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| | | Cellists Mike Block and Yo-Yo Ma and bassist Jeffrey Beecher with the Silk Road Ensemble at Mondavi Center, UC Davis, in April 2011
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Newark, NJ: New Jersey Performing Arts Center
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
We are looking forward to kicking off a series of performances in and around New York City with a concert at NJPAC in Newark on June 4, 2011. In this program, the Ensemble will play some favorite pieces from recent tours, including Osvaldo Golijov's "Air to Air," which is a globetrotting musical journey in itself, and the virtuosic "Taranta Project" from Sicilian cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima. Several Ensemble members will perform in their own compositions as well: Kayhan Kalhor in "Silent City," Sandeep Das in "Shristi" and Cristina Pato and Kojiro Umezaki in their new piece "Vojo."
See our calendar for more information.
New York, NY: SummerStage in Central Park
Silk Road Connect students, the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, and friends
You won't want to miss this free, public program in New York City on June 7, 2011. We've been anticipating performing with our Silk Road Connect sixth-graders all year, and we're excited to announce some of the guest artists who will join us.
See our "Night at the Caravanserai: Tales of Wonder" preview for details.
New Haven, CT: International Festival of Arts and Ideas
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
We will perform a free concert on the New Haven Green on opening night of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, June 11, 2011. That afternoon, our artistic director Yo-Yo Ma will discuss how the historical Silk Road, a series of trade routes that crisscrossed Eurasia, inspired him to found the Silk Road Project to support international cultural exchange and learning through the arts. In the evening, the Ensemble will take the stage to perform music inspired by our global connections.
See our calendar for more information.
Brooklyn, NY: Mike Block's GALA NY Series
Global Art, Local Audiences
We were glad to help cellist Mike Block get his innovative, eclectic new concert series off the ground with a Silk Road Ensemble Creative Project Stipend. These concerts take place at the Brooklyn Lyceum on Saturday evenings, and fellow Ensemble members have been taking part, including Hu Jianbing and Shane Shanahan most recently. See the GALA NYC website for details.
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