The Global Cello

The Global Cello Concert/Recital series by Jon Silpayamanant featuring the cello and diverse cello works, in global music contexts, in the Kentuckiana region and beyond.

Also resources for global string tradition and repertoire. What if Johann Sebastian Bach, rather than his brother, Johann Jacob Bach, had lived in the Ottoman Empire? What would the Cello Suites have sounded like had Bach written them in Classical Ottoman style? Come hear a speculative aural journey into the Ottoman Fasıl and find the similarities between Baroque Suites as movements from the respe

ctive cultures are played back to back highlighting the dance origins of the two cultures' multi-movement musical forms. We're in an era where understanding between cultures is needed, and one way to do that is through music. What better way than by celebrating through musical masterpieces from both the West and the Near East?

06/17/2026

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Rebuilding the homepage is a laborious process, but definitely been fun revisiting all the wonderful experiences I've ha...
06/16/2026

Rebuilding the homepage is a laborious process, but definitely been fun revisiting all the wonderful experiences I've had over the years!

Jon Silpayamanant’s South Asian Music Experience Intro Over the years, […]

06/14/2026

Uniting violin, viola and cello variants of the Hardanger instrument, the Norwegian group Istem is carving out new repertoire for an ensemble rarely heard on concert stages. Davina Shum spoke to the members at Festspillene i Bergen - link in comments 🎶

📷Knut Utler

06/07/2026
06/07/2026

I really love Missy Mazzoli's works and was so thrilled we got to play this! I might have to add her solo cello pieces to my rep!

05/28/2026

Homrong Isaan is in three parts. The first is influenced by Luk Thung and Luk Krung, two styles of Thai popular music that I grew up listening to here in the states. The second part is the “Thai Classical Music Section” with the marimba mimicking the Thai Ranad Ek, the Oboe modeling the quadrupl...

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