 For Evelyn's story is the rest of the story. The rise to fame for this Scottish farmer's daughter was swift and astonishing. She entered the Royal Academy of Music in London at 17 and almost immediately began receiving honors for her virtuosity. The James Blades Prize. The Hugh Fitch Prize for percussion. The Hilda Dean Anderson Prize. The Queen's Commendation Prize, which is the highest award that the Royal Academy has to offer.