The Evelyn Glennie Podcast

EP32 - James MacMillan

Composer, James MacMillan, chats to me about his inspiration, methods and legacy... Produced by Cheryl Davis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio

EP31 - Clarice Assad

Composer Clarice Assad chats to me about her musical upbringing, her inspirations, her diverse range of skills and her approach to composing a percussion concerto... Pro

EP30 - Wynton Marsalis

What a wonderful ending to Series 4! Wynton reminisced about how being challenged at basketball by a flautist, spurred him on to start practising trumpet in earnest and a

EP29 - Tine Thing Helseth

Tine Thing Helseth and I chatted about the precarious situations you can find yourself in as a musician such as standing playing on tall buildings in a gale! Besides bein

EP28 - Neil Percy

Neil Percy is the Principal Percussionist of the LSO and Head of Percussion at The Royal Academy of Music so he has plenty of tales to tell about everything related to pe

EP27 Jon Snow

Legendary journalist, Jon Snow, chats to me about his early days as a chorister, some incredibly poignant and momentous moments in his career and of his best friend - his

EP26 - MILOŠ

Classical guitarist, Miloš Karadaglić charmed me with his tales of music in his Montenegro home, his inspiring grandmother and the battered old classical guitar that star

Ep25 - Sally Gunnell

I'm not an Olympic Gold medallist like my guest today, Sally Gunnell, but we do have one thing in common - we both grew up on a farm. We chatted about the sense of respon

Ep24 - Riz Ahmed

My guest today, Sound of Metal actor, Riz Ahmed shares his extraordinary experience of learning American Sign Language, becoming a drummer and putting his body through ri

Ep23 - Nicholas Collon

Nicholas Collon is a conductor with seemingly boundless energy and a huge enthusiasm for everything he does - and this podcast episode is no exception! We chatted about h

Ep22 - Carol Jarvis

Carol Jarvis is an exceptional musician who has been on an incredible journey - touring with Seal whilst battling cancer and flying back to the UK for blood transfusions

Ep21 - Toyah Willcox

I have always been a huge fan of Toyah's so to have the chance to chat to her about everything that keeps her creative was incredible for me! Toyah shared some of the sec

EP20 - East Anglia's Children's Hospice- EACH

East Anglia's Children's Hospice does such amazing work for children and their families and here I brought together Phil Gormley, CEO, Ray Travasso, music therapist and t

EP19 - Ruth Sullivan

Ruth Sullivan is one of the UK's top Foley artists who recently produced the sound effects for TV's 'Killing Eve' amongst many other shows and films. Join me as I explore

EP17 - Rev. Richard Coles

The Reverend Richard Coles has me in stitches as he recounts his experiences of music as a child, from a tone-deaf father, a tonally sharp mother and a brilliant but misl

EP16 - Jess Gillam

Super Saxophonist, Jess Gillam, chatted to me about her deep connection with the saxophone and why she chose it over the drums or piano. Jess shared with me some of the e

EP15 - Adjoa Andoh

When I worked with Adjoa Andoh on an RSC project I was struck by just how much work and skill goes into every performance. Adjoa is multi-skilled and has filled many role

EP14 - World Doctors' Orchestra

Evelyn chats to three doctors from the World Doctors' Orchestra - The World Doctors Orchestra was founded in 2008 and combines the pleasure of fine music with global medi

EP13 - Jacob Collier

The word prodigy doesn't come close to describing my guest today - Jacob Collier seamlessly navigates around jazz, pop, funk, acapella, classical and R&B, picking up so m

EP12 - Edeline Lee

I met Edeline Lee, the successful fashion designer when I reluctantly agreed to be a catwalk model in one of her shows. Today's podcast was much less scary, although I di