Beyond the Notes, February 28th, 2020 7:30pm
ARTISTS: Mike Block (cello/vocals), Sandeep Das (tabla), Artistic Director and Founder Sarah Whitney (violin)
VENUE: 51 Walden Performing Arts Center - 51 Walden St., Concord, MA 01742
TICKETS: $30 General Admission advanced purchase/$35 at door/$15 Students
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ABOUT BEYOND THE NOTES
Beyond the Notes is a unique and interactive concert experience that gives the audience a chance to get to know the performers beyond what can be read in their bios. In addition to presenting some of today’s most sought after musicians, Beyond the Notes invites audience members to participate in the concert by submitting written questions. Questions are selected randomly and answered live on stage by the performers throughout the concert. For the sixth annual concert, Whitney is bringing guest artists Mike Block (cello/vocals) & Sandeep Das (tabla) from Yo-Yo Ma’s Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble. Whitney is thrilled to announce the second artistic partnership with Powers Gallery of Acton. Artwork will be showcased on the stage to enhance the listening experience of this performance. Beyond the Notes is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non profit arts service organization. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Concord Local Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

ABOUT SARAH WHITNEY
Praised by the Washington Post for her “marvelous violin acrobatics”, violinist Sarah Whitney is known for her musical versatility and has been heard worldwide across stages in Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and the United States. She is recognized as a performer, teacher, entrepreneur and advocate for bringing fresh new ideas to classical music. Based in New York City, she is a member of the acclaimed string quintet SYBARITE5, one of the fastest-rising chamber-music ensembles in the United States. SYBARITE5 is the first string quintet to win the Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, giving their Carnegie Hall debut in 2012. SYBARITE5, whose album ‘Disturb the Silence’ reached the top ten on the Billboard Charts, has also performed at Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, the Library of Congress, the Aspen, Caramoor, Chautauqua and Ravinia Festivals, and on the CBS Early Show. Additionally, SYBARITE5 premiered the world’s first concerto for string quintet and orchestra by Dan Visconti with three orchestras last season.

ABOUT MIKE BLOCK & SANDEEP DAS
Mike Block (cello/vocals) & Sandeep Das (tabla) are a dynamic, cross-genre duo that originally met as members of Yo-Yo Ma’s Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble. Featuring a combination of the Tabla: a pair of Indian drums used in Hindustani Classical Music, Cello: a bowed string instrument used in European Classical Music, as well as Vocals: both rhythmic and melodic, this energetic duo has been performing since 2013, sharing their music throughout America and India via tours and residencies, and even on the stage of Carnegie Hall. Their debut album includes compositions from Western Classical and North Indian Hindustani traditions, adaptations of music from around the world, and several of their own original compositions.