Dame Evelyn Glennie 'What's Your Voice?'

Please note that this is not a performance from Dame Evelyn Glennie but a Masterclass. Tickets are available to the public to watch the masterclass and take part in a Q&A.

Dame Evelyn Glennie guides a gathering of young musicians through their musical journeys.

Open to the general public to attend, five young musicians will be selected to perform at this very special masterclass led by Dame Evelyn Glennie with audience Q&As.

Evelyn is the first person in history to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist, performing worldwide with the greatest conductors, orchestras, and artists. She fondly recalls having played the first percussion concerto in the history of The Proms at the Albert Hall in 1992, which paved the way for orchestras around the world to feature percussion concerti. She had the honour of a leading role in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Evelyn regularly provides masterclasses and consultations designed to guide the next generation. With over 80 international awards to date, including the Polar Music Prize and the Companion of Honour, Evelyn is also a leading commissioner of new works for solo percussion, with more than 200 pieces to her name from many of the world’s most eminent composers. The film ‘Touch the Sound’ and her enlightening TED speech remain key testimonies to her approach to sound-creation.

To this day, Evelyn continues to invest in realising her vision – to teach the World to listen – while looking to open a centre that embodies her mission: “to improve communication and social cohesion by encouraging everyone to discover new ways of listening. We want to inspire, to create, to engage and to empower”.

Performance Application:

Click here to apply for a chance to perform at the masterclass.

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Applicants must provide a video of their performance and:

Be over 16 and under 22 years of age.

Play one or more of the instruments listed to a high standard (grade 6 and above)?

Play jazz and demonstrate a high level of improvisation skill.

Be available for interview and performance dates listed below.

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Application deadline:

Mon 16 Oct 2017

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Interview Date:

Sun 22 Oct 2017 11am - 4pm at Millers Music Centre

Performance Date & Details:

Sun 19 Nov 2017 2:30 - 5pm at Fitzwilliam College Auditorium.

Selected performers must bring along their instruments to the event on Sat Nov 19th by 1:30pm and they can be accompanied with another musician for their performance. There will be a Steinway grand piano at the auditorium.

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Instruments:

Drums, Marimba and Vibraphone and other percussion instruments.