Composer and musician Kayhan Kalhor on 鈥淪ilent City"
Replenish your sense of meaning
Kayhan Kalhor shares the story of composing and performing 鈥淪ilent City鈥� his epic 25-minute piece for the kamancheh (Persian spike fiddle) and ensemble. It鈥檚 a specific story about writing music to memorialise a devastating event, but the takeaway is universal: When life feels too much to bear, create art that means something 鈥� for yourself and for others.
Kayhan Kalhor is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso on the kamancheh (Persian spiked fiddle), He鈥檚 an original member of Yo-Yo Ma鈥檚 Silk Road Project, and his compositions appear on all of the Ensemble鈥檚 albums. Recent albums include "Silent City" a collaboration with Brooklyn Rider, and "I Will Not Stand Alone" with santoor player Ali Bahrami Fard. Kayhan has been nominated for three Grammys and in 2017 was awarded a Grammy with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble.
Get the transcript at sparkandfire.com/silentcity
