Dame Evelyn Glennie

Dame Evelyn Glennie is the world’s premier solo percussionist. Her solo recordings exceed 40 CDs. A double GRAMMY award winner and BAFTA nominee, Evelyn composes for film, theatre and television. The Evelyn Glennie Podcast was launched in 2020. Evelyn was awarded an OBE in 1993 and has over 100 international awards to date, including the Polar Music Prize, the Léonie Sonning Music Prize and the Companion of Honour. Evelyn is Curator for The Evelyn Glennie Collection. Her iconic film Touch the Sound, TED Talk and charity The Evelyn Glennie Foundation embody her life-long mission to Teach the World to Listen.

Photo credit: © Philip Rathmer (and Brigitte).

Will Rixon

Will has been playing, composing and performing music since childhood, first on the piano and later, on a variety of other instruments. Though a founding member and writer for folk-rock band Garden State, his first love is classical film soundtracks and he has composed for several short films including Flea, I am Thou, and Virgin Shorts finalist, The Big Idea.

Will was trained as a classical pianist, but considers himself formally untrained, as he composes entirely by ear and by instinct. With this organic background in composition, his music feels both familiar and unique.​

His debut classical album, Acinematic, is a selection of 10 pieces, intended for films that are yet to be made. Each song represents a sub-genre of film composition that Will feels passionate about as both a film-lover and film score enthusiast.