For the last twenty five years, the Phoenix Spring Ensemble and Betty Anne Siu Junn Wong have traveled the Silk Road in spirit, bringing together musicians from the east and from the west, presenting music influenced by folk music of the Turko-Muslim peoples of Central Asia, Eastern Turkestan ( Xinjiang Province in Northwest China), the Middle East, as well as original music inspired by the ensemble's contact with these cultures.

The ensemble acknowledge the lasting treasures of the "Silk Road," the historic exchange of cultural ideas and artistic styles across this entire region. Travel with them, as they have for the last twenty-five years, this “Silk Road of the Mind.”

“There is only one journey - going inside yourself.” —Rainier Maria Rilke

Some responses to the ensemble's work:
“Your work...is an important musical and anthropological statement.” —Nancy Pelosi, Minority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives

“Congratulations! The music is wonderful!” —Yo-Yo Ma