Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    THE SILK ROAD PROJECT HAD ONE MAJOR TOUR IN FY18. IN APRIL OF 2018 YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE TOURED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE CONTINUED A RESIDENCY WITH THE GETTY MUSEUM COMPOSING SPECIFIC MUSIC FOR AN INSTALLATION THAT OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2017. THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE HAD A YEARLONG RESIDENCY WITH SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM, THE FREER SACKLER GALLERY. SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE MEMBERS CREATED MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR ARTWORK THROUGHOUT THE GALLERY AS PART OF THE RESIDENCY. THE SILK ROAD PROJECT'S GLOBAL MUSICIAN WORKSHOP RETURNED TO DEPAUW UNIVERSITY. THE WORKSHOP HAS GROWN IN THE BOTH THE NUMBERS OF ATTENDEES AND NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF THE FACULTY/MUSICIANS. THE SILK ROAD PROJECT HAS CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS. THERE IS A CONTINUING SILK ROAD PROJECT EDUCATION PRESENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH TURNAROUND ARTS WITH LAME DEER IN MONTANA AND DES MOINES IOWA.THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE JOINED WITH THE MARK MORRIS DANCE COMPANY IN THE PRESENTATION AND TOUR OF THE AZERBAIJAN OPERA LAYLA AND MAJNUN. LAYLA AND MAJNUN WAS TRANSFORMED FROM AN OPERA TO A CONCERT ENSEMBLE WORK BY THE SILK ROAD PROJECT IN 2018. THE MARK MORRIS DANCE COMPANY TRANSFORMED THE WORK TO INTEGRATE DANCE.MEMBERS OF THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE COMPLETED VISITS TO THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CAMPS TO PERFORM AND WORK WITH MUSICIANS AS WELL AS CHILDREN IN THE REFUGEE CAMPS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.6M

  • Phoenix Rising Concert Series

    PHOENIX RISING - AS SILKROAD'S FIRST ARTISTIC ENDEAVOR UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF RHIANNON GIDDENS, PHOENIX RISING IS A CONCERT SERIES THAT SERVES AS A COLLECTIVE GRIEVING SONG AND CLARION CALL, UNITING AUDIENCES THROUGH VARIED CULTURAL EXPERIENCES TO MODEL OUR VISION FOR A MORE PEACEFUL AND JUST WORLD AS WE EMERGE FROM A LONG AND STUNNING UPHEAVAL FROM THE PANDEMIC. THIS PROGRAM FEATURES A CROSS-SECTION OF SILKROAD'S AWARD-WINNING COMPOSITIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS; FOUR MAJOR NEW COMMISSIONS BY SHAWN CONLEY, SANDEEP DAS, MAEVE GILCHRIST, AND KAORU WATANABE; AND NEW ARRANGEMENTS BY RHIANNON GIDDENS, COLIN JACOBSEN, EDWARD PÉREZ, AND MAZZ SWIFT. SILKROAD DEBUTED PHOENIX RISING AT THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER'S LOEB DRAMA CENTER IN NOVEMBER 2021, FOLLOWED BY SPRING PERFORMANCES IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA AND BILBAO, SPAIN.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $530.9K

  • Global Musician Workshop

    GMW - SILKROAD'S GLOBAL MUSICIAN WORKSHOP (GMW) IS AN INTENSIVE MUSICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM MODELED AFTER THE UNIQUE INCEPTION OF THE SILKROAD ENSEMBLE THAT FOSTERS A COMMUNITY OF GLOBALLY-MINDED MUSICIANS THROUGH WORKSHOPS THAT EXPLORE AND ENGAGE WITH MUSICAL GENRES, STYLES, AND TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. GMW 2021 WAS HOSTED ONLINE, WITH GMW FACULTY ARTISTS STREAMING LIVE FROM CAMPUS AT NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY IN BOSTON, MA. IN ADDITION TO THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM, SILKROAD PRESENTED THE GMW ONLINE PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL ON THE FINAL TWO EVENINGS OF THE EVENT, FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY GMW FACULTY, PARTICIPANTS, AND SPECIAL GUESTS LIKE ANGELIQUE KIDJO, SPEECH, AND JAKE SHIMABUKURO. GMW 2021 BROUGHT TOGETHER 169 PARTICIPANTS FROM 38 COUNTRIES PLAYING OVER 40 DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $324K