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Percussion Quotes by Evelyn Glennie
- Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
- Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way.
- The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet, sometimes…
- A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos.
- I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is important.
- When I was 12, I happened to see a schoolmate playing percussion, and it looked interesting. I asked for lessons, and it felt right.
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