YoYo Ma?s Silk Road Project
YoYo Ma's Silk Road ProjectRead Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.comTo read this entire feature FREE with photos cut and paste this link:http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/classic/vegas/silk/silk.htmlhoa. Few places, especially any as vaguely defined as "The Silk Road," are as steeped in picturesque myth as this collection of ancient trade routes from the Far East to Europe. Dusty trails, smelly camels, dangerous bandits, treacherous mountain passes - it just doesn't get any better than this.I love music that evokes visions of places, and I have long enjoyed Alexander Borodin's marvelous "In the Steppes of Central Asia" for its European-oriented musical image of the route. Now, with the Silk Road Project (www.silkroadproject.org), cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his ensemble give us the Asian translation, which is closer to the source. The Project, on tour with an eclectic mix of musicians from East and West, performed a collection of new and traditional works from as far as China and as near as France.
Any yoga instructor will tell you that stretching, while sometimes uncomfortable, is very good for you. Tonight's performance was musical yoga.Ever been to Mongolia? Me neither, but I've seen pictures. Containing endless rolling grasslands and the vast Gobi Desert, this place makes Montana's sky look small. Tonight's first piece, 'The Legend of Herlen', was a sort of tone poem about that country's Herlen River. Sparse and airy, it featured Yo-Yo Ma himself on a Mongolian morin khuur, or "horse-head fiddle." (In case you were picturing something grotesque, the instrument is named for the carved-wood horse's head atop the fiddle's neck.) Played upright like a cello, it sounds less sweet than its European descendant, and somehow more rustic and "country." Also featured was the "long song" vocalizing of Khongorzul, from Mongolia's capital Ulaan Baatar.
Taking in deep breaths, she would project long, fluttering phrases that sounded like they actually could carry all the way across the Gobi - from Las Vegas, yet. Written by Byambasuren Sharav, this atmospheric work could be considered Mongolian "new age" music if it didn't sound so ancient and wise.Next up was a solo performance by Wu Man (that's her name, not just her gender) on a pipa, a lute-like stringed instrument from China. She played a traditional song that constantly shifted in tempo and intensity. The sound of the instrument changed as well: one minute it rang melodically like a mandolin; then she would pluck it quietly like a harp; and occasionally she would thrash furiously like Pete Townsend torturing his guitar at the end of a Who concert. Until she played sustained notes with vibrato in them, my ears couldn't identify the sound as distinctively Chinese, so broad was the range of tone and mood achieved by the player.Did I mention there were danger and conflict on the Silk Road? The next modern piece, 'Blue as the Turquoise Night of Neyshabur', by Iranian composer Kayhan Kalhor, featured several traditional instruments from Persia and India.
These, however, were utterly drowned out by the violins, violas, cellos, and contrabass - as if Asia were being warned never to get into a land war in Europe. The kemancheh, or "spike fiddle," from Iran and the Caucasus region, sounds somewhat tinnier than a violin and more - well, old. Its mournful sweetness couldn't be heard except during solos.The ney, a Middle Eastern flute of bamboo, wood, or metal, made such a delicateTo read this entire feature FREE with photos cut and paste this link:http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/classic/vegas/silk/silk.html, Jetsetters Magazine Correspondent ? Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com To book travel visit Jetstreams.com at www.jetstreams.com and for Beach Resorts visit Beach Booker at www.beachbooker.com.
YoYo Ma?s Silk Road Project
YoYo Ma's Silk Road ProjectRead Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.comTo read this entire feature FREE with photos cut and paste this link:http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/classic/vegas/silk/silk.htmlhoa. Few places, especially any as vaguely defined as "The Silk Road," are as steeped in picturesque myth as this collection of ancient trade routes from the Far East to Europe. Dusty trails, smelly camels, dangerous bandits, treacherous mountain passes - it just doesn't get any better than this.I love music that evokes visions of places, and I have long enjoyed Alexander Borodin's marvelous "In the Steppes of Central Asia" for its European-oriented musical image of the route. Now, with the Silk Road Project (www.silkroadproject.org), cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his ensemble give us the Asian translation, which is closer to the source. The Project, on tour with an eclectic mix of musicians from East and West, performed a collection of new and traditional works from...
YoYo Ma?s Silk Road Project
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Hawaiian Wedding Shirts
They have become an international symbol of Hawaii.
Typically made of either cotton or silk, Hawaiian shirts are more than a trend; in fact, they have been popular for decades.
Hawaiian shirts have become so popular through the years that many couples decide that Hawaiian shirts would appropriate attire for their wedding. This is even truer for couples choosing to marry on the beach -- especially a Hawaiian beach.
Hawaii has many local merchants that sell matching Hawaiian wedding shirts for the bridal party and the groom. Couples can usually purchase wedding dresses for the bride and her attendants in matching material as well. For events as special as weddings, the finest materials and designs are used for the shirts.
Although they can be purchased in 100-percent cotton, many couples choose to purchase Hawaiian wedding shirts in heavy silk. Real coconut buttons add even more authenticity to the shirts.
Hawaiian wedding shirts...
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Multi-Platinum Group SILK Sued by Management For CONSPIRACY, FRAUD & BREACH OF CONTRACT
HOUSTON, TX (ContentDesk) February 1 2004--? Houston entertainment manager, Michael J. Matthews of MJM Management Company has filed a lawsuit against the multi-platinum R & B group "SILK."
The suit is filed for breach contract and non-compliance of the terms of the agreement.
Mr. Matthews' attorney,
Raymond
Mbala
of
the
law
firm
Mbala
&
Williams
in
Dallas, Texas
filed
the
suit
December 2nd,
in
Harris
County-Houston, Texas(Judicial District 334; #2003-65639).
According to the lawsuit on file, Mr.
Matthews contends that SILK Music Group, Inc., formed by and under the direction of Johnathon Rasboro, Jimmy Gates Jr., Timothy Cameron, and Gary Glenn p/k/a as "SILK," has breached and wrongfully denied MJM Management Company its rights under and related to an artist management agreement.
Mr....
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Got Silk? The Feeling of Silk Against Your Skin Can Lead to An Obsession With Silk.
Chinese history credits the invention of silk fabric to Yuen Fei, an emperor's concubine. Legend has it she dropped a cocoon into hot tea and it unraveled. From that humble beginning, many types of silk have been created.Tusah silk is produced by silkworms that feed on oak leaves. Silk dupioni is produced from 2 silkworms that spin a cocoon together, thus making a strong double-thread silk. Dupioni silk is currently enjoying great popularity.
The finest quality silk is made by the mulberry silk moth, which feeds on mulberry leaves. The average cocoon contains 300-400 meters of silk. It takes about 5500 silkworms to produce approximately 2 pounds of raw silk! Cocoons are still dipped in hot water to loosen the tightly woven filaments that make up a silkworm's cocoon. These filaments, or fine threads, are unwound onto a spool. Each cocoon is made up of a filament between 600 and 900 meters long! Of course, these filaments are extremely thin.
Between five and eight of these...
Got Silk? The Feeling of Silk Against Your Skin Can Lead to An Obsession With Silk.
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UK Tie Box Now Provide Free Tie Presentation Sleeve Gift Option
(ContentDesk) March 15, 2006 -- At the Tie Box (www.tiebox.co.uk) they are delighted to showcase, and present a truly new and unique supplement to all online purchases. Because the Tie Box have always been committed to supplying their customers with the finest quality handmade luxury silk ties with the silk exclusively sourced from Como, Italy, they now go one step further and are proud to announce that all silk ties in both their classic and luxury ranges now come in a presentation sleeve ideal for that special gift.Ensuring they stay one step ahead of their high street competitors the Tie Box obtain all of their new silk ties directly from the manufacturer in Italy, where only the highest quality silk necktie brand of Segni & Disegni is produced.A tie, is a tie, is a tie is no longer. The Tie Box have a brand new range of showcased products for 2006 that they now share with the public through their online store and a new feature...
UK Tie Box Now Provide Free Tie Presentation Sleeve Gift Option
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