{"id":7712,"date":"2019-03-19T14:20:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T18:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/news\/?p=7712"},"modified":"2019-04-12T15:09:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T19:09:18","slug":"elizabethtown-college-welcomes-silkroad-on-april-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2019\/03\/19\/elizabethtown-college-welcomes-silkroad-on-april-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Welcomes Silkroad on April 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><em>\u00a0The annual Ware Lecture on Peacemaking\u00a0will feature the Grammy-Award winning musicians<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>On Thursday, April 11, Elizabethtown College will welcome Grammy-award winning musicians, <em>Silkroad<\/em>, for a free concert for the public. Yo-Yo Ma conceived\u00a0<em>Silkroad<\/em>\u00a0in 1998 as a reminder that even as rapid globalization resulted in division, it brought extraordinary possibilities for working together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/now.etown.edu\/files\/2019\/03\/Ensemble.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7713 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/now.etown.edu\/files\/2019\/03\/Ensemble.jpg\" alt=\"Silkroad\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2019\/03\/Ensemble.jpg 800w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2019\/03\/Ensemble-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2019\/03\/Ensemble-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, the Grammy Award-winning artists\u00a0seek 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.<\/p>\n<p><em>Silkroad<\/em>\u00a0has recorded seven albums.\u00a0<em>Sing Me Home<\/em>, which won the 2016 Grammy for Best World Music Album was developed and recorded alongside the documentary feature\u00a0<em>The Music of Strangers<\/em>, from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville. Learn more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etown.edu\/centers\/global\/ware.aspx\">performers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>Grammy-Award winning music group, <em>Silkroad<\/em>, will share its music with the Elizabethtown community as this year\u2019s annual Ware Lecture guests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>Thursday, April 11, beginning at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Elizabethtown College (One Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who: <\/strong>The Ware Lecture is open to the public. Tickets are free. You may reserve tickets by calling (717) 361-4757 or\u00a0email: <a href=\"mailto:lecturetickets@etown.edu\">lecturetickets@etown.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The annual Ware Lecture on Peacemaking\u00a0will feature the Grammy-Award winning musicians On Thursday, April 11, Elizabethtown College will welcome Grammy-award winning musicians, Silkroad, for a free concert for the public. Yo-Yo Ma conceived\u00a0Silkroad\u00a0in 1998 as a reminder that even as rapid globalization resulted in division, it brought extraordinary possibilities for working together. 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