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    • “Chicago Composers: the Next Generation”

      “Chicago Composers: the Next Generation” celebrates the work of composers in the Crossing Borders Music Young Composers Project. In the project, youth from music programs in North Lawndale and Garfield Park receive weekly composition lessons and write a piece for the Crossing Borders Music strin...

      Sunday, January 24, 2027 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    • Streamable Learning: Celebrating Black Trailblazers

      Crossing Borders Music uses music to celebrate Black trailblazers in this rich, one-of-a-kind, 50-minute in-school performance. Through guided listening, students will hear the stories of Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable, Florence Price, and Rosa Parks come to life through music for string quartet by Af...

      Monday, February 1, 2027 at 11:10 am
    • Streamable Learning: Stories and Music of Resilience

      Crossing Borders Music celebrates musical stories of resilience in a performance of string quartet music by composers from around the world. This unique 50-minute string quartet program features music by composers from Uganda, Argentina, the Soviet Union, the Chickasaw Nation, Taiwan, and the US. Ea...

      Wednesday, March 3, 2027 at 12:10 pm
  • Featured Video: រស្មីដួងចន្ទ (“Moonlight”)

    រស្មីដួងចន្ទ/Raksmey Duong Chan (“Moonlight”) is a song that we can all relate to when we’re missing someone or longing to be somewhere. This song is dedicated to the Cambodian community members missing their family members and longing to visit their homeland.

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