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Glennie

British  
/ ˈɡlɛnɪ /

noun

  1. Dame Evelyn ( Elizabeth Ann ). born 1965, Scottish percussionist and composer; profundly deaf since the age of twelve

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The eight-week season will feature 86 concerts in London, Gateshead, Bristol, Middlesborough, Sunderland and Mold, with appearances by percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, soprano Louise Alder and pianist Yuja Wang.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Glennie and Antrobus performed “Aloud” in single takes, with no rehearsal or even knowledge of what the other would perform.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

Antrobus: Before making this record, I didn’t know Evelyn Glennie personally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

An employment tribunal, chaired by Judge Andrew Glennie, found she had leaked the information in the public interest and had been unfairly dismissed.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025

Dr. Glennie says, however, that, once back in the study-room, Byron's docility was equal to his vivacity.

From My Recollections of Lord Byron by Sir Hubert E. H. (Hubert Edward Henry) Jerningham

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