Yo-yo Ma Stringing us together with music
THE ITALIANS HAVE IT RIGHT! Despite their hardship, they are connecting through their isolation by singing from their balconies in a remarkable show of spirit and resilience during this global catastrophe.
Yo-Yo Ma and the Silkroad collective in its 20th Anniversary season is also continuing to connect us through music. Silkroad’s merry band of global musicians have come together to develop a VIRTUAL CONCERT MINI-SERIES! Starting this week, Silkroad artists will be sharing short, musical performances on Facebook and Instagram — bringing music of comfort and joy directly from their homes into yours!
Below you will find a preliminary schedule, with the opportunity for more dates to be added. You’re invited to gather around your computers or smartphones and take part in an online watch party with friends and strangers from all corners of the world. Following the live stream, videos will be posted to Silkroad’s website for later viewing.
Here is Silkroad founder Yo-Yo Ma to kick things off with a beautiful Mongolian tune:
SILKROAD HOME SESSIONS/PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Bringing you music from our homes to yours. #songsofcomfort
MAR 18 Silkroad Home Sessions with Mazz Swift
Instagram 12:00pm EST / 9:00am PST ***
MAR 20 Silkroad Home Sessions with Sandeep Das
Facebook12:00pm EST / 9:00am PST***
MAR 23 Silkroad Home Sessions with Edward Perez
Instagram 2:00pm EST / 11:00am PST ***
MAR 25 Silkroad Home Sessions with Preeti Vasudevan
Facebook 1:00pm EST / 10:00am PST ***
MAR 27 Silkroad Home Sessions with Haruka Fujii
Facebook 3:00pm EST / 12:00pm PST***
MAR 30 Silkroad Home Sessions with Maeve Gilchrist
Facebook 4:00pm EST / 1:00pm PST***
APR 1 Silkroad Home Sessions with Mike Block
Facebook 6:00pm EST / 3:00pm PST***
APR 3 Silkroad Home Sessions with Wu Man
Facebook 3:00pm EST / 12:00pm PST***