Evelyn Glennie, remarkable woman in a man's world.

One of the leading percussionists in the world is from Scotland and is a woman. She is deaf.
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Glennie tours extensively in the northern hemisphere, spending up to four months each year in the United States, and performs with an extraordinarily wide variety of orchestras and contemporary musicians, giving over 100 concerts a year as well as master classes and 'music in schools' performances. She frequently commissions percussion works from composers and performs them in her concert repertoire. To date, these original works include 53 concertos, 56 recital pieces, 18 concert pieces and 2 works for percussion ensemble.
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In a live performance she can use up to approximately 60 instruments. She also plays the Great Highland Bagpipes and has her own registered tartan known as 'The Rhythms of Evelyn Glennie '. She is also deaf in both ears.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Glennie#Background