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Code	DS/UK/14618
Name	Glennie; Dame; Evelyn (19 July 1965); CH DBE; Scottish virtuoso percussionist
Variations of Name	Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie
Dates	19 July 1965
Gender	Female (cisgender)
Place of Birth/Origin	Aberdeenshire, Scotland (born)
Relationships	Daughter of Herbert Arthur Glennie (Scottish accordionist) Wife of Greg Malcangi (composer, sound engineer and tuba player)
Biography	Dame Evelyn Glennie CH DBE is a Scottish virtuoso multi-percussionist, performing internationally with a wide variety of orchestras and contemporary musicians. Glennie has been profoundly deaf since the age of 12. This does not inhibit her ability to perform at an international level. She regularly plays barefoot during both live performances and studio recordings to feel the music better. Glennie contends that deafness is largely misunderstood.. She explains that she taught herself to hear with parts of her body other than her ears. Glennie published "Hearing Essay" in which she discusses her condition. Glennie also discusses how she feels music in different parts of her body in her TED talk "How To Truly Listen", published in 2003.

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