Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussionist, and the Winston-Salem Symphony

Saturday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Wait Chapel

As one of the most eclectic and innovative musicians on the scene today, Dame Evelyn Glennie is constantly redefining the goals and expectations of percussion. Not only is she an accomplished, virtuosic musician, she is the first person in musical history to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist. She has commissioned one hundred and forty three new works for solo percussion from many of the world's most eminent composers in an effort to enhance the percussion repertoire. And, in 1993 Ms. Glennie was awarded the OBE (Officer of the British Empire) and it was extended in 2006 to Commander, bestowing the title, for her services to music. To date, she has received approximately 80 international awards.

Ms. Glennie is a woman of many talents, being a composer in her own right as well as a teacher, author, political activist, creative collaborator, and jewelry designer. Her first high quality drama produced a score so original she was nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards (BAFTA's); the UK equivalent of the Oscars. The program will feature the Percussion Concerto of Joseph Schwantner.

A limited number of tickets for the public will be available for the performance in Wait Chapel, but the partnership continues with the Winston-Salem Symphony (Robert Moody, Music Director) with two additional performances at the Stevens Center on Sunday afternoon Feb. 10 and Tuesday evening February 12. Contact the Winston-Salem Symphony at 336-725-1035 ext. 201 for tickets to these additional performances.

The Signature Secrest pre-performance talk will be given by John Beck, principal percussionist with the Winston-Salem Symphony and Percussion Instructor at Wake Forest University and North Carolina School of the Arts. The talk will be given in the balcony room of the Chapel.

Performance program

• The program will include the "Percussion Concerto" of Joseph Schwantner, "Til Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks' of Richard Strauss", and "Verklarte" of Schoenberg

More information about Dame Evelyn Glennie:
» www.evelyn.co.uk

SELECTED VIDEO CLIPS

Evelyn Glennie, Promotional

Evelyn Glennie, Fred Frith, and Trilok Gurtu at Shadow '06

Evelyn Glennie, Edmonton 2006

Clapping Music