Scottish Visions

David Lockington, Conductor
Evelyn Glennie, Percussion and Bagpipes
Special guest artist Evelyn Glennie returns to Grand Rapids for a concert featuring wonderful works with a Scottish flair including Mendelssohn's 3rd "Scottish" Symphony. Glennie, a hearing-impaired virtuosic percussionist will be performing Schwanter's Percussion Concerto in her bare feet to feel the music. She will also be featured playing the bagpipes on An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise by Peter Maxwell Davies. Grammy-winner Evelyn Glennie is credited as the first full-time, female solo percussionist in the field of Classical music.
Get a taste of Evelyn Glennie's upcoming performance of Joseph Schwantner's Percussion Concerto with this video interview. Click here
Evelyn shows us how to listen, really listen, in this Ideas Worth Spreading 30-minute video. Click here
Peter Maxwell Davies An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise Schwantner Percussion Concerto Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (Scottish)
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