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 MAContents: American anthem (Norah Jones) -- Death of Falstaff / Walton (Leonard Slatkin & London Philharmonic) -- Wang wang blues (Benny Goodman Sextet) -- Movin' back (Wynton Marsalis) -- How long blues (Count Basie) -- In the nick of time (Edgar Meyer ; Joshua Bell ; Sam Bush ; Mike Marshall) -- It's been a long, long time (Bing Crosby with Les Paul) -- America my home (excerpt) (Wynton Marsalis) -- If...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Legacy 2007