The Global Cello Recital Series
Solo cello repertoire performed by Louisville and Kentuckiana based Thai American cellist, Jon Silpayamanant, that reflects the Global diversity of the cello and cello-like instruments and music traditions.
Upcoming
- October, 2026 – The Global Cello and Juerga Afterparty, Flamenco Louisville, Louisville, KY
Past
- Mar 08, 2026 – Cello Fest @ Surface Noise, Louisville, KY
- Dec 31, 2025 – The Global Cello @ South Central Regional Library, Louisville, KY
- Dec 21, 2025 – The Global Cello @ Meditations and the Sacred. South Central Regional Library, Louisville, KY
- Dec 18, 2025 – The Global Cello: Performance for the 5th Grade HHMS Orchestras, Floyds Knobs, IN
- Dec 18, 2025 – The Global Cello: Performance for the 6th Grade HHMS Orchestras, Floyds Knobs, IN
- Dec 13, 2025 – The Global Cello: Asian Fiddles @ South Central Regional Library, Louisville, KY
- Apr 12, 2025 – Shadow Puppet Opera & The Global Cello @ Woodbine Chamber, Louisville, KY (View photos from this event)
- Mar 31, 2024 – The Global Cello: Diaspora Voices @ Grady Goods, Louisville, KY (View photos from this event)
- Feb 18, 2024 – The Global Cello: Diaspora Voices @ The Ogle Center, New Albany, IN (View photos from this event)
- Feb 14, 2024 – The Global Cello Preview Private Event, New Albany, IN
Related Performances with Global Cello Repretoire
- August 22, 2026 – A Lovely Late Night. Flamenco Louisville, Louisville, KY
- July 25, 2026 – Juerga/Hafla with Elementals Dance and Flamenco Louisville
- June 13, 2026 – Philippine Independence Day Festival, 4th Street Live, Louisville, KY
- June 12, 2026 – Music in Motion, Maybeitsfate, Louisville, KY
- March 28, 2026 – Juerga/Hafla with Elementals Dance and Flamenco Louisville
- March 21, 2026 – Improvised music with Misha Feigin and Jon Silpayamanant, Maybeitsfate, Louisville, KY
- February 28, 2026 – Creative Mayhem Summit #18 with Misha Feigin, Bart Galloway, and Luis De Léon, Belmar Studio Arts, Louisville, KY
January 25, 2026 Cello Fest @ Surface Noise, Louisville, KYPOSTPONED- October 19, 2025 – Raqs Maqom: Dances & Music of Central & West Asia @ World Affairs Council Lobby, Louisville, KY
- July 20, 2024 – A Taste of India @ The Grand Lodge on Fifth, Paducah, KY
- May 22, 2024 – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District AAPI Celebration, Louisville, KY
- May 8, 2024 – Humana’s annual API NRG AAPI Celebration @ Humana Waterside Building, Louisville, KY
- February 25, 2024 – A/tonal @ Surface Noise, Louisville, KY
- January 20, 2024 – International String Thing @ Surface Noise, Louisville, KY
- November 18, 2023 – Surface Noise: 7th Anniversary Bash @ Surface Noise, Louisville, KY
- November 12, 2023 – New Lens Presents Saw Peep @ 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
- May 12, 2023 – Jon Silpayamanant (cello) & Pamela Haynes (piano) @ Wine Recital Hall, North Manchester, IN
Presentations
Past
“Non-Western Music Notation Systems” [Presentation]. Technological University Dublin. March 27, 2025. Composition Seminar.
“Music of the Middle East” [Presentation]. Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, United States. February 5, 2025. Global and Historical Studies (GHS) 211 “The Modern Middle East and North Africa.”
“How Systems of Exclusion Maintain Musical Canons” [Presentation] Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, United States. November 20, 2024. Music Theory and Difference Seminar, (MUSIC-347).
“Music of the Middle East” [Presentation]. Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, United States. September 17, 2024. Global and Historical Studies (GHS) 211 “The Modern Middle East and North Africa.”
“Creating New Works for Cello Students” [Conference Presentation]. ASTA National Conference, Louisville, KY, 2024. March 20-23, 2024. (presenters: Daniel Ketter, Lisa Caravan, Jon Silpayamanant, Bianca d’Avila do Prado).
“Academic Music Libraries and Local Musicians” [Conference Presentation]. 93rd Meeting of the Music Library Association, Cincinnati, OH, United States. February 28-March 2, 2024. (presenters: Eric Hung, Jon Silpayamanant).
Presentation at North Miami High School. Manchester Symphony Orchestra Artist Residency. North Miami, IN, United States. May 11, 2023.
Presentation at North Miami Middle School. Manchester Symphony Orchestra Artist Residency. North Miami, IN, United States. May 11, 2023.
Presentation at Manchester University. Manchester Symphony Orchestra Artist Residency. North Manchester, IN, United States. May 10, 2023.
Presentation at Valparaiso High School. Manchester Symphony Orchestra Artist Residency. Valparaiso, IN, United States. May 10, 2023.
2 Presentations at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Manchester Symphony Orchestra Artist Residency. Valparaiso, IN, United States. May 10, 2023.
North Manchester Historical Society Presentation/Performance. Manchester Symphony Orchestra Artist Residency. North Manchester, IN, United States. May 9, 2023.
2 Presentations at Edgewood Middle School. Manchester Symphony Orchestra Artist Residency. Warsaw, IN, United States. May 9, 2023.
4 Presentations at Lakeview Middle School. Manchester Symphony Orchestra Artist Residency. Warsaw, IN, United States. May 9, 2023.
“Diversifying Your Repertoire” [Presentation]. DePauw School of Music Faculty Meeting. Silpayamanant Residency. Greencastle, IN, United States. February 22-23, 2024.
“Diversifying Your Repertoire” [Convocation Presentation]. DePauw School of Music Student Convocation. Silpayamanant Residency. Greencastle, IN, United States. February 22-23, 2024.