Global Musician Workshop Participant Concerts | August 20-22

Silkroad’s GMW participant concerts feature 80+ musicians from 22 countries, showcasing global sounds from banjo to tanbour, live on stage!
About this Event

Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop (GMW) presents a series of vibrant, genre-defying concerts featuring GMW faculty and participants! These concerts will feature brand new arrangements created and performed by this year’s extraordinary global cohort, blending musical traditions from India, Mali, the United States, China, Sierra Leone, and beyond. 80+ musicians from 22 different countries will take the stage in this one-of-a-kind event.

The GMW Participant Festival Pass offers admission to all GMW Participant concerts from August 20-22, 2026.

PLEASE NOTE: All Participant Concerts will be held at the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theater (255 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA 02115). Only the Showcase will take place at Jordan Hall (30 Gainsborough St, Boston, MA 02115).

See the full Performance Festival schedule below:

• August 18 – Silkroad Presents: Global Musicians Showcase
• August 20 – GMW Participant Concert #1
• August 21 – GMW Participant Concert #2
• August 22 – GMW Participant Concerts #3 & #4