SILKROAD ENSEMBLE
Yo-Yo Ma founded Silkroad in 1998 with the aim of bringing together musicians from the lands of the Silk Road to co-create a new artistic idiom: a musical language founded in difference, a metaphor for the benefits of a more connected world.
Today, the collective is under the leadership of Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens, and continues to create music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning.
Traversing the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, Silkroad presents a brand-new trio that seamlessly blends three disparate narratives of language and sound. Three internationally acclaimed, genre-bending artists who each have been credited with reshaping the landscape of their respective instruments through their unique improvisational styles and compositional voices: composer and instrumentalist Kaoru Watanabe, clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, and harper and composer Maeve Gilchrist.
Through this unique collaboration, hear three very different voices in conversation with one another as they find the sweet spots of stylistic intersection, dramatic contrast, and virtuosity, forging an entirely new aesthetic that feels as organic as can be.
TICKETS
$44 + fees
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VENUE: LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
SEATING: Yes
ALCOHOL: Yes, there are two bars in the inner lobby
OUTSIDE FOOD/DRINK: No
PARKING: Yes, you can pre-pay for parking validation in the Sandoval garage (across the street) during your checkout
ADA: Yes, please notify a box office representative of your accommodations prior to the show
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