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Traditions and Transformations - Sounds of Silk Road Chicago

11/17/2009, 13 Tracks, 1:19:24

Featuring

  • Miguel Harth-Bedoya
  • Yo-Yo Ma
  • Joel Fan
  • Joseph Gramley
  • Shane Shanahan
  • Mark Suter
  • Ganbaataryn Khongorzul
  • Wu Man
  • Alan Gilbert
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Silk Road Ensemble
  • Ernest Bloch
  • Byambasuren Sharav
  • Lou Harrison
  • Sergei Prokofiev

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Performer Biography

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, one of the conductors on this album, is a native of Peru and the winner of the 2002 Seaver/NEA Conductors Award.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Yo-Yo Ma, the cellist and artistic director of the Silk Road Project, has a discography of over seventy-five albums, including more than fifteen Grammy winners.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Alan Gilbert, another conductor on this album, was recently appointed the next Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, starting in 2009.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

In 1893, one-third of Chicago's population was foreign-born, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra even conducted rehearsals in German due to the native tongue of many players.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Wu Man, a principal member of the Silk Road Ensemble and pipa player, received the first master's degree in pipa from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album is a record of the Silk Road Chicago project, which brought the Chicago Symphony Orchestra together with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album's concept, "Traditions and Transformations," reflects the historic Silk Road's role as an "internet of antiquity" for cultural exchange.

Source: Booklet

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