TOUCH THE SOUND
Reviews & Articles
Le Voir: Nov. 3, 05
"Touch the Sound, by Thomas Riedelsheimer, follows the traces of a not very ordinary musician."
EYE Weekly (Mini Review): Sept. 9, 04
"... (the film's) impressionistic design is transfixing."
Los Angeles Times: Sept. 9, 05
"Sensitivity reverberates through the story of deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie."
The Villiage Voice: Sept. 6, 05
"Touch the Sound" layers inspiration and beauty
Chicago Tribune: Oct. 14, 05
"It's rare that a documentary conveys an artist's worldview so compellingly, but then Glennie is no ordinary musician."
NewsScotsman.com:Aug. 17, 04
"EVELYN GLENNIE whips about on a stage, beating up a musical storm on a borrowed snake drum. Around her, the thunder clouds roll and roar across the Alps surrounding the idyllic Swiss town of Locarno, on the shores of Lake Maggiore. A rapturous audience has just watched the world premiere of a new documentary about the Scots percussionist’s life, and now they are witnessing a performance by the woman herself. For the profoundly deaf Glennie, it is a chance to put across her side of the story, to show how she "feels" sound..."
Reviews & Articles
Le Voir: Nov. 3, 05
"Touch the Sound, by Thomas Riedelsheimer, follows the traces of a not very ordinary musician."
EYE Weekly (Mini Review): Sept. 9, 04
"... (the film's) impressionistic design is transfixing."
Los Angeles Times: Sept. 9, 05
"Sensitivity reverberates through the story of deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie."
The Villiage Voice: Sept. 6, 05
"Touch the Sound" layers inspiration and beauty
Chicago Tribune: Oct. 14, 05
"It's rare that a documentary conveys an artist's worldview so compellingly, but then Glennie is no ordinary musician."
NewsScotsman.com:Aug. 17, 04
"EVELYN GLENNIE whips about on a stage, beating up a musical storm on a borrowed snake drum. Around her, the thunder clouds roll and roar across the Alps surrounding the idyllic Swiss town of Locarno, on the shores of Lake Maggiore. A rapturous audience has just watched the world premiere of a new documentary about the Scots percussionist’s life, and now they are witnessing a performance by the woman herself. For the profoundly deaf Glennie, it is a chance to put across her side of the story, to show how she "feels" sound..."