
“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
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
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