Evelyn Glennie the mouth organ and the clarinet. Other major influences were Glenn Gould, Jacqueline du Pré and Trilok Gurtu. She studied at Ellon Academy and the Royal Academy of Music, and was also a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland. She was a member of the Cults Percussion Ensemble, formed in 1976 by local musical educator Ron Forbes. They toured and recorded one album, which was re-released on Trunk Records in 2012. Glennie tours extensively in the northern hemisphere, spending up to four months each year in the United States, and performs with a wide variety of orchestras and
Brian Glennie Brian Glennie Brian "Blunt" Glennie (born August 29, 1946) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL from 1969 until 1979. Glennie was a master of the hip-check. Glennie was born in Toronto, Ontario. He had an outstanding junior career with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association, eventually captaining the team to the 1967 Memorial Cup. As a PeeWee he was coached by future Toronto Maple Leafs coach Roger Neilson. After junior Glennie joined the Canadian National Team program run by Father David Bauer for the 1967-68 season. He was a member of