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...statement, he noted his interest in “the migration of ideas among communities,” adding that the Silk Road Project will bring the influences of instruments ranging from the Chinese erhu and Arab oud into Harvard classrooms...
Established in 1998, the Silk Road Project provides resources for a range of artistic and educational programs...
...Silk Road that the project takes its name from refers to an ancient trade route, which flourished around the first century B.C. The Silk Road was an important nexus of cultural exchange—Buddhism was carried into China through travellers on the road, while lutes from Persia were brought to Japan and Chinese gongs to Europe...
While at Harvard, artists with the Silk Road Project will hold classes, workshops, and public performances on topics ranging from ethnomusicology to art history...
...Silk Road musicians and staff will also develop a curriculum “designed to explore the resources of [Harvard and RISD] and to expand the scope of audience participation beyond the mainstream concert tour format,” according to a press release...