Just in: $3 million for Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad
mainPress release:
Boston, MA — Silkroad, the non-profit organization founded by celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma and home of the Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble, has been awarded $3 million by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The largest gift in Silkroad’s 21-year history will support a four-year capacity-building effort to expand educational initiatives that are steeped in social justice and equity, and to create new musical projects that connect people and inspire hope. These programs will be fulfilled under the creative leadership of Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens.
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