Synopsis & Film Details
From Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville, “The Music of Strangers” follows the vibrant journey of Chinese American cello prodigy Yo-Yo Ma as he travels the world to assemble and perform with the Silk Road Ensemble, an ever-changing collective of dozens of performers that features the masters of indigenous instruments and musical folkways in their home countries. Collaborating to celebrate the universal power of music for more than 15 years, Yo-Yo Ma and the titular ensemble tour the globe as an ongoing multicultural artistic exchange, sharing the ideas of instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, arrangers, visual artists, and storytellers. Named after the historic trade route that linked Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Silk Road Ensemble project grows to epitomize the way music can transcend the boundaries of geography, culture, and time to ultimately preserve, unite, and shape our world. Filmed in China, Turkey, and the U.S.
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Director: Morgan Neville
USA (2015) • 136 minutes • PG-13 (for brief strong language)
Distributor: The Orchard
Screening Sponsor: Fresno Philharmonic