2 weeks Ago By OperaWire
(Photo credit: David Bazemore) Silkroad announces dates for the second tour of its multi-year American Railroad initiative, conceived by Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens. Stops on the tour will include concerts, pre-performance talks, community and educational activities, masterclasses, and a Q&A. In addition to the tour, Silkroad’s American Railroad will include releases of an album and a podcast in 2024.
The ensemble’s first stop is in Chicago, IL at the Harris Theater. Performance Date: November 7, 2024 The University Musical Society in Ann Arbor, MI presents the next concert. Performance Date: November 8, 2024 Up next is the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN Performance Date: November 10, 2024 The City of Rogers Parks and Recreation presents the events in Rogers, AR.
Performance Date: November 12, 2024 The ensemble’s next stop is at the Peace Center in Greenville, SC. Performance Date: November 14, 2024 The Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at Emory University in Atlanta, GA hosts the group’s residency. Performance Dates: November 15 & 16, 2024 The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center in Athens is the next stop on the tour.
Performance Date: November 17, 2024 The ensemble travels to Charleston, SC next. Performance Date: November 19, 2024 Giddens’ hometown of Chapel Hill, NC host this concert, as well as a Q&A and open rehearsal for students in UNC’s “Worker in American Life” course. Performance Date: November 20, 2024 In part of Next Wave 2024, the ensemble will perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s (BAM) Howard Gilman Opera House.
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