Grayscale image of Sandeep Das playing the tabla, an Indian drum, on the left and Mike Block playing the cello on the right.
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WorldFest: Improvisers Exchange Workshop with Mike Block and Sandeep Das

Mike Block is a pioneering cello player, singer, composer, and educator, hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as the "ideal musician of the 21st-Century." As an educator, Mike is passionate about creativity and collaboration, and is the founding director of Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop. Along with tabla virtuoso Sandeep Das, participants in this workshop will gain a better understanding of how improvisation factors in the work of this exceptionally eclectic duo.

Co-sponsored by Center for Advanced Study (external link) ; Robert E. Brown Center for World Music (external link)

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The Spurlock Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Color image of Sandeep Das playing the tabla, an Indian drum, on the left and Mike Block playing the cello on the right.
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Related Links

Center for Advanced Study (external link) | Robert E. Brown Center for World Music (external link)

Contact

For further information on this event, contact Jason Finkelman at or (217) 333-9597

All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at or (217) 244-5586.