1/2 I’m thrilled to be heading to the BBC Proms stage this summer where I’ll be joining Conductor Tom Fetherstonhaugh with Fantasia Orchestra and the BBC Singers at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social for a Late Night Prom on Tuesday 11th August.

For our latest project Ways of Listening, we’re looking for your creative responses about what listening means to you - so what could the infinity gong tell you about the way that YOU approach listening? citiesandmemory.com/listening/

Meet the infinity gong! @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social introduces us to this marvel, and what this means for listening in terms of how you approach an instrument, or a situation. Listening is about introducing yourself with care and attention, whether it’s to a gong, or to another person.

Could your response to our Ways of Listening project make use of simple everyday items in a new way? Find out more about how to get involved with our brilliant project with The Evelyn Glennie Foundation: citiesandmemory.com/listening/

What can humble recycled plastic bottles teach us about listening? @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social walks us through the amazing home-made flair drum, and how it encourages us to listen to the household items that surround us every day for a “myriad of different sound colours”.

1/3 I’m delighted to share that @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social will be in residence at @citylit.bsky.social in London from the 7th to the 18th of May for Listen Up! During the residency, The Foundation will be exhibiting a small number of large percussion instruments from The Evelyn Glennie Collection

This extraordinary contraption has scuttled into The Evelyn Glennie Collection. The video linked gives a flavour of the many sound possibilities that can be brought forth from the Marvin, created by Morfbeats: youtu.be/lgYk7eTwM_c #TheEvelynGlennieCollection #Morfbeats #Marvin

In March 2021, Composer Clarice Assad chatted to me about her musical upbringing, her inspirations, her diverse range of skills and her approach to composing a percussion concerto... Video: youtu.be/NVyWME_KX_o #TheEvelynGlenniePodcast #ClariceAssad #Composer #Percussion #Podcast #EvelynGlennie

Another clip of Jon Sterckx and I from our recent residency at Hawkwood. We love the playful and intricate combination of Kashaka and Marimba - it was the Kashaka that brought us together into this collaboration in the first place! #Kashaka #Marimba #Percussion #CreatedAtHawkwood #ArtistResidency

A couple of weeks ago, Jon Sterckx and I had a wonderful week-long creative residency at Hawkwood, and this short clip shows one of our collaborations. The addition of Pandeiro in Rhythm Song by Paul Smadbeck adds a beautiful and subtle texture. #Collaboration #CreatedAtHawkwood #Percussion

1/2 No two days are alike… there was a most unexpected visitor enquiring about buying* a Marimba earlier this week. You never know who is going to turn up! #QI #SandiToksvig #EvelynGlennie #TheEvelynGlennieCollection Video description + transcript included as Alt Text

Cities and Memory founder Stuart Fowkes tells us why Ways of Listening breaks new ground as our first ever multidisciplinary creative project. Find out how you can get involved in our partnership with @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social and @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social: citiesandmemory.com/listening

The project aims to raise awareness of the critical importance of listening in all its forms, and the benefits that better listening can bring to us all. We want to put art and creativity at the centre of a global conversation about listening. citiesandmemory.com/listening/

The project is global, open to everyone and multidisciplinary. For the first time in a Cities and Memory project, we are welcoming the full range of multimedia responses. • Sound composition/music • Field recording • Video • Photography • Drawing, painting, image or artwork •Poetry or prose

We’re proud to launch Ways of Listening, a new partnership with @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social that is open to everyone. This unique global project asks you to share your answer to one simple question - “What does listening mean to you?” @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social citiesandmemory.com/listening

1/4 Well this is a little Christmas present I bought for myself and it's the Booster Boxx made by Schlagwerk and it's extraordinary. It's one of the the deepest cajons I think I've ever come across.

If only putting up the Christmas decorations was truly this quick! Video description: Evelyn performs a drum flurry, on her golden coloured cymbal-alloy shell snare drum. Detailed description included in Alt Text.

A winter task of filing photos has unearthed these pictures from the day I and Jonathan Haas recorded Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra by Philip Glass, with The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by Gerard Schwarz... Detailed image descriptions included as Alt Text

Please enjoy the final clip from my read-through of 'Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion'. To view the full video on YouTube, visit the link here: youtu.be/vNVMZLx-jX8 #EvelynGlennieReadsListen Video description in Alt Text.

1/3 I am delighted to be featured in the latest issue of SoulKind. It was such a joy to welcome the dedicated, talented SoulKind team, Jamie + Dave, to explore The Evelyn Glennie Collection, a space that holds so many memories, instruments, and stories gathered over a lifetime of sound + discovery.

Thank you to the Trustees of @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social:

Time for a coffee break. Ah, I wonder if coffee beans would work inside the Kashaka?! --- Video description in Alt Text

Light. Listen. Feel the beat. Warming up for Halloween. Let your lantern glow, and let the music protect your soul. Happy Halloween! Detailed image description included in Alt Text.

Please enjoy the latest clip from my read-through of 'Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion'. To view the full video on YouTube, visit the link here: youtu.be/vNVMZLx-jX8 #EvelynGlennieReadsListen Video description in Alt Text.

1/3 A new chapter begins! I’m deeply honoured to step into the role of Patron of Shakespeare at the Towers, following in the formidable footsteps of Dame Norma Major. Her legacy of support and passion for this extraordinary organization is one I will strive to uphold.

1/3 A new chapter begins! I’m deeply honoured to step into the role of Patron of Shakespeare at the Towers, following in the formidable footsteps of Dame Norma Major. Her legacy of support and passion for this extraordinary organization is one I will strive to uphold.

Please enjoy the latest clip from my read-through of 'Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion'. To view the full video on YouTube, visit the link here: youtu.be/vNVMZLx-jX8 #EvelynGlennieReadsListen Video description in Alt Text.

A new arrival! Evelyn is going up in the world... Detailed video description available as alt text.

Cross-posting from @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social:

Making sure my travelling partner has water for our journey to Bristol as we prepare for our fundraising Listen In event at St George's Bristol tomorrow with The Bristol Ensemble. ID: a colour photo of sculptural double bowled waterphone rests on a car set, with a plastic water bottle.

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The Giant Cymbal, created by Steve Hubback, in action! Please enjoy this brief clip as I explore sonic possibilities using some home-made Super Ball mallets, with the cymbal placed on top of a large timpani. You can find a longer video here: bit.ly/4fpOQ33 I hope you are as enthralled as I am.

Are you curious to experience the sound of this extraordinary sculptural cymbal? Visit my socials on Thursday! Image description: A colour photo of Evelyn and a huge sculptural cymbal - detailed version in Alt text.

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What a fun afternoon I had yesterday, welcoming two of the lovely @qi.com Elves for a dig around #TheEvelynGlennieCollection! Watch this space… I wonder what they unearthed…

Our volunteer Penelope has uncovered the stories behind the music in The Evelyn Glennie Collection. Can you help us preserve this legacy? We’re looking for volunteers! Link: bit.ly/4lNe79E Image descriptions included as Alt text.

Resonate 2 for Spitfire is being forged. How many microphones does it take to capture the magic of my teeny tiny music box on the timpani? We are being curious! Photo Description in alt text.

Many weird and wonderful instruments from my Sound Forge, now transported to London for the creation of Resonate 2 with Spitfire. A week of unearthing, sculpting and forging sounds in unlikely ways!

Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes many of you have sent! I had such a wonderful birthday gathering on Saturday, with good friends, delicious food and the most stunning (and tasty!) cake. Although I can’t share a slice with all of you, I thought you might appreciate a couple of photos…

World Listening Day is on 18th July, a celebration of the power of listening, both to people and to our surroundings. We’ve created 3 simple exercises to help you explore your sound environment—on your own, with others, or in your community. Read the full blog: bit.ly/46Orvpg

Please enjoy the latest clip from my read-through of 'Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion'. View the full video on YouTube here: youtu.be/vNVMZLx-jX8 #EvelynGlennieReadsListen

Rudiments are fundamental in drumming, and also make striking artwork!

1/4 Please enjoy the latest clip from my read-through of 'Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion'. To view the full video on YouTube here: youtu.be/vNVMZLx-jX8 #EvelynGlennieReadsListen

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Here is a brief clip, from a much longer video, of my recent sound exploration using boomwhackers! View the full length version on my YouTube channel: bit.ly/4epq6Hx #Boomwhackers #Improvisation #Composer #Percussion #EvelynGlennie #DameEvelynGlennie