02/07/2015 6pm
Historic Manhattan Seventh-day Adventist Church
232 West 11th Street, New York City
We imagine what music travelers on the Silk Road might have heard between 500 and 1500 AD. The road was a conduit of silk, music, Buddhism, etc. Versions of the instruments played here — harp, lute and some percussion instruments — had originated in Western Asia and reached the Eastern region via the Silk Road. The program includes “The Wave of Kokonor” (China, 7c – 9c), “Qawl” (Iran,13c), “Salterello” (Italy,14c)