The Silk Road Ensemble: Arabian Waltz

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Seeded by silkroadproject on 7 Jul 2011

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Driven by complex additive rhythms and improvisatory melodic lines, "Arabian Waltz" is a propulsive work by Lebanese-born composer Rabih Abou-Khalil, whose works fuse the musical traditions of the Arabic world with jazz improvisation and European classical techniques. The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma performed this piece at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, NY. For more on the Silk Road Ensemble and the Silk Road Project, visit http://www.silkroadproject.org

Work: Abou-Khalil: Arabian Waltz

Composer: Rabih Abou-Khalil

Artist: Johnny Gandelsman (Violin) ; Colin Jacobsen (Violin) ; Nicholas Cords (Viola) ; Yo-Yo Ma (Cello) ; Jeffrey Beecher (Double Bass) ; Sandeep Das (Tabla) ; Joseph Gramley (Percussion) ; DongWon Kim (Changgo) ; Wu Man (Pipa) ; Shane Shanahan (Percussion) ; Mark Suter (Percussion) ; Wu Tong (Sheng) ; Kojiro Umezaki (Shakuhachi)

Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble

Presenter: Park Avenue Armory