Evelyn Glennie: How to listen to music with your whole body

January 30, 2008

In this soaring demonstration, percussionist Evelyn Glennie leads the audience through an exploration of music not as notes on a page, but as an expression of the human experience. She talks about a music that is more than sound waves perceived by the human ear. She illustrates a richer picture that begins with listening to yourself, and includes emotion and intent as well as the complex role of physical spaces — instrument, concert hall and even the bones and body cavities of musician and listener alike. Evelyn Glennie appears with the Winston-Salem Symphony February 9th, 10th and 12th. For more information, click here. Jennifer Foster gives her account of watching Evelyn Glennie perform this past summer in this blog entry dated July 11th, “Lessons from the High Priestess of Percussion”.