Summary: Over the past sixteen years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named for the ancient trade route linking Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Silk Road Ensemble, an international collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, exemplifies music's ability to blur international boundaries, blend disparate cultures, and inspire hope for...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MUSSummary: The companion album to the Morgan Neville documentary The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble. This is the artists' most personal album to date with multicultural vocals, instruments, and musicians that share what their home sounds like to them. The songs included are ones that Ensemble members have written or arranged for the group over the years that celebrates cultural...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL MAMa, Yo-Yo
Contents: Playlist for an extreme occasion. Part zero (1:33) ; Part one (1:53) ; Part two (3:38) ; Part three (2:06) ; Part four (2:30) ; Part five (3:02) ; Cristina's interlude (:37) ; Part six (2:42) / Iyer -- Night thoughts / Wu Man ; arr. Kim, Umezaki, Wu (6:14) -- Saidi swing / Shanahan (7:30) -- Partita, op. 31. Allegretto / Saygun (3:34) -- Atashgah / Jacobsen (14:01) -- Cut the rug. Drag the goat...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Masterworks 2013
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL MAMa, Yo-Yo
Summary: Celebrates the universal hopes, dreams, and joy animating seasonal festivals the world over - Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, Kwanzaa, Yule, and New Year's Day.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 2008