9/21/2018International Day of Peace with members of Silkroad EnsembleIn observation of International Day of Peace, the Rothko Chapel presented a performance by members of the Silkroad Ensemble, while in residency at Rice University, in collaboration with the Aga Khan Council. Performing artists included: Shawn Conley, bass; Nicholas Cords, viola; Sandeep Das, tabla; Maeve Gilchrist, harp; Kaoru Watanabe, shinobue flutes, taiko.Set list:Taiko and Shinobue solo by Kaoru WatanabeVaishanavi by Sandeep DasHarp Solo by Maeve GilchristOstinato 4 ("Yellow Birds") by Maeve GilchristIn Manus Tuas by Caroline Shaw Bloodlines by Kaoru Watanabe Tarang by Sandeep Das, arr. SilkroadIn a Landscape by John CageWaves of Rush by Aidan O'Rourke, arr. Maeve GilchristTogether Alone by Kaoru WatanabeThe International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") is observed around the world each year on the 21st of September. Established in 1981 by unanimous United Nations resolution, Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace. To learn more about International Day of Peace, visit internationaldayofpeace.org.About Silkroad Ensemble:Silkroad creates music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning to build a more hopeful world.Yo-Yo Ma conceived Silkroad in 1998 as a reminder that even as rapid globalization resulted in division, it brought extraordinary possibilities for working together. Seeking to understand this dynamic, he began to learn about the historical Silk Road, recognizing in it a model for productive cultural collaboration, for the exchange of ideas and tradition alongside commerce and innovation. And in a radical experiment, he brought together musicians from the lands of the Silk Road to co-create a new artistic idiom, a musical language founded in difference, a metaphor for the benefits of a more connected world.Today, these Grammy Award-winning artists seek and practice radical cultural collaboration in many forms, creating and presenting new music, teacher and musician training workshops, and residency programs in schools, museums, and communities. Silkroad has recorded seven albums. Sing Me Home, which won the 2016 Grammy for Best World Music Album was developed and recorded alongside the documentary feature The Music of Strangers, from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville.