Originally conceived as part of famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s nonprofit, Silkroad, Silkroad Ensemble is a multicultural group of world-class musicians led by Grammy Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Rhiannon Giddens. The ensemble’s latest project sets out to highlight unheard voices from the communities who built the Transcontinental Railroad. This genre-spanning performance will use the music and instruments of the African American, Chinese, Indigenous, Irish and other peoples who realized the vision of the railroad, exploring how these cultures disseminated across the country in the process. According to a reviewer for San Francisco Chronicle, “It’s a two-hour series of musical selections, each one more surprising and beautiful than the one before, in which you can hear divisions of genre and style wash away in real time like the ramparts of a crumbling sandcastle.” There will also be a free pre-performance talk by Alicia Reese, Silkroad’s Director of Strategic Partnerships & Impact, in Ramsey Concert Hall at 6:15 p.m.
WHO: Silkroad Ensemble
WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Hodgson Concert Hall
HOW MUCH: $10 (w/ UGA ID), $79–99
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