The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
2016-06-10
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Overview: Follow several talented members of the ensemble as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution.
Overview: An elegiac documentary following virtuosic clarinettist and composer Kinan Azmeh, a Damascus-born musician living in exile, as he attempts to find meaning and purpose after the outbreak of war in Syria. A profound exploration of the role art can play in forging identity and community.