November 3, 2007

Orchid Ensemble Teacher Workshop
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ethnic Cultural Center
3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Teaching about Silk Road History, Geography, and Cross-Cultural Exchange A Workshop for K-12 Educators Saturday, November 3, 2007 ~11 am – 2 pm University of Washington Ethnic Cultural Theatre, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98105

Trek the vast and formidable Taklimakan Desert and other regions of the Silk Road and immerse yourself in the history of China and its neighbors through the music of the Orchid Ensemble, a Vancouver, BC-based trio that has performed its Silk Road-inspired music for audiences in schools and universities throughout North America.

The University of Washington East Asia Resource Center, East Asia Center, and Ethnic Cultural Center are delighted to present a K-12 educator workshop featuring ideas for using music to teach about Silk Road geography and history and about cross-cultural exchange between China and its neighbors to the north and west. The Orchid Ensemble will perform pieces specially selected for the workshop and provide background information about each piece. To conclude the afternoon, the EARC’s Sarah Lin Bhatia will introduce Silk Road-related resource materials.