Beverly Glenn-Copeland has shared that he has been recognized with dementia. The 80-year-old Canada-based composer announced the information alongside his spouse and inventive associate, Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland. He additionally shared that his upcoming tour dates with Elizabeth might be their ultimate stay performances. See an inventory of these ultimate reveals beneath.
“We wish to problem the mainstream picture of this sickness, which focuses on loss. We’re actively asking the universe to indicate us the place the life is right here,” Glenn-Copeland stated, partially, concerning the prognosis. “I wish to thank Elizabeth for her never-ending caregiving and help, and for the brilliance of her inventive imaginative and prescient, which has usually gone unnoticed. It’s due to her that I’m nonetheless in a position to be part of you onstage for this tour, which might be my final.”
Glenn-Copeland, whose modern, decades-long music profession spans people, avant-jazz, ambient, and extra, noticed a inventive renaissance following the 2016 rediscovery of his 1986 LP Keyboard Fantasies. In 2023, he launched his first new album in 20 years, The Ones Ahead. His life and artwork was additionally captured within the career-spanning compilation Transmissions, in addition to the 2019 documentary Keyboard Fantasies.
Beverly Glenn-Copeland:
09-26 Montreal, Quebec – Rialto Theatre*
09-30 Brooklyn, NY – Pioneer Works #
10-05 Saugerties, NY – Opus 40 #
* with Mimi O’Bonsawin
# Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Mates: The Salon Night
