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Postcards from the Road

Highlights of recent travels.



Massachusetts, U.S. – Harvard University Residency
October 20-22, 2009

A residency at Harvard focused on passion-driven education. Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project received the Thelma E. Goldberg Arts in Education Award.

Europe – Music Festivals Tour
September 8-20, 2009

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma performed in London, Ghent, Brussels, Cologne, Lucerne and Bucharest

New York, U.S. – Silk Road Connect Camp
August 31-September 1, 2009

The Silk Road Project held an introductory workshop for teachers in the pilot program of Silk Road Connect, a multi-year, multidisciplinary educational initiative.

New York, U.S. – Lincoln Center Concerts & Broadcast
June 5-9, 2009

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma gave two concerts at Alice Tully Hall and a free performance at Damrosch Park, broadcast live on PBS.

Rhode Island, U.S. – Student Workshop & RISD Residency
March 4, 2009

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma performed for RI high schoolers; RISD students got a look behind the scenes of a new multimedia work.

New York, U.S. – Workshop for Teachers
February 25, 2009

Yo-Yo Ma, storyteller Ben Haggarty and indigo expert Jenny Balfour-Paul shared an idea for passion-driven education with New York City teachers.

Doha, Qatar – World Premiere of Layla and Majnun
November 22 & 23, 2008

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma performed for the opening of the Museum of Islamic Art.

New York, U.S. – United Nations Day Concert
October 24, 2008

The 63rd United Nations Day was celebrated with a concert by the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma in the UN General Assembly Hall.

Massachusetts, U.S. – New Commissions Workshop
September 7-15, 2008

The Silk Road Ensemble developed five new musical works and invited the public to an open rehearsal at Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Woman in a mask

Rhode Island, U.S. - RISD Residency
May 13-21, 2008

Silk Road Ensemble members visited RISD for a final performance with students in the “Folk Tales in the Digital Age” class.

Japan

Japan – Concert Tour
April 19-27, 2008

Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensmble traveled to Matsumoto, Nagoya, Tokyo, Osaka and Okayama for a whirlwind eight-concert tour.

RISD Students doing shadow puppets

Rhode Island, U.S. – RISD Residency
April 4-10, 2008

The Silk Road Ensemble presented a storytelling concert at RISD.

RISD Class

Rhode Island, U.S. – RISD Residency
February 18-23, 2008

Silk Road Ensemble members began a semester-long collaboration with students in RISD’s “Folk Tales in the Digital Age” class.

Two performers singing

Massachusetts, U.S. – Harvard Residency
November 26-30, 2007

Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble shared programs about the classic Central Asian love story of Layla and Majnun.

China 07

China – Concert Tour
October 2-12, 2007

Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble traveled to Shanghai, Suzhou, Hong Kong and Beijing to present concerts and cultural exchange workshops.

Camels

India – Planning Trip
September 2-9, 2007

Silk Road Project staff traveled to Delhi and Rajasthan in preparation for a Silk Road Ensemble cultural exchange.

Statue

Zurich, Switzerland – Museum Residency
August 28-September 2, 2007

The Silk Road Ensemble was in residence at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich.

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland – Lucerne Festival Concerts
August 23 & 25, 2007

Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble performed two concerts at the acclaimed Lucerne Festival.

Villacroze, France

Villecroze, France – Music Development Retreat
August 15-21, 2007

Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble members developed new works at the Academie Musicale de Villecroze.

Dragon carving on wall

China – Planning Trip
July 30-August 7, 2007

Silk Road Project staff traveled to Hong Kong and Beijing in preparation for a concert tour in China by the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma.

Woman playing drum

Baku, Azerbaijan – Cultural Exchange
May 16-20, 2006

Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble were in residence in Baku, Azerbaijan, collaborating with Azerbaijani musicians.

Church dome and cross

Tel Aviv , Israel – Prize Ceremony & Symposium
May 21-23, 2006

Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project received the Dan David Prize, and the Ensemble performed in Tel Aviv, Israel.


“Lands that were once considered distant are no longer thought so—we are all becoming neighbors.”
– YO-YO MA