'Touch the Sound' brings a new kind of feeling to music
Not since the advent of talkies has there been a film that so profoundly explores and makes us rethink the nature of what we hear as Touch the Sound, a documentary of the world of Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Only gradually do we catch on that Glennie is deaf and has been since the age of 8. Yet she feels vibrations from her traditional and makeshift musical instruments and has forged a career as a recording artist. Read the full review
TO SUM UP
Evelyn Glennie is a Grammy-winning classical percussionist whose solo work is renowned. She is also deaf. For Evelyn, sound is palpable and rhythm is the basis of everything. Without vibration, there is nothing. Director Thomas Riedelsheimer traces Evelyn and her art through California, New York, England and her native Scotland.
Evelyn Glennie is a Grammy-winning classical percussionist whose solo work is renowned. She is also deaf. For Evelyn, sound is palpable and rhythm is the basis of everything. Without vibration, there is nothing. Director Thomas Riedelsheimer traces Evelyn and her art through California, New York, England and her native Scotland.
FILM FACTS ...
Shadow Distribution
'Touch the Sound'
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Starring: Evelyn Glennie, Fred Frith
Run time: 99 minutes
Release date: Sept. 7, 2005
Rating: Not rated.
On the web
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