Spokane Symphony Masterworks 7: Along the Silk Road

Some ancient travelers headed out of Xi’an on the Silk Road and took the route all the way west to Antioch on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea. Others, however, turned south and headed into present-day India. Those fortunate explorers would have surely heard the pings and patterings of the tabla, a pair of hand drums pivotal to Northern Indian classical music. Modern Spokanites, however, needn’t venture that far. Sandeep Das, one of India’s leading tabla masters, joins Spokane Symphony for its seventh installment of this season’s Masterworks program, “Along the Silk Road.” On Saturday and Sunday, Das features in Dinuk Wijeratne’s tabla concerto accompanied by the symphony, which also performs Valerie Coleman’s “Umoja, Anthem of Unity” and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 in D Major. Also, on Thursday and Friday don’t miss free lectures by Das at the MAC and recital at Eastern Washington University. Happy travels!

Masterworks 7: Along the Silk Road • Sat, March 9 at 7:30 pm and Sun, March 10 at 3 pm • $19-$68 • The Fox Theater • 1001 W. Sprague Ave. • spokanesymphony.org • 509-624-1200