Silk Road Project: Air to Air (Live From Lincoln Center)

("Air to Air" will be performed during the March/April 2011 Texas & West Coast Tour.) On June 9, 2009, the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma performed a free concert at Damrosch Park in New York City, which was broadcast on "Live From Lincoln Center." In this excerpt, the Ensemble and guest artists from Manhattan School of Music and the University of Michigan perform "Wa Habbibi" and "Tancas Serradas a Muru," movement's from composer Osvaldo Golijov's "Air to Air." Golijov has described this piece as "music born from community." The Silk Road Project shares this excerpt courtesy of Live From Lincoln Center.

More information at http://www.silkroadproject.org

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• music
• Live From Lincoln Center
• Lincoln Center
• Silk Road Ensemble
• Yo-Yo Ma
• live
• Air to Air
• Osvaldo Golijov
• Golijov
• Cristina Pato

[krazol]

Does anyone know the name of the instrument appearing at 7:20??

[silkroadproject]

@krazol It's a sheng, a Chinese mouth organ.

[silkroadproject]

Hi, ilauri, "Air to Air" is recorded on the Silk Road Ensemble's album 'Off the Map' (recently nominated for a Grammy, by the way).

[ilauri]

where can i get this song?

[silkroadproject]

@ilauri "Air to Air" is recorded on the Silk Road Ensemble's album 'Off the Map' (recently nominated for a Grammy, by the way).

[royayesolh]

What if one we could all put down our guns and play music together. just like this one.

[Ingenuo100]

Powerfull, for my being, for the being of see the happiness of all of them Me I am mesmerize.....!!

[jedenbeen]

@openmusicspain Why?

[krazol]

@silkroadproject Thank you! :)

[openmusicspain]

This is really shitty music, the musicians are fine, some even are veeeeery wel known but the result is as poor as poop!!

[openmusicspain]

This is really shitty music, the musicians are fine, some even are veeeeery wel known but the result is as poor as poop!!

[sriniovasan]

dislikes for this one!? fuck's sake!