Silk Road Project: Introducing Silk Road Connect

On 2/25/09, the Silk Road Project introduced teachers from New York City schools to a multi-year, multidisciplinary initiative, Silk Road Connect. This 2009-2010 pilot program explores the world through Indigo, a chemically unique dye with a rich history—a journey from Egypt's mummies to today's blue jeans.

Presenters include cellist and Silk Road Project Artistic Director Yo-Yo Ma, Chancellor of New York City Public Schools Joel Klein, Royal Geographical Society Fellow and indigo expert Jenny Balfour-Paul, and Silk Road Ensemble storyteller Ben Haggarty.

Interspersed with footage of the workshop are comments from leading educational thinkers Warren Simmons, director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, and Dudley Herschbach, Nobel-winning professor of science at Harvard University.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Silk Road Connect
• education
• workshop
• Yo-Yo Ma
• Dudley Herschbach
• Warren Simmons
• Jenny Balfour-Paul
• indigo
• New York City
• Ben Haggarty
• storytelling

[silkroadproject]

@rh2st, it's a sarabande by Bach (from Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C major). In this presentation Yo-Yo Ma discussed the history of the piece: it passed from North Africa to Spain (where, incidentally, it was considered lascivious and banned), to France, where it transformed into a courtly dance, and then to Germany, where Bach included it in his Cello Suites. Through this process, the sarabande became no longer music owned by any nation, but rather music belonging to the world.

[Gradyahk]

Hi, A....G

[rh2st]

hi uhm...what is the name of the piece that he plays? :)