“The creation of music is a rare right of passage binding
impression to melody, flesh to soul, the tangible to the intangible. For
the
next twelve months, I seek to write, play and experience music with
people in
the context of other cultures I do not know as intimately as my own.”
Four
years ago, Wheeler Sparks submitted these words to the Watson Foundation
in
what proved to be a successful endeavor to obtain a Thomas
J. Watson Fellowship.
He then embarked upon a trek across the globe to study the distinct
musical
cultures of Ireland, Spain, Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, India, China
(Tibet)
and Mongolia.
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