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March 14, 2009

8:00 pm

Hill Auditorium

Choral Union

Silk Road Ensemble, Chamber Ensemble
Willis, Alastair, Conductor
Gandelsman, Jonathan, Violin
Jacobsen, Colin, Violin
Cords, Nicholas, Viola
Ma, Yo-Yo, Cello
Beecher, Jeffrey, Contrabass
Das, Sandeep, Tabla
Gramley, Joseph, Percussion
Man, Wu, Pipa
Shanahan, Shane, Percussion
Suter, Mark, Percussion
Tong, Wu, Sheng
Tong, Wu, Bawu
Umezaki, Kojiro, Shakuhachi

Program

- Silk Road Suite: Wandering Winds
  - Composer: Unknown
  - Chamber Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble
  - Conductor: Willis, Alastair
  - Violin: Gandelsman, Jonathan
  - Violin: Jacobsen, Colin
  - Viola: Cords, Nicholas
  - Cello: Ma, Yo-Yo
  - Bawu: Tong, Wu
  - Contrabass: Beecher, Jeffrey
  - Percussion: Gramley, Joseph
  - Percussion: Shanahan, Shane
  - Percussion: Suter, Mark
  - Pipa: Man, Wu
  - Shakuhachi: Umezaki, Kojiro
  - Sheng: Tong, Wu
  - Tabla: Das, Sandeep
- Silk Road Suite: Mountains Are Far Away
  - Composer: Kalhor, Kayhan
  - Arranger: Zhurbin, Lev
  - Chamber Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble
  - Conductor: Willis, Alastair
  - Violin: Gandelsman, Jonathan
  - Violin: Jacobsen, Colin
  - Viola: Cords, Nicholas
  - Cello: Ma, Yo-Yo
  - Bawu: Tong, Wu
  - Contrabass: Beecher, Jeffrey
  - Percussion: Gramley, Joseph
  - Percussion: Shanahan, Shane
  - Percussion: Suter, Mark
  - Pipa: Man, Wu
  - Shakuhachi: Umezaki, Kojiro
  - Sheng: Tong, Wu
  - Tabla: Das, Sandeep
- Silk Road Suite: Sacred Cloud Music
  - Composer: Jiping, Zhao
  - Chamber Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble
  - Conductor: Willis, Alastair
  - Violin: Gandelsman, Jonathan
  - Violin: Jacobsen, Colin
  - Viola: Cords, Nicholas
  - Cello: Ma, Yo-Yo
  - Bawu: Tong, Wu
  - Contrabass: Beecher, Jeffrey
  - Percussion: Gramley, Joseph
  - Percussion: Shanahan, Shane
  - Percussion: Suter, Mark
  - Pipa: Man, Wu
  - Shakuhachi: Umezaki, Kojiro
  - Sheng: Tong, Wu
  - Tabla: Das, Sandeep
- Silk Road Suite: Saidi Swing
  - Composer: Shanahan, Shane
  - Chamber Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble
  - Conductor: Willis, Alastair
  - Violin: Gandelsman, Jonathan
  - Violin: Jacobsen, Colin
  - Viola: Cords, Nicholas
  - Cello: Ma, Yo-Yo
  - Bawu: Tong, Wu
  - Contrabass: Beecher, Jeffrey
  - Percussion: Gramley, Joseph
  - Percussion: Shanahan, Shane
  - Percussion: Suter, Mark
  - Pipa: Man, Wu
  - Shakuhachi: Umezaki, Kojiro
  - Sheng: Tong, Wu
  - Tabla: Das, Sandeep
- Silk Road Ensemble: Arabian Waltz
  - Composer: Abou-Khalil, Rabih
  - Chamber Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble
  - Conductor: Willis, Alastair
  - Violin: Gandelsman, Jonathan
  - Violin: Jacobsen, Colin
  - Viola: Cords, Nicholas
  - Cello: Ma, Yo-Yo
  - Bawu: Tong, Wu
  - Contrabass: Beecher, Jeffrey
  - Percussion: Gramley, Joseph
  - Percussion: Shanahan, Shane
  - Percussion: Suter, Mark
  - Pipa: Man, Wu
  - Shakuhachi: Umezaki, Kojiro
  - Sheng: Tong, Wu
  - Tabla: Das, Sandeep
- Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain
  - Composer: Lam, Angel
  - Chamber Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble
  - Conductor: Willis, Alastair
  - Violin: Gandelsman, Jonathan
  - Violin: Jacobsen, Colin
  - Viola: Cords, Nicholas
  - Cello: Ma, Yo-Yo
  - Bawu: Tong, Wu
  - Contrabass: Beecher, Jeffrey
  - Percussion: Gramley, Joseph
  - Percussion: Shanahan, Shane
  - Percussion: Suter, Mark
  - Pipa: Man, Wu
  - Shakuhachi: Umezaki, Kojiro
  - Sheng: Tong, Wu
  - Tabla: Das, Sandeep
- Paths of Parables
  - Composer: Yanov-Yanovsky, Dmitri
  - Chamber Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble
  - Conductor: Willis, Alastair
  - Violin: Gandelsman, Jonathan
  - Violin: Jacobsen, Colin
  - Viola: Cords, Nicholas
  - Cello: Ma, Yo-Yo
  - Bawu: Tong, Wu
  - Contrabass: Beecher, Jeffrey
  - Percussion: Gramley, Joseph
  - Percussion: Shanahan, Shane
  - Percussion: Suter, Mark
  - Pipa: Man, Wu
  - Shakuhachi: Umezaki, Kojiro
  - Sheng: Tong, Wu
  - Tabla: Das, Sandeep
- Ascending Bird
  - Composer: Jacobsen, Colin
  - Composer: Aghaei, Siamak
  - Chamber Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble
  - Conductor: Willis, Alastair
  - Violin: Gandelsman, Jonathan
  - Violin: Jacobsen, Colin
  - Viola: Cords, Nicholas
  - Cello: Ma, Yo-Yo
  - Bawu: Tong, Wu
  - Contrabass: Beecher, Jeffrey
  - Percussion: Gramley, Joseph
  - Percussion: Shanahan, Shane
  - Percussion: Suter, Mark
  - Pipa: Man, Wu
  - Shakuhachi: Umezaki, Kojiro
  - Sheng: Tong, Wu
  - Tabla: Das, Sandeep
  Notes: Based on traditional Persian field recording.

March 14, 2009

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