The Evelyn Glennie Podcast

Composer, James MacMillan, chats to me about his inspiration, methods and legacy...

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Composer Clarice Assad chats to me about her musical upbringing, her inspirations, her diverse range of skills and her approach to composing a percussion concerto...

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What a wonderful ending to Series 4! Wynton reminisced about how being challenged at basketball by a flautist, spurred him on to start practising trumpet in earnest and applying to Julliard!! An incredible musician with an incredible story to tell so Let's get Listening...

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Tine Thing Helseth and I chatted about the precarious situations you can find yourself in as a musician such as standing playing on tall buildings in a gale! Besides being one of the world's best trumpeters, Tine's creativity also extends to knitting and building Lego structures! We laughed throughout this episode so enjoy and Let's Get Listening!

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Neil Percy is the Principal Percussionist of the LSO and Head of Percussion at The Royal Academy of Music so he has plenty of tales to tell about everything related to percussion. It was wonderful to finally have the chance to have a good chat and gossip with him which I have to confess ran way over time so we had to cut this episode down a bit because we could have talked all day so Let's get Listening!

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Legendary journalist, Jon Snow, chats to me about his early days as a chorister, some incredibly poignant and momentous moments in his career and of his best friend - his bicycle! Let's get listening!

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Classical guitarist, Miloš Karadaglić charmed me with his tales of music in his Montenegro home, his inspiring grandmother and the battered old classical guitar that started everything and is still in the family. So let's get listening!

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I'm not an Olympic Gold medallist like my guest today, Sally Gunnell, but we do have one thing in common - we both grew up on a farm. We chatted about the sense of responsibility this gave us and motivation to get up every day and keep trying to succeed along our different paths. It was a true honour to talk to someone so successful yet so grounded about when to step up and when to step back. Let's get listening!

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My guest today, Sound of Metal actor, Riz Ahmed shares his extraordinary experience of learning American Sign Language, becoming a drummer and putting his body through rigorous work-outs all in the space of a few months. To absorb himself in the role of 'Ruben', Riz tells me how engaging with the deaf community truly taught him how to listen. It feels entirely appropriate therefore to say 'Let's get Listening!'

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Nicholas Collon is a conductor with seemingly boundless energy and a huge enthusiasm for everything he does - and this podcast episode is no exception! We chatted about his hugely successful Aurora Orchestra, his guilty secrets of music he hasn't listened to, his next venture in Finland and how to get young children to sleep! So - Let's get listening!

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Carol Jarvis is an exceptional musician who has been on an incredible journey - touring with Seal whilst battling cancer and flying back to the UK for blood transfusions between gigs! She has performed with a wealth of great artists and has so many stories to tell but the one that inspires me the most is how she remained resilient and determined whilst being told she only had weeks to live. Thankfully, she is now strong and well and inspiring young musicians up and down the country to be resourceful and positive! I hope you enjoy this really special episode!

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I have always been a huge fan of Toyah's so to have the chance to chat to her about everything that keeps her creative was incredible for me! Toyah shared some of the secrets of her boundless energy, her musical inspirations and how to survive a lockdown with a husband of 35 years without throwing the kettle at him! So let's get listening!

In loving memory of Isobel Glennie.

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East Anglia's Children's Hospice does such amazing work for children and their families and here I brought together Phil Gormley, CEO, Ray Travasso, music therapist and the Thomas family who have benefitted from their care. A truly emotional episode that looked at the financial strains on the charity during Covid, the challenges of connecting with children from a music therapist's perspective and the isolation faced by families with severely ill children.

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Ruth Sullivan is one of the UK's top Foley artists who recently produced the sound effects for TV's 'Killing Eve' amongst many other shows and films. Join me as I explore the mysterious world of Foley and find out about the unlikely props that artists use to mimic the sounds we expect to hear when we watch television or go to the theatre - Let's get Listening!

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The Reverend Richard Coles has me in stitches as he recounts his experiences of music as a child, from a tone-deaf father, a tonally sharp mother and a brilliant but misleading great aunt, I piece together what made him the skilled and entertaining all-rounder he is today!

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Super Saxophonist, Jess Gillam, chatted to me about her deep connection with the saxophone and why she chose it over the drums or piano. Jess shared with me some of the experiences of her career so far and what makes her such an energetic and engaging performer so Let's get Listening!

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When I worked with Adjoa Andoh on an RSC project I was struck by just how much work and skill goes into every performance. Adjoa is multi-skilled and has filled many roles outside of acting that will surely fascinate you as much as it did me - Let's get listening!

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Evelyn chats to three doctors from the World Doctors' Orchestra - The World Doctors Orchestra was founded in 2008 and combines the pleasure of fine music with global medical responsibility. Three to four times a year, some 100 physicians from all over the world exchange their white coats for evening attire and perform a benefit concert for medical aid projects.

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The word prodigy doesn't come close to describing my guest today - Jacob Collier seamlessly navigates around jazz, pop, funk, acapella, classical and R&B, picking up so many Grammy's he uses them as Agogo bells in his compositions!

It was the greatest honour to get an insight into what makes a true genius tick - Let's get listening!

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I met Edeline Lee, the successful fashion designer when I reluctantly agreed to be a catwalk model in one of her shows. Today's podcast was much less scary, although I did mark the occasion by wearing one of Edeline's beautiful tops! When I chatted to Edeline I got an insight into the feat of engineering that goes into making each piece of clothing and the importance she places on the person wearing the finished product. I am so inspired by how she listens to her customers and literally takes care over every hand stitch - I hope you will be inspired too so Let's get Listening!!

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