Glennie

British

/ ˈɡlɛnɪ /

noun

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

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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: The music industry, and society more broadly, often carries a narrow view of deafness.

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

But how true, as Mr. Glennie said, that we should not be envious against the ungodly, against the man that walketh after evil counsels.

From Moonfleet by Falkner, John Meade

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