NEW COMMISSION

JOSEPH GRAMLEY

Joseph Gramley is proud to receive a Silkroad Seeds grant to commission a new work from Silkroad artist Kojiro Umezaki. This new composition will be written for two percussionists and pre-recorded, fixed-media sound files. In the vein and scope of three previous commissions that Joseph developed with Kojiro (Cycles-America, For Zero, and Juju), this piece will add to the repertoire for this unique mix of instruments that can be performed in multiple venues by multiple Silkroad artists. 

Joseph has long been drawn to Kojiro’s musical message and artistic risk-taking, which has led to many powerful artistic and learning work within the Silkroad collective. Kojiro’s music speaks to all of us, and it speaks to audiences with empathy and humanity.

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