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Percussion and Drums Special with Evelyn Glennie and Colin Currie

Jamie MacDougall celebrates all things drums and percussion with two of the world鈥檚 top percussionists - Dame Evelyn Glennie and Colin Currie.

Jamie MacDougall celebrates all things drums and percussion with two of the world鈥檚 top percussionists - Dame Evelyn Glennie and Colin Currie. We hear insights into their music making, stories about the artists that have inspired them, and they share some of their favourite recordings from their personal collection. Expect to hear music by Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, Steve Reich and John Adams & Berlioz, alongside the inspired collaboration of Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain featuring the exotic sounds of santoor & tablas. Drumsticks at the ready for this two-hour special celebrating the world of percussion and the instruments that provide colour and drama to the sound of an ensemble/orchestra.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 31 Aug 2025 19:00
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Music Played

  • Aaron Copland

    Copland:Fanfare for the Common Man

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.
    • Aaron Copland: The World of Aaron Copland.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Aaron Copland

    Fanfare for the common man for brass and percussion

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.

  • John Adams

    Short Ride in a Fast Machine

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Oundjian.
    • Chandos.

  • John Adams

    Short Ride In A Fast Machine

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Oundjian.

  • Evelyn Glennie

    Evelyn Glennie with Michael Brauer: Thunder Caves

    Composer: Michael Brauer.
    • Shadow Behind the Iron Sun.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 6.

  • Evelyn Glennie

    Thunder Caves

    • Shadow Behind the Iron Sun.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique: Marche au supplice

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Vadim Repin. Orchestra: Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sascha Goetzel.
    • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique.
    • ONYX CLASSICS.
    • 8.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphony Fantastique Op.14 - March to the scaffold

    Orchestra: The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sascha Goetzel.

  • Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain

    Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain: Puriya Kalyan

    • Rare Gems of Hindustani Music.
    • Echo Recording Co. Pvt. Ltd..
    • 4.

  • Trad.

    Puriya Kalyan

  • Steve Reich

    Steve Reich: Mallet Quartet: I. Fast

    • Colin Currie & Steve Reich Live at Fondation Louis Vuitton.
    • Colin Currie Records.
    • 3.

  • Steve Reich

    Mallet Quartet (Fast)

    Ensemble: Colin Currie Group.

  • Steve Reich

    Steve Reich: Mallet Quartet: II. Slow

    • Colin Currie & Steve Reich Live at Fondation Louis Vuitton.
    • Colin Currie Records.
    • 4.

  • Steve Reich

    Mallet Quartet (Fast)

    Ensemble: Colin Currie Group.
    • Colin Currie & Steve Reich Live at Fondation Louis Vuitton.
    • Colin Currie Records.
    • 5.

  • Steve Reich

    Mallet Quartet: II. Slow

    Ensemble: Colin Currie Group.

  • Steve Reich

    Mallet Quartet (Fast)

    Ensemble: Colin Currie Group.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    Toru Takemitsu: From Me Flows What You Call Time

    Conductor: Carl St. Clair. Orchestra: Pacific Symphony.
    • Takemitsu: Orchestral Works.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    From Me Flows What You Call Time

    Ensemble: Nexus. Orchestra: Pacific Symphony. Conductor: Carl St. Clair.

  • John Adams

    Harmonielehre: I.

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Adams: Harmonielehre.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • John Adams

    Harmonielehre - Part I

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

  • Edgar Battle

    Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham: Topsy

    Composer: Eddie Durham. Lyricist: Edgar Battle. Lyricist: Eddie Durham.
    • Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie.
    • Verve Reissues.
    • 8.

  • Edgar Battle

    Topsy

    Composer: Eddie Durham. Performer: Oscar Peterson. Performer: Buddy Rich. Performer: Herb Ellis. Performer: Ray Brown.

  • Fred Frith

    Evelyn Glennie and Fred Frith: Walls Are Loosening + A Little Prayer

    Composer: Evelyn Glennie.
    • The Sugar Factory.
    • Tzadik.
    • 6.

  • Fred Frith

    Walls Are Loosening

    Composer: Evelyn Glennie.

  • Fred Frith

    A Little Prayer

    Composer: Evelyn Glennie.

  • Philip Glass

    Glass, P: Concerto Fantasy for 2 Timpanists and Orchestra: IIIa. Cadenzas - (arr. M. Lortz for wind ensemble)

    Conductor: Paul Popiel. Ensemble: University of Kansas Wind Ensemble.
    • Glass: Concerto Fantasy for 2 Timpanists and Orchestra - Fairouz: Symphony No. 4.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • Philip Glass

    Concerto Fantasy for 2 Timpanists and Orchestra: IIIb. - Cadenza (arr. M. Lortz for wind ensemble)

    Performer: Ji Hye Jung. Performer: Gwendolyn Dease. Performer: J膩nis Porietis. Music Arranger: Mark Lortz. Ensemble: University of Kansas Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Popiel.

  • Vienna Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan

    Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra Op.30 (Excerpt)

    • 2001: A Space Odyssey.
    • EMI Premier.

  • Strauss

    Also Sprach Zarathustra Op.30 (Excerpt)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Jun 2025 19:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio Scotland
  • Sun 31 Aug 2025 19:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio Scotland