Category Archives: World Music
Review: Jordi Savall Routes of Slavery
SEATTLE SYMPHONY Exclusives: Jordi Savall Routes of Slavery Tuesday, November 6 at 7:30pm Benaroya Hall Presented by the Seattle Symphony and Early Music Seattle Beloved early music interpreter Jordi Savall and artists representing Europe, Africa, and the Americas explore the music … Continue reading
Posted in Early Music, Social Action, World Music
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Link for viewing Music Beyond Borders video
If you missed seeing our Music Without Borders: Voices from the Seven concert live simulcast, go to http://www.seattlesymphony.org/beyond-borders/live-stream, and you can watch it there on the Seattle Symphony’s website. It was incredible – definitely one of the most important concerts … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Social Action, Symphony, World Music
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Seattle Symphony Presents Music Beyond Borders: Voices from the Seven
Seattle Symphony Presents Music Beyond Borders: Voices from the Seven Continue reading
Posted in Community, Media, Social Action, Symphony, World Music
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Native Lands Project Potlatch Symphony Performance
The Native Lands Project started with the desire to build cultural understanding and respect through music between the Seattle Symphony and tribal nations in the Puget Sound region. This jointly created composition between the Seattle Symphony and Native artists was … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Symphony, World Music
Tagged First Nations, Giteck, Indian Music, Indigenous, Native Americans, Native Lands, Potlach, Seattle Symphony
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Music May Not Be the Universal Language We Thought…
Often we hear the thought expressed that music is a universal language. While it is true that music in some form exists universally, different cultures can have very different perceptions of what music is and its role in life. I … Continue reading
Posted in Arrangements, Composing, Viola, World Music
Tagged Chile, Indigenous, Mapuche, Viola, World Music
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