Percussive art

Evelyn Glennie, a world famous classical percussionist, will give a concert along with the National Philharmonic's Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jan Lewtak on December 12. Glennie is almost totally deaf and perceives sounds through the vibrations they make.

As one of the most eclectic and innovative musicians on the scene today, critics say she constantly redefines the goals and expectations of percussion, and creates performances of such vitality that they almost constitute a new type of performance. Glennie gives more than 100 performances a year worldwide, playing  with the greatest conductors, orchestras, and artists. The diversity of her collaborations have included performance artists such as Nana Vasoncelos, Kodo, Bela Fleck, Bjork, Bobby McFerrin, Sting, the King's Singers, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Fred Frith.

Out of the 22 recordings made so far, Evelyn's first CD, Bartok's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, won her a Grammy in 1988. Since then she has earned two more Grammy nominations.

After 20 years in the music business she has begun teaching privately, which allows her the opportunity to explore the world of sound therapy as a means of communication. During the Warsaw concert she will perform pieces by Frank Bridge, Edward Elgar, Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli and William Walton, as well as her own compositions.