Uyghurs are a Turkic-Muslim nationality living in the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region of Northwestern China. Throughout the history of Central Asia, they left a lasting imprint on both the culture and tradition of the Silk Road. A Muqam is the melody type used in the music of Xinjiang, a musical mode and set of melodic formulas used to guide improvisation and composition. Uyghur Muqam is a composite of songs, dances, and folk and classical music that is characterized by its diversity of content, dance styles, musical morphology, and instruments used. In 2005, the United Nations Organization for Education, Science, and Culture (UNESCO) designated the Uyghur Muqam as part of the Intangible History of Humanity. Join Faruk Hesenjan, graduate student of urban and regional planning at Virginia Tech, for a presentation of this musical tradition.
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Location:	Moss Arts Center Cube
Price:	Free, registration is required
Sponsor:	Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Contact:	Shana Buzzard centerforthearts@vt.edu 540-231-5300
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