Silkroad Ensemble: Uplifted Voices
$53.10-$84.60 ($32.10-$63.60 ages 18 & under)
- Pura Fé, lap-steel slide guitar & voice
- Haruka Fujii, percussion
- Maeve Gilchrist, celtic harp & voice
- Karen Ouzounian, cello
- Layale Chaker, violin
- Mazz Swift, vioin & voice
Grammy Award-winning musical ensemble Silkroad's "Uplifted Voices" brings together a stellar lineup of performer-composers from the Silkroad Ensemble in a series of pieces that highlight each artist’s musical storytelling. These compositions, often inspired by their homeland, ancestors, community, and family, represent previously under-recognized voices from around the world, offering a fresh perspective on the history and migration of music.
About Pura Fé, lap-steel slide guitar & voice
About Haruka Fujii, percussion
Percussionist and composer Haruka Fujii has won international acclaim for her interpretations of contemporary music, having performed numerous premieres of works from luminary composers, and appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and more. Since 2010, she has performed as an artist of the Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble, joining a group of international musicians founded by Yo-Yo Ma, and serves as one of the artistic leadership team alongside Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens.
https://www.harukafujii.com/About Maeve Gilchrist, celtic harp & voice
Hailed as a phenomenal harp player with unparalleled purity, Maeve Gilchrist has revolutionized the Celtic harp by stretching its harmonic limits and improvisational possibilities. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, and now based in Brooklyn, New York, Gilchrist's innovative approach to her instrument transcends genres. She is equally at home performing as a soloist with renowned orchestras as she is playing with traditional Irish folk groups or exploring electronic augmentation.
As a bandleader and composer, Gilchrist tours internationally and has performed at Tanglewood Jazz Festival, the World Harp Congress, and the historic opening of the Scottish Parliament. She has shared the stage with Yo-Yo Ma, Esperanza Spalding, and Tony Trishka, among others, and has collaborated with inventive artists such as the Silkroad Ensemble, Arooj Aftab’s Vulture Prince Ensemble, and the progressive folk-quartet DuoDuo. Gilchrest has released five albums, including 2020's critically acclaimed The Harpweaver.
http://www.maevegilchristmusic.com