From the director of the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom and the critically acclaimed Best of Enemies, the new film The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble tells the incredible story of the famous international musical collective , created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma. (Courtesy/ SIFF)
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with Sedona Chamber Music for a special encore performance of The Music of the Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble in celebration of the Chamber Music Season on Friday, April 14 at 4:00 p.m. h. Mary D. Fisher Theater.
The only way to change the world is to make a little noise.
From the director of the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom and the critically acclaimed Best of Enemies, the new film The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble tells the incredible story of the famous international musical collective , created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The feature-length documentary follows this diverse group of instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, arrangers, visual artists and storytellers as they explore the power of music to preserve tradition, shape cultural evolution and inspire hope.
Over the past 16 years, an extraordinary group of musicians have come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named after the ancient trade route connecting Asia, Africa and Europe, The Silk Road Ensemble – an international ensemble founded by renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma – exemplifies music’s ability to blur geographical boundaries, blend different cultures and inspire hope for artists and artists alike. , as well as for the public.
“The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble” follows an ever-changing cast of performers comprised of the ensemble’s more than 50 instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, arrangers, visual artists and storytellers as they gather in locations around the world, exploring the ways in which art can preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution.
Blending performance footage, personal interviews and archival footage, director Morgan Neville and producer Catherine Rogers focus on the journeys of a small group of Silk Road Ensemble mainstays from around the world to create an intensely personal chronicle of passion, talent and sacrifice. Through these moving individual stories, the filmmakers paint a vivid portrait of daring musical experimentation and a global search for the bonds that bind.
This screening and collaboration between Chamber Music Sedona and the Sedona International Film Festival is made possible by a grant from the City of Sedona.
For more information on the Chamber Music Sedona season, please visit ChamberMusicSedona.org.
Tickets are $12 or $9 for film festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. The theater and film festival office is located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit SedonaFilmFestival.org.