Glennie

/ ˈɡlɛnɪ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Antrobus and Glennie are two of today’s most accomplished Deaf artists at the flashpoint of music and poetry.

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The Scottish Glennie — the only Deaf artist to win a Grammy — honed an otherworldly approach to her instruments on symphonic and solo work and collaborations with Bjork and director Danny Boyle at the London Olympics.

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Glennie: I’ve never recorded anything combining the poetic spoken word and music before, and I haven’t been exposed to any examples of this kind of collaboration.

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

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On “Sound Machine,” a track from the new album “Aloud” from poet Raymond Antrobus and percussionist Evelyn Glennie, Antrobus recalls his fear as a child when he knocked over his dad’s stereo.

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