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Sunday, October 20, 2019
Cambodian Music of Life and Healing
With the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial, Crossing Borders Music presents Cambodian Music of Life and Healing, with music celebrating the living tradition of Cambodian arts. Under the Khmer Rouge, most Cambodian artists were killed. After, Cambodians made heroic efforts to find living artists to pass along the traditional art forms. This life-affirming performance will showcase National Cambodian Heritage Museum resident artist Punisa Pov, who was taught by genocide survivors. Crossing Borders Music will perform Spiral X…
Find out more »Music and Stories of Resilience: Performance and Open Mic for Teens
Teens: First we'll play music for strings by composers from under-represented cultures, all expressing their resilience in the face of hardship through their music. Then, we want to hear from you! Bring your instruments, bring your voices, bring your questions! You can share your music, get feedback, and ask about recording, live shows, or anything else about the life of a professional musician. Photo: Chickasaw composer Amanda John. We'll play her piece "Yeah... I Hit Like a Girl," which she…
Find out more »Cambodian Music of Life and Healing
With the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial, Crossing Borders Music presents Cambodian Music of Life and Healing, with music celebrating the living tradition of Cambodian arts. Under the Khmer Rouge, most Cambodian artists were killed. After, Cambodians made heroic efforts to find living artists to pass along the traditional art forms. This life-affirming performance will showcase National Cambodian Heritage Museum resident artist Punisa Pov, who was taught by genocide survivors. Crossing Borders Music will perform Spiral X…
Find out more »Music and Stories of Resilience: Performance and Open Mic for Teens
Teens: First we'll play music for strings by composers from under-represented cultures, all expressing their resilience in the face of hardship through their music. Then, we want to hear from you! Bring your instruments, bring your voices, bring your questions! You can share your music, get feedback, and ask about recording, live shows, or anything else about the life of a professional musician. Photo: Chickasaw composer Amanda John. We'll play her piece "Yeah... I Hit Like a Girl," which she…
Find out more »Monday, November 4, 2019
Crossing Borders Music at the Lagunitas Taproom!
We're also excited to announce a party at the Lagunitas Taproom! Your ticket includes live music, pizza, and tasty Lagunitas beers! Every dollar of your $20 ticket directly supports Crossing Borders Music! So come have a great time supporting a great cause! Non-drinkers welcome! Tickets available here.
Find out more »Music and Stories of Resilience: Performance and Open Mic for Teens
Teens: First we’ll play music for strings by composers from under-represented cultures, all expressing their resilience in the face of hardship through their music. Then, we want to hear from you! Bring your instruments, bring your voices, bring your questions! You can share your music, get feedback, and ask about recording, live shows, or anything else about the life of a professional musician. Photo: Chickasaw composer Amanda John. We’ll play her piece “Yeah… I Hit Like a Girl,” which she…
Find out more »Music and Stories of Resilience: Performance and Open Mic for Teens
Teens: First we'll play music for strings by composers from under-represented cultures, all expressing their resilience in the face of hardship through their music. Then, we want to hear from you! Bring your instruments, bring your voices, bring your questions! You can share your music, get feedback, and ask about recording, live shows, or anything else about the life of a professional musician. Photo: Chickasaw composer Amanda John. We'll play her piece "Yeah... I Hit Like a Girl," which she…
Find out more »Sunday, January 12, 2020
Armenian Music of Remembrance: the 150th Anniversary of Komitas
Armenian Music of Remembrance: the 150th Anniversary of Komitas celebrates the legacy of renowned Armenian musician Komitas (Soghomon Soghomonian)(1869-1935). Komitas was an Armenian priest, composer, ethnomusicologist, singer, and choirmaster who traveled around villages collecting and writing down Kurdish and Armenian folk songs. He is considered the founder of the Armenian National School of Music. Komitas was arrested and deported to a prison camp during the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman government, along with many other Armenian intellectuals. Haunted by the…
Find out more »Sunday, February 9, 2020
Celebrating Cuban-American Composers
Celebrating Cuban-American Composers highlights works by the Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American composer Paquito D'Rivera, an outspoken critic of Cuba's human rights violations. His composition "Ladies in White" pays tribute to the organization of the same name formed by wives of imprisoned Cuban opposition leaders who call on Cuba to release imprisoned political dissidents. The concert also features Grammy-nominated composer Tania León's "Del Caribe, Soy!", a powerful statement of heritage from a composer who nonetheless rejects almost all identity labels. The performance…
Find out more »Sunday, April 12, 2020
From Exile: Diaspora Composers
Crossing Borders Music honors musicians from around the world forced from their homelands in Diaspora Composers. The performance will include Ruth Schonthal’s String Quartet “In Memoriam Holocaust.” As an American Holocaust refugee, Schonthal spent much of her life avoiding writing music about the Holocaust so as not to trivialize it. Late in her life, she finally decided to write this piece to encourage its remembrance and memorialize its victims. Like other people of the Bahá'í religion in Iran, Parisa Sabet…
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