Cecelia Mason spent 23 years as a reporter for West Virginia Public Radio. Mason retired from a different job at Shepherd University this month, but returned to the Eastern Panhandle Bureau to talk about her time in public radio.
Silkroad Ensemble Brings Eclectic Stylings To W.Va.
Harper, composer and producer Maeve Gilchrist.Courtesy of Maeve Gilchrist Press Kit
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The eclectic Silkroad Ensemble is bringing their talents to the stage in Morgantown, West Virginia this week. Founded by Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, the ensemble brings together music from many cultures to spark cultural collaboration for a more hopeful and inclusive world.
The Silkroad Ensemble will be bringing this creative energy and spirit with them in their upcoming performance called “Uplifted Voices” to Morgantown at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 at the Lyell B. Clay Theatre at the Canady Creative Arts Center.
As Maeve Gilchrist, Celtic Harpist and composer, says, the Silkroad Ensemble “is an incredible collection of musicians from all over the world.” Gilchrist brings a Celtic influence to the ensemble as Celtic harpists run deep in her family.
Her piece, “Far Down Far,” she says, is a deconstruction and reconstruction of a Scotts-Irish reel, inspired by what you would find in Irish communities in America at the turn of the century. In her piece, she claims she writes out much of the notation but also allows for improvisation and input from the performers, giving way for more personal nuanced inflections during performance.
Find out more about Gilchrist, her compositions, the Silkroad Ensemble and their upcoming performance in this interview with WVPB’s Matt Jackfert.
Cecelia Mason spent 23 years as a reporter for West Virginia Public Radio. Mason retired from a different job at Shepherd University this month, but returned to the Eastern Panhandle Bureau to talk about her time in public radio.
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