Hearing Essay
An essay by Evelyn Glennie who describes herself as an "international solo percussionist, composer, teacher, motivational speaker and jewellery designer". She is, incidentially, profoundly deaf too.
I hope that the audience will be stimulated by what I have to say (through the language of music) and will therefore leave the concert hall feeling entertained. If the audience is instead only wondering how a deaf musician can play percussion then I have failed as a musician. For this reason my deafness is not mentioned in any of the information supplied by my office to the press or concert promoters.
