I didn't realise they'd expect me to do The Music too"Wyn Evans finished his marathon skin-beating session by playing along to Britney Spears ' hit Baby One More Time.
The presenter, who has appeared on BBC North West Tonight, Bbc Breakfast and Radio 2 , paused for breaks and some medical attention for injuries that had developed from the persistent playing.
After completing The Challenge at the studios in Salford, an emotional Wyn Evans said: " I'm feeling overwhelmed, people have been so generous. "
" Surprisingly my hands have held up OK but we've had some problems with my arms because they've been moving for 24 hours.
" Thank You so much to everyone who has put your hands in your pocket and donated, BBC Children In Need helps causes which are really close To My heart. "
“I can't believe that we've done it”
An emotional ' tells it's been really hard but ‘the generosity of people is incredible' as he completes his for.
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The fundraiser, which featured appearances from the Royal Marines Band and members of the Bbc Philharmonic orchestra, has raised £2,007,250 So Far .
Famous drummers, including McFly's Harry Judd and percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie , also joined him, along with enthusiasts between the Age Of eight and 83.
Ahead of the fundraiser, the helped him as a young Gay Man Growing Up in Ammanford, Wales.
He also visited The Town 's youth theatre group and LGBTQIA Safe Space , Mess Up The Mess , which has also been funded by BBC Children In Need.
The annual appeal show will be broadcast on Bbc One at Friday 19:00 GMT.
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