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Article: Deaf percussionist hears different drum Glennie, who has built distinctly different solo career, to play with MSO; If you go Who: Precussionist Evelyn Glennie with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Jorge Mester. What: Joseph Schwantner's Percussion Concerto, Berlioz's "Beatrice et Benedict, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8" When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday How much: $15 to $46 at the box office, 273-7206; Hearing devices are available Infrared hearing devices are available for use by the hearing-impaired at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. There is no charge for use of these devices, which are wireless and inconspicuous. To borrow one, leave a driver's license or some other identification in exchange for the headset at the center's Public Information Office on the ground floor of the Uihlein Hall lobby, near the north staircase. After the show or concert, return the headset and retrieve the ID.
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 10, 1998
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They told Evelyn Glennie that even if she succeeded in becoming a
professional percussionist, she could hardly hope for a solo career.
Percussionists, after all, stand at the back of the orchestra;
they don't give solo recitals. There is very little repertoire for
percussion solo.
And Evelyn Glennie is deaf.
But Glennie, 32, didn't let those obstacles stop her.
She not only built a career as a musician despite her deafness,
but she invented the idea of a solo career as a percussionist.
She has commissioned and made famous one of the great pieces of
the late 20th century, James MacMillan's "Veni, Veni."
Her performance of "Veni" with the the Milwaukee Symphony was one
of the most memorable ...
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