SILK ROAD PROJECT INC
175 NORTH HARVARD STREET, BOSTON, MA 02134 www.silkroadproject.org

Total Revenue
$1,717,282
Total Expenses
$2,488,512
Net Assets
$924,204

Organizations Filed Purposes: SILKROAD CREATES MUSIC THAT ENGAGES DIFFERENCE, SPARKING RADICAL CULTURAL COLLABORATION AND PASSION-DRIVEN LEARNING FOR A MORE HOPEFUL AND INCLUSIVE WORLD.

SILKROAD PREMIERED AND TOURED A BRAND-NEW EVENING-LENGTH WORK, OSVALDO GOLIJOV'S FALLING OUT OF TIME, ACROSS SIX STATES.SILKROAD LAUNCHED THE PILOT PHASE OF SILKROAD SEEDS, A PROGRAM WHICH AIMS TO FUEL THE CREATIVITY OF SILKROAD'S COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AND PRODUCTION CREW THROUGH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT-BASED COMMISSIONS. SIX ARTISTS WERE COMMISSIONED TO DESIGN NEW INITIATIVES, PROJECTS, AND PIECES.SILKROAD CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS, PRESENTING A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS LED BY SILKROAD PERCUSSIONISTS, INCLUDING A GLIMPSE INTO THE CREATIVE PROCESS BEHIND A NEW COMMISSION, AND THE WALLS BECAME THE WORLD AROUND US.SILKROAD WORKSHOPPED A BRAND-NEW COMMISSION, EMERGENCE, AT HARVARD'S ARTLAB, WHICH ILLUMINATED THE WORK OF PIANIST, HARPIST, SINGER, AND COMPOSER ALICE COLTRANE TURIYASANGITANANDA. THE FIVE-DAY DEVELOPMENT CULMINATED IN A PUBLIC FACING WORK-IN-PROGRESS PERFORMANCE THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER THE HARVARD AND LOCAL ALLSTON, MA COMMUNITY.SILKROAD ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT BERKLEE, PRESENTING A MULTI-DAY INTENSIVE ON IMPROVISATION AND CULTURALLY INFORMED MUSICIANSHIP, AS WELL AS A SEMESTER-LONG COURSE, THE SILKROAD CREATIVITY LAB, WHICH FOCUSED ON ARTISTIC CITIZENSHIP, MUSICAL COLONIALISM, IMPROVISATION, AND ART AS A TOOL FOR CONNECTION.SILKROAD PRESENTED ITS ANNUAL HARVARD CONCERT AT THE OBERON THEATRE, BRINGING TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM THE LAME DEER AND STANDING ROCK NATIVE RESERVATIONS TO PERFORM IN A COLLABORATIVE CONCERT WITH YO-YO MA AND OTHER SILKROAD ARTISTS.SILKROAD ADAPTED TO A NEW VIRTUAL LANDSCAPE IN LIGHT OF COVID-19, PRESENTING 38 "HOME SESSIONS" - SHORT, INTIMATE PERFORMANCES BY ARTISTS, SHARING SONGS OF COMFORT FROM THEIR OWN HOMES; 10 GLOBAL MUSICIAN WORKSHOP COMMUNITY MEETINGS; AND A VIRTUAL COLLABORATIVE CONCERT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PLAYING FOR CHANGE. SILKROAD RESPONDED TO THE PANDEMIC BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR OUR ARTIST COLLECTIVE, PULLING TOGETHER A FUND TO COMMISSION 13 SILKROAD ARTISTS TO CREATE NEW MUSICAL WORKS AND DEVELOP ENGAGING COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Eduardo BraniffEXEC DIR(TIL 10/19)/DIR(AS OF 10/19)40$210,670
Lori Lyn TaylorSENIOR LEARNING & CREATIVE ADVISOR24$106,493
Jacqueline WorleyDIRECTOR OF FINANCE40$75,327
Kathy FletcherEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/19)40$22,121
Isabelle HunterCLERK/CONSULTANT5.75$14,376
Boris DolgonosDIRECTOR(APPOINTED 4/27/20)1$0
Lavon KellnerDIRECTOR1$0
Faith RaiguelTREASURER/DIRECTOR1$0
Nicholas MaDIRECTOR1$0
Rohit DeshpandeDIRECTOR1$0
Ophelia DahlDIRECTOR1$0
Paul StebbinsDIRECTOR1$0
Diana SorensenDIRECTOR1$0
Diann KimDIRECTOR1$0
Lori SamuelsVICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR1$0
Gerry CardinaleDIRECTOR1$0
Jonathan BaysDIRECTOR1$0
Golnar KhosrowshahiPRESIDENT/CHAIR/DIRECTOR1$0

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