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SUMMARY:Musical Crossroads: India and the West
DESCRIPTION:Renowned sitarist Gaurav Mazumdar\, a student of the legendary Ravi Shankar\, joins Crossing Borders Music to present his original compositions for sitar\, violin\, cello\, and tabla. The music depicts a human life journeying through its different stages as understood in the Hindu worldview\, from birth to the worldly affairs of adulthood to the renunciation of old age. The music merges traditional North Indian classical modes and rhythms with a Western style of counterpoint and innovative\, modal harmonies.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/musical-crossroads-india-and-the-west-2/
LOCATION:Plymouth Place Senior Living\, 315 N La Grange Rd\, La Grange Park\, IL\, 60526\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:Colombia Tierra Querida - Colombia\, Dear Land
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music joins forces with The Mulati Ensemble to perform seldom-heard compositions\, world premiere arrangements\, and uplifting Colombian folk songs and dances. Included on the program will be a premiere performance of “Tiger” by Eustasio Rosales. Rosales\, known as Chicago’s first Hispanic composer\, was a Colombian immigrant whose works were celebrated in his life time and performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. His scores\, in storage and forgotten for decades\, have been recently rediscovered. The concert also includes a work by Luis Calvo\, known for his charming\, salon-style works for piano\, which he wrote from confinement in a leper colony. Other composers represented include Carlos Posada Amador\, Guillermo Uribe Holguin\, and Andres Posada.\nThe concert is free and open to the public.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/colombia-tierra-querida-colombia-dear-land-2/
LOCATION:Plymouth Place Senior Living\, 315 N La Grange Rd\, La Grange Park\, IL\, 60526\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170602T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20161114T221531Z
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SUMMARY:Meditation and Passion: Uncovering Piano Masterworks from Haiti - Live and on WFMT
DESCRIPTION:Marianne Parker interprets great Haitian piano repertoire from across the 20th century by Ludovic Lamothe (aka “Black Chopin”)\, Carmen Brouard\, and more. This program will be broadcast live on Chicago’s WFMT 98.7FM and streamed worldwide at WFMT.com as a part of the PianoForte Salon Series.\n\n\n \n\n\nListen to enjoy:\n\n\n\nElegie-Meringue – Edmond Saintonge\n\n\n \n\n\nQuatre Danses – Ludovic Lamothe\n\n\n \n\n\nNocturne No. 1 from Quatre Nocturnes – Carmen Brouard\n\n\n \n\n\nPages intimes – Edmond Saintonge\n\n\n No. 1 Desesperance\n\n\n No. 2 Melancholie\, Mazurka de Salon\n\n\n No. 3 Causerie sentimentale\n\n\n \n\n\nSonate Folklorique (en sol majeur\, sur les chansons populaires d’Haiti) – Emile Desamours
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/haitian-piano-works-live-and-on-wfmt/
LOCATION:PianoForte Foundation\, 1335 S Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170611T140000
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CREATED:20170519T034211Z
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SUMMARY:New Voices: Celebrating Young American Indian Musicians
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music joins Shki Bmaadzi to showcase the musical accomplishments of young American Indian composers\, performers\, and dancers in the first-ever event of its kind. The concert will include performances of string quartets by Chickasaw composers Cruise Berry and Katie Barrick\, as well as music and dancing in the style used in inter-tribal powwows performed by Shki Bmaadzi and featuring members of the Chi Nations Youth Council\, including original choreography to selected music for string quartet. The performance will take place at the brand new location of Chicago’s American Indian Center\, the oldest organization of its kind in the country.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. \nString Quartets \nThe program will feature Barrick’s Not For the Faint of Heart\, Berry’s Fantasia\, and a regional premiere of Berry’s String Quartet #3\, Donne XIV. Donne XIV is inspired by John Donne’s Holy Sonnet #14\, and by the documentary “This May Be the Last Time” about the mysterious disappearance of Pete Harjo in 1962\, and the members of his Seminole and Muskogee communities who sung the hymns of hope and faith as they searched for him. Berrry’s work uses a melody based on a Muskogee-Creek hymn that was orally passed along to the composer by a man featured in the documentary – a melody Berry considers a “connection to the secular and sacred.” Efforts to preserve these undocumented hymns have begun only in the past several years. \nThe program will also include Flare Up! by Michael-Thomas Foumai\, a composer of Samoan heritage. The breathlessly energetic work was inspired by Samoan fire knife dancing. \nThe quartets will be performed by Roy Meyer and Maya Shiraishi\, violins\, William McLellan\, viola\, and Tom Clowes\, cello. \nShki Bmaadzi \nAlso featured will be Shki Bmaadzi (“New Beginnings” in Ojibwe)\, a native youth drum and dance ensemble affiliated with the Chi Nations Youth Council. Led by Weylin Webster\, Shki Bmaadzi has performed at Soldier Field\, around the Midwest\, in Arizona\, and in Utah\, where it won a drumming contest. Shki Bmaadzi specializes in the music in the style performed at inter-tribal powwows\, including the vocal performance of “vocables” – syllables without any literal meaning\, originally used so that American Indians of different tribes could communicate solidarity without a shared language. Skhi Bmaadzi will perform original choreography to selected music for string quartet. \nAbout the Composers \nBerry and Barrick were participants in the Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy\, where they studied music composition with Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate. Their works were recorded on “Oshtali: Music for String Quartet”and “Tobachi: Chickasaw Nation Young Composers Recording Project” with the Linden Quartet. Berry recently finished his studies in Music Composition at Oklahoma City University. Barrick is currently Education Coordinator at the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. \nA note on terminology: We use “American Indian” rather than “Native American” to reflect the preferences of a majoirty of American Indians as expressed in US census data and a US Department of Labor survey.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/new-voices-celebrating-young-american-indian-musicians/
LOCATION:American Indian Center of Chicago\, 3401 W Ainslie St\, Chicago\, 60625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:Piano Trios by Iranian Bahá'í composers at the Association of the Friends of Persian Culture conference!
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music will perform two short pieces for piano\, violin\, and cello at the 27th Annual Conference of the Association of the Friends of Persian Culture! The pieces are the First Movement (“Dashti”) of Nikan Milani’s Piano Trio\, and “Persian Dreams” by Safa Shahidi.\nNikan Milani’s piano trio tells through music the powerful\, resilient story of the BIHE – Bahá’í Institute for Higher Education. The BIHE was created because Bahá’ís in Iran are not allowed to enroll in higher education programs. By teaching at the BIHE\, Nikan and his fellow teachers therefore became subject to raids\, imprisonment\, and disappearance by the Iranian authorities.\nSafa Shahidi’s energetic and uplifting “Persian Dreams” blends Western instrumentation with Persian modes and melodies.\nThe works will be performed by Marianne Parker\, piano; Maya Shiraishi\, violin; and Tom Clowes\, cello.\nThis performance is open to attendees of the August 31-Sept 3 Conference of the Association of the Friends of Persian Culture. For registration information\, visit: https://www.fopca.com/en/events/conference.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/piano-trios-by-iranian-bahai-composers-at-the-association-of-the-friends-of-persian-culture-conference/
LOCATION:Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel\, 1551 N Thoreau Dr\, Schaumburg\, 60173\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:Richès Dayiti: Treasures of Haitian Music for Piano and Cello
DESCRIPTION:Richès Dayiti will allow Glacier Hills and Ann Arbor residents to discover Haitian piano music\, a repertoire unknown to all but a handful of scholars for the last century. The performances’ compositions have been preserved by the Society for the Research and Diffusion of Haitian Music in Montreal\, archived by the Laboratory of World Music Research of the University of Montreal\, and prepared into performance editions by Dr. Robert Grenier of South Carolina State University. Pianist Marianne Parker will perform the program\, bringing to life the fruits of decades of scholarly work. \nThe program will include romantic and modernist works by Emile Desamours\, Ludovic Lamothe (known as “Black Chopin”)\, Edmond Saintonge\, and Carmen Brouard. \nThe program will also include “Solace” for solo cello by Haitian American composer Gi Frants and endearing Haitian folk song arrangements for cello and piano by Haitian American composer Julio Racine. \nThe performance is free and open to the public.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/riches-dayiti-treasures-of-haitian-music-for-piano-and-cello/
LOCATION:Glacier Hills Senior Living\, 1200 Earhart Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180202T203000
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SUMMARY:Richès Dayiti: Treasures of Haitian Piano Music
DESCRIPTION:“Richès Dayiti: Treasures of Haitian Piano Music” provides an intimate look at the mostly unknown beauty of Haitian piano music\, unknown to all but a handful of scholars for the last century. The performances’ compositions have been preserved by the Société de recherche et de diffusion de la musique haïtienne (SRDMH) (Society for the Research and Diffusion of Haitian Music) in Montreal\, archived by the Laboratory of World Music Research of the Université de Montréal\, and prepared into performance editions by Dr. Robert Grenier of SC State University\, who will introduce the music with spoken remarks. Pianist Marianne Parker will perform the program\, bringing to life the fruits of decades of scholarly work. \nThe program will include the Haitian méringue-inspired Quatre Danses (Four Dances) by late 19th/early 20th century composer Ludovic Lamothe. Lamothe was known as “Black Chopin” and “The Last of the Romantics” because of his affinity for Chopin\, and for his long\, romantic-style melodies and lush harmonies. The program also shares Nocturne No. 1 by Carmen Brouard. Brouard was a 20th century piano virtuoso and modernist composer. As a young musician\, she attended the Paris Conservatoire. She dedicated her Nocturne #1 to one of her piano students. The three movements of Edmond Saintonge’s Pages Intimes (Intimate Pages) show his emotional and romantic approach to composing. The movements’ titles translate as I. Hopelessness\, II. Melancholy\, Salon Mazurka\, and III. Sentimental Talk. In his Sonate Folklorique en Sol Majeure sur les Chansons Populaires d’Haiti (Sonata on Haitian Folk Songs in G Major)\, Emile Desamours quotes popular Haitian folk song melodies and incorporates also the syncopated\, dancing rhythms of Haitian folk music. Ending the program\, François Manigat’s Souvenir de Quinze Jours au Cap Haitien (Memories of Fifteen Days in Cap Haitien) reminisces about two enchating weeks the composer spent on Haiti’s northern coastal city. \nThe performance will be given by pianist Marianne Parker. Parker is a founding member of the L+M Duo\, which performs contemporary music for percussion and piano. Previously\, she served as Principal Pianist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago\, where she studied under Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Pianist Mary Sauer. Ms. Parker previously studied at the Bösendorfer Piano Institute of Vienna under Krassimera Jordan\, and with pianists Wei-Han Su\, David Northington\, and David Brunell. \nTickets are $15 in advance\, $20 at the door. Buy tickets at http://www.belenjesuit.org/rocatheater
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/riches-dayiti-treasures-of-haitian-piano-music/
LOCATION:Illinois
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180217T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180217T133000
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CREATED:20171128T035600Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Haitian Culture\, History\, and Religion through Song
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music performs new Haitian folk song arrangements by composer Julio Racine\, exploring the depth of Haitian history\, spirituality\, and lore through folk song arrangements for violin\, cello\, and keyboard. The performance will take place in the Haitian art gallery of the Milwaukee Art Museum\, and the music will reflect themes found in the art collection. Admission is free with museum entry.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/exploring-haitian-culture-history-and-religion-through-song/
LOCATION:Milwaukee Art Museum\, 700 N Art Museum Dr\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180329T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180329T173000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20180116T054218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180328T201230Z
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SUMMARY:Women Composers Around the World
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of International Women’s Day\, Crossing Borders Music presents this Lake Forest Place performance of chamber music by women composers from Taiwan\, Venezuela\, Haiti\, the Chickasaw Nation\, Nigeria\, and the US! In addition to unforgettable music in many styles\, we’ll share the composers’ perspectives on how being a women has affected – or hasn’t affected – their lives in music. The program will include “Yeah… I Hit Like a Girl” by Amanda John\, Teresa Carreño‘s String Quartet\, Yi Yiing Chen’s “The Island\, “L’homme durci” and “La fille dans les nuages” (“The Hardened Man”and “The Girl in the Clouds”) from Portraits by Brittany J. Green\, “Children of Africa” by Oluchi Edmund\, and “L’odeur du cafe” (“The Smell of Coffee”) by Sabrina C D Jean Louis Sabibi Jlf.\nThe concert is free and open the the public and will take place in the Vail Room.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nThis project is partially supported by a grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/women-composers-around-the-world-2/
LOCATION:Lake Forest Place\, 1100 Pembridge Dr\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180413T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180413T200000
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CREATED:20180126T235552Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Resilience: Music by Iranian Bahá'ís
DESCRIPTION:This special concert shares the music and stories of resilience of Bahá’í composers from Iran! These courageous musicians risked their lives and safety to pursue their musical education in Iran in the face of their government’s systemic persecution of Bahá’ís.\nMarianne Parker\, piano; Maya Shiraishi\, violin; and Tom Clowes\, cello will perform works by composers including Nikan Milani\, Safa Shahidi\, and Farid Javidan.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/celebrating-resilience-music-by-iranian-bahais-3/
LOCATION:Covenant Village of Northbrook\, 2625 Techny Rd\, Northbrook\, IL\, 60062
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180422T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180422T153000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180223T214223Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Resilience: Music by Iranian Bahá'ís
DESCRIPTION:This special\, fifth-annual concert shares the music and stories of resilience of Iranian Bahá’í musicians! These courageous musicians risked their lives and safety to pursue their musical education in Iran in the face of their government’s systemic persecution of Bahá’ís.\nThe music will be performed by Fahimeh Mehrabkhani\, voice; Marianne Parker\, piano; Maya Shiraishi\, violin; and Tom Clowes\, cello.\nThe concert is free and open to the public and will take place in the Claudia Cassidy Theater on the second floor of the Chicago Cultural Center.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nThis project is partially supported by a grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/celebrating-resilience-music-by-iranian-bahais-2/
LOCATION:Chicago Cultural Center\, 78 E Washington St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180503T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180503T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20171117T225206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180323T235002Z
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SUMMARY:Untold Beauty of Haiti: a Piano Concert
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music and the CSO African-American Network present “Untold Beauty of Haiti: a Piano Concert”! \nThe performance will take place at The Club\, on the 8th Floor of the Chicago Symphony Center. \nThe performances’ compositions have been preserved by the Société de recherche et de diffusion de la musique haïtienne (SRDMH) (Society for the Research and Diffusion of Haitian Music) in Montreal\, archived by the Laboratory of World Music Research of the Université de Montréal\, and prepared into performance editions by Dr. Robert Grenier of SC State University. Pianist Marianne Parker will perform the program\, bringing to life the fruits of decades of scholarly work. \nThe program will include the Haitian méringue-inspired Quatre Danses (Four Dances) by late 19th/early 20th century composer Ludovic Lamothe. Lamothe was known as “Black Chopin” and “The Last of the Romantics” because of his affinity for Chopin\, and for his long\, romantic-style melodies and lush harmonies. The program also shares Nocturne No. 1 by Carmen Brouard. Brouard was a 20th century piano virtuoso and modernist composer. As a young musician\, she attended the Paris Conservatoire. She dedicated her Nocturne #1 to one of her piano students. The three movements of Edmond Saintonge’s Pages Intimes (Intimate Pages) show his emotional and romantic approach to composing. The movements’ titles translate as I. Hopelessness\, II. Melancholy\, Salon Mazurka\, and III. Sentimental Talk. In his Sonate Folklorique en Sol Majeure sur les Chansons Populaires d’Haiti (Sonata on Haitian Folk Songs in G Major)\, Emile Desamours quotes popular Haitian folk song melodies and incorporates also the syncopated\, dancing rhythms of Haitian folk music. Ending the program\, François Manigat’s Souvenir de Quinze Jours au Cap Haitien (Memories of Fifteen Days in Cap Haitien) reminisces about two enchating weeks the composer spent on Haiti’s northern coastal city. \nPianist Marianne Parker is a founding member of the L+M Duo\, which performs contemporary music for percussion and piano. Previously\, she served as Principal Pianist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago\, where she studied under Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Pianist Mary Sauer. Ms. Parker previously studied at the Bösendorfer Piano Institute of Vienna under Krassimera Jordan\, and with pianists Wei-Han Su\, David Northington\, and David Brunell. \nAfterward\, continue the celebration of women in music as Katia and Marielle Labèque perform Bruch’s Concerto for Two Pianos with the CSO! \nTickets are $15\, or stay for the CSO concert for an unbeatable deal of $40 for the whole evening! Get tickets here!
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/untold-beauty-of-haiti-a-piano-concert/
LOCATION:Symphony Center\, 220 S Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180610T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180610T153000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20171219T233116Z
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SUMMARY:Honoring Refugee Composers
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music honors refugees around the world in this performance of music written by or about refugees!\nHear the proud “Refugees Anthem” by Moutaz Arian. Be stirred by Tatev Amiryan’s “Tristesse\,” a homage to the famous Armenian musician Komitas. The piece expresses Komitas’ pain and sorrow as the Armenian Genocide forced him from his home and caused him to suffer a mental breakdown as he lived in exile for the rest of his life. Hear 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. Mahdis Kashani’s “And the Moses Drowned” is written in memory of Aylan Kurdi and all children who have died in war. Mahdis says\, “These children are innocent like Moses\, but without any savior.” Zvonimir Nagy’s exquisite “Fall\, Leaves\, Fall” and Miguel del Aguila’s exciting Presto II round out an intensely stirring program.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nThis project is partially supported by a grant from the City of ChicagoDepartment of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/honoring-refugee-composers/
LOCATION:St. James Cathedral\, 65 E Huron St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60611\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180617T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180617T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20180601T234747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T221455Z
UID:1213-1529236800-1529240400@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Artists of the Wall Festival 2018!
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music plays at the Artists of the Wall Festival 2018! Join us as we celebrate musical stories of resilience in a performance of string quartet music by composers from around the world! The hour-long program features music by composers from Uganda\, Argentina\, the Soviet Union\, the Chickasaw Nation\, Iran\, Taiwan\, and the US. Each piece shares a unique story of resilience\, whether in the face of personal loss\, political oppression\, or other people’s incorrect assumptions!
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/stories-and-music-of-resilience/
LOCATION:Tobey Prinz Beach Park\, 1050 W. Pratt Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60626\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180621T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180621T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20180515T012530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180515T012616Z
UID:1171-1529608500-1529613000@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Honoring Refugee Composers
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music honors refugees around the world in this performance of music written by or about refugees!\nHear the proud “Refugees Anthem” by Moutaz Arian. Be stirred by Tatev Amiryan’s “Tristesse\,” a homage to the famous Armenian musician Komitas. The piece expresses Komitas’ pain and sorrow as the Armenian Genocide forced him from his home and caused him to suffer a mental breakdown as he lived in exile for the rest of his life. Hear 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. Mahdis Kashani’s “And the Moses Drowned” is written in memory of Aylan Kurdi and all children who have died in war. Mahdis says\, “These children are innocent like Moses\, but without any savior.” Zvonimir Nagy’s exquisite “Fall\, Leaves\, Fall” and Miguel del Aguila’s exciting Presto II round out an intensely stirring program.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/honoring-refugee-composers-2/
LOCATION:Plymouth Place Senior Living\, 315 N La Grange Rd\, La Grange Park\, IL\, 60526\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180713T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180713T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20180602T004644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180602T004644Z
UID:1223-1531506600-1531510200@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Night Out in the Parks: Music and Stories of Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music\, in association with the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks initiative\, presents “Stories and Music of Resilience\,” a program of string quartet music by composers from around the world! This family-friendly program features music by composers from Uganda\, Argentina\, the Soviet Union\, the Chickasaw Nation\, Iran\, Taiwan\, and the US. Each piece shares a unique story of resilience\, whether in the face of personal loss\, political oppression\, or other people’s incorrect assumptions!
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/night-out-in-the-parks-music-and-stories-of-resilience-2/
LOCATION:Buttercup Park\, 4901 N Sheridan\, Chicago\, IL\, 60640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180720T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180720T193000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20180602T004816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180602T004937Z
UID:1226-1532111400-1532115000@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Night Out in the Parks: Music and Stories of Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music\, in association with the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks initiative\, presents “Stories and Music of Resilience\,” a program of string quartet music by composers from around the world! This family-friendly program features music by composers from Uganda\, Argentina\, the Soviet Union\, the Chickasaw Nation\, Iran\, Taiwan\, and the US. Each piece shares a unique story of resilience\, whether in the face of personal loss\, political oppression\, or other people’s incorrect assumptions!
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/night-out-in-the-parks-music-and-stories-of-resilience-3/
LOCATION:Chicago Park District Smith Park\, 2526 W Grand Ave\, Chicago
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180917T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180921T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20180821T210617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T210617Z
UID:1248-1537171200-1537545600@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Residency at United World College of South East Asia
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music will share its “Stories and Music of Resilience” in-school performances\, work with K-12 students exploring music and its links to other important subjects and ideas\, and perform “Music Sustains Us: Haitian and African-American Spiritual Music\,” a concert for all ages featuring arrangements of Haitian and African-American spiritual music by composers Julio Racine and Samuel Coleridge Taylor for keyboard\, violin\, and cello.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/residency-at-united-world-college-of-south-east-asia/
LOCATION:United World College of Southeast Asia\, 1 Tampines Street 73\, 528704\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180930T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180930T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20180828T201757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T201757Z
UID:1259-1538316000-1538319600@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Music Sustains Us: Haitian and African-American Spiritual Music
DESCRIPTION:With the Buttercup Park Advisory Council\, Crossing Borders Music shares Music Sustains Us: Haitian and African-American Spiritual Songs! Hear spiritual songs of Haitians and African-Americans provided solace\, resilience\, and strength in the face of oppression. These powerful traditional melodies have been arranged by keyboard\, violin\, and cello by composers Julio Racine and Samuel Coleridge Taylor.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/music-sustains-us-haitian-and-african-american-spiritual-music/
LOCATION:Buttercup Park\, 4901 N Sheridan\, Chicago\, IL\, 60640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181005T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181005T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20180824T205852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T185554Z
UID:1255-1538767800-1538773200@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Celebrating Music from Syria and Egypt
DESCRIPTION:Syrian and American musicians come together to celebrate music by composers from Syria and Egypt for the Mount Prospect Public Library’s Festival Night! The ensemble will present original works composed by Issam Rafea\, Sufi-inspired violin solos by Abdo Dagher\, and the violin-cello duo of Gamal Abdel-Rahim\, whose music combines Egyptian modal scales\, rhythms\, and melodies with European-inspired harmonies. \nRegistration required!
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/celebrating-music-from-syria-and-egypt-3/
LOCATION:Mount Prospect Public Library\, 10 S Emerson St\, Mount Prospect\, IL\, 60056\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181111T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181111T161500
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20180908T035509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230123T190700Z
UID:1273-1541948400-1541952900@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Celebrating Resilience: Music by Iranian Bahá'ís
DESCRIPTION:With the Ashland Chamber Music Society\, Crossing Borders Music shares this special concert shares music and stories of resilience of Bahá’í composers from Iran in the face of their government’s systematic persecution of members of the Bahá’í religion. Officially barred from attending college or university because of their religion\, Iranian Bahá’ís and their Muslim supporters founded the Bahá’í Institute for Higher Education\, a grassroots school that holds classes in living rooms and basements. At this school\, in the face of government raids and faculty imprisonment and disappearance\, these brave musicians learned and taught music. This concert shares their stories and their music.\nThe Crossing Borders Music piano trio will perform works by composers including Nikan Milani\, Badie Khaleghian\, and Farid Javidan.\nRead more about The Bahá’í Institute for Higher Education and hear Badie Khaleghian’s music here.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/celebrating-resilience-music-by-iranian-bahais-4/
LOCATION:Presbyterian-Congregational Church\, 214 Vaughn Ave\, Ashland\, WI\, 54806\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181212T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181212T201500
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20180908T034821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181101T184056Z
UID:1271-1544642100-1544645700@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Music Sustains Us: Haitian and African-American Spiritual Music
DESCRIPTION:With Glacier Hills Senior Living\, Crossing Borders Music shares Music Sustains Us: Haitian and African-American Spiritual Songs! Hear spiritual songs of Haitians and African-Americans provided solace\, resilience\, and strength in the face of oppression. These powerful traditional melodies have been arranged by keyboard\, violin\, and cello by composers Julio Racine and Samuel Coleridge Taylor.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/music-sustains-us-haitian-and-african-american-spiritual-music-2/
LOCATION:Glacier Hills Senior Living\, 1200 Earhart Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181216T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181216T163000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20181020T013151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181124T234059Z
UID:1305-1544972400-1544977800@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Honoring Refugee Composers
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music honors refugees around the world in this performance of music written by or about refugees! The program includes the “Refugees Anthem” by the composer Arian\, who is a Syrian refugee currently living in China. Also presented will be string quartet arrangements of the beautiful Al Ayloughs and Shogher Jan by the famous Armenian composer Komitas\, followed by Armenian composer Tatev Amiryan’s “Tristesse\,” a homage to Komitas. In Amiryan’s piece she expresses Komitas’ pain and sorrow as the Armenian Genocide forced him from his home and caused him to suffer a mental breakdown as he lived in exile for the rest of his life. The program will also 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. Zvonimir Nagy’s exquisite “Fall\, Leaves\, Fall” and Miguel del Aguila’s exciting Presto II round out an intensely stirring program.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/honoring-refugee-composers-3/
LOCATION:Skokie Public Library\, 5215 Oakton St\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190317T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190317T161500
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20190122T030711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190125T232458Z
UID:1410-1552834800-1552839300@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Exploring Peru through Song and Dance
DESCRIPTION:Explore Peru’s rich history and culture through its songs\, dances\, and chamber music in this concert for string quartet and voice! Hear the yearning of oppressed miners seeking freedom as Peruvian tenor Luis Galvez sings the original version of “El condor pasa” by Daniel Alomía Robles. Learn how Chabuca Granda combined European\, Andean\, and – controversially – African influences and hear her vals criollo\, or “Creole waltz\,” titled “La flor de la canela” (“The Cinnamon Flower”)\, a beautiful and timeless classic. Hear the longing of Peruvians abroad yearning for their homeland in César Míro’s “Todos vuelven” “Everybody Returns”). Learn about the Afro-Peruvian song and dance Hatajo de Negritos\, a Christian spiritual tradition that sustained spirits and fostered hope and resistance to slavery. Works by Armando Guevara Ochoa\, Sadiel Cuentas\, Kike Pinto Cárdenas\, and more round out an exciting and uplifting program! \nWith Luis Galvez\, voice; Caitlin Edwards and Rasa Mahmoudian\, violins; Jay Pike\, viola; and Tom Clowes\, cello. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/exploring-peru-through-song-and-dance-2/
LOCATION:Skokie Public Library\, 5215 Oakton St\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190331T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190331T163000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20190216T030309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190227T204846Z
UID:1500-1554044400-1554049800@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:African-American Women Composers: Looking Back & Looking Forward | New Music Chicago Impromptu Fest!
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music participates in the New Music Chicago Impromptu Fest 2019!\nHonor the past and celebrate the future of African-American women composers as we share their unique perspectives and beautiful music in this concert for string quartet and piano.\nFlorence Price was a trailblazing composer who lived on Chicago’s South Side. Her Five Folksongs in Counterpoint draw on both traditional spirituals and academic musical training from the New England Conservatory\, which she managed to attend only by overcoming a ban on African-American admissions. The granddaughter of slaves and a graduate of Juilliard\, Undine Smith-Moore’s Afro-American Suite similarly draws on spirituals as well as the composer’s formal music training to create unique settings of popular melodies. Elizabeth Baker’s Rain on the Cotton Fields explores the juxtaposition of African spiritual traditions emphasizing connection with the land with enslaved African Americans’ forced participation in worship services as performing musicians. Each movement of Brittany J Green’s Portraits draws inspiration from a different poem by the composer’s grandmother\, exploring themes of longing\, realization\, uneasiness\, reassurance\, solemnity\, exposure\, bleakness\, and beauty. Jordyn Davis’ What Have You Done (Who Are You?) rounds out a captivating program. \nWith Marianne Parker\, piano; Rasa Mahmoudian and Kyle Dickson\, violins; Sixto Franco\, viola; and Tom Clowes\, cello. \nTickets are available online. $10 student tickets available. \nThis program made possible in part by a grant from the American Music Project (americanmusicproject.net).\n\nThis program is partially supported by a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. \nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/african-american-composers-looking-back-and-looking-forward-at-the-new-music-chicago-impromptu-fest/
LOCATION:Guarneri Hall\, 11 E. Adams St.\, #350a\, Chicago\, IL\, 60603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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ORGANIZER;CN="New Music Chicago":MAILTO:secretary@newmusicchicago.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190407T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190407T153000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20181031T211520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190312T035544Z
UID:1347-1554645600-1554651000@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Of Folk\, Faith\, and Fellowship: Exploring Chicago's African-American Women Composers
DESCRIPTION:Join pianist and scholar Samantha Ege in exploring the music and lives of four great composers! Florence Price and Margaret Bonds lived and composed on Chicago’s South Side during the remarkable artistic period of the Chicago Black Renaissance in the 1930s. Supported in their friendship in the midst of a thriving arts environment\, these trail-blazing women created historic and ground-breaking compositions influenced by African-American folk melodies – especially spirituals.  Ege also explores the  remarkable music of contemporary composers Dolores White and Regina Harris Baiocchi\, and how their friendship has supported them to become strong voices within a community of contemporary composers.\nSamantha Ege has written detailed program notes for this program; read them here to learn about the music before you hear it!\nThe event will take place at Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center\, and is free and open to the public.\nThe program includes:\nFantasie Negre by Florence Price\nAzuretta by Regina Harris Baiocchi\nToccata by Dolores White\nSonata in E minor by Florence Price\nTroubled Water by Margaret Bonds\n\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from Illinois Humanties.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/of-folk-faith-and-fellowship-exploring-chicagos-african-american-women-composers/
LOCATION:Chicago Cultural Center\, 78 E Washington St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190518T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190518T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20181101T194515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181101T194606Z
UID:1360-1558206000-1558211400@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Cello Around the World
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Haitian Flag Day\, Crossing Borders Music founder Tom Clowes performs solo cello music by composers from Haiti\, Cambodia\, Germany\, Egypt\, and Colombia at the Haitian American Museum of Chicago. Said Clowes\, “I wanted to volunteer my talents at the Haitian American Museum of Chicago to promote the great work they do exposing people to Haitian culture and beyond.” \nThe program will include Solace by Haitian-Canadian composer Gifrants\, a transcription of the traditional Haitian melody Erzulie Malade (“Erzulie Is Sick”) by Haitian composer Werner Jaegerhuber\, Khse Buon (“Four Strings”) by Cambodian-American composer Chinary Ung\, Variations on a Peddler’s Tune by Egyptian composer Gamal Abdel-Rahim\, and music for solo cello by German composer JS Bach. \nFree-will donations for the Haitian American Museum of Chicago will be accepted. \nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/cello-around-the-world/
LOCATION:Haitian American Museum of Chicago – HAMOC\, 4654 N Racine Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190623T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190623T163000
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20190531T171759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190531T171759Z
UID:1639-1561303800-1561307400@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Music and Stories Around the World
DESCRIPTION:“Music and Stories Around the World” celebrates music for strings by composers from all around the world! This totally unique\, brand new\, family-friendly program shares music and stories from Armenia\, the Chickasaw Nation\, Haiti\, Peru\, Iran\, Taiwan\, Uganda\, and the US! \nLearn the story of legendary Armenian composer\, music educator\, and ethnomusicologist Komitas\, and then hear his music performed by string quartet. Learn the proud tradition of the Afro-Peruvian Hatajo de Negritos dance\, then hear its music. Learn the story of the Andean miners that accompanied the original version of “El Condor Pasa” by Peruvian composer Daniel Robles\, then hear the piece in its original version. Learn about Chicago’s Haitian founder Jean Baptise Pointe du Sable\, then hear Haitian composer Sabrina C D Jean Louis’ musical tribute to him. Learn how Chicago south-sider Florence Price became the first African-American woman to have a work performed by a major symphony\, then hear her contrapuntal arrangements African-American and other American folk songs. Hear how Taiwanese used music to keep their spirits strong after World War II\, then hear the resilient song they sang. Don’t miss this unique\, uplifting\, and inspiring performance! \nThis event will also take place at the following dates and locations: \nJuly 27\, 3-4PM Roberts Square Park\n5200 W Argyle\, Chicago 60630 \nAugust 3\, 3-4PM Homan Square Park\n3559 W Arthington\, Chicago 60624 \n“Music and Stories Around the World” is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series\, supported by the Mayor’s Office and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Arts programming in neighborhoods across the city advances the goals of the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Cultural Plan. Now in its 7th year\, the 2019 Night Out in the Parks series will host over 2\,000 cultural events and programs at more than 250 neighborhood parks throughout the city\, making community parks a safe haven and hubs of activity. Projects vary from traditional performances and concerts\, to peace rallies\, community workshops\, nature-based programs\, dance performances\, festivals\, site specific projects\, and more. The Chicago Park District has partnered with more than 140 arts and community organizations to expand and produce this citywide initiative. \nThis event is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/music-and-stories-around-the-world/
LOCATION:Buttercup Park\, 4901 N Sheridan\, Chicago\, IL\, 60640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190721T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190721T151500
DTSTAMP:20260406T030504
CREATED:20190511T021732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190914T210344Z
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SUMMARY:Pages intimes: A Concert of Haitian Piano Music
DESCRIPTION:Hear music lost for over a century\, and a world premiere performance\, in this ground-breaking program of Haitian piano music by Crossing Borders Music pianist Marianne Parker! This event marks the official release of Marianne’s new CD of Haitian piano music! The performance launches Crossing Borders Music’s “Choosing Life and Freedom” series and the Chicago Cultural Center\, featuring music by composers who responded to terrible tragedies with music affirming life and to oppression with music affirming freedom. \nRepertoire:\nPages intimes by Edmond Saintonge\nElegie-Meringue by Edmond Saintonge\nQuatre Danses by Ludovic Lamothe\nNocturne No. 1 by Carmen Brouard\nSonate folklorique by Emile Desamours\nArôme musical (Musical Fragrance) by Gifrants [WORLD PREMIERE ] \nFree and open to the public \nAbout the Music: Audiences will hear music lost for over a century\, and a world premiere performance\, in Pages intimes\, a ground-breaking program of Haitian piano music performed by Crossing Borders Music pianist Marianne Parker. Founded on the largest and most successful revolution of enslaved people in history\, Haiti’s independence was not recognized by other countries for decades. After\, Haiti was still often not treated as an equal partner of other countries in the international community. In response\, generations of Haitian composers wrote music to show Haitians were just as capable and talented as anyone else and\, later\, that African and Haitian themes were worthy of being celebrated in art music. \nThe program‘s namesake composition is the finely crafted\, intensely emotional Page intimes by composer Edmond Saintonge. A prolific composer in his lifetime\, Saintonge’s music became shrouded in obscurity after his death in 1907. The recent work of scholars Claude Dauphin and Robert Grenier\, rediscovering and recreating Saintonge’s scores\, makes this performance possible\, bringing to life Saintonge’s music for the first time in over a century. Haitian composer Ludovic Lamothe (1882-1953)\, known as “Black Chopin” and “The Last of the Romantics\,” infused the same lively Haitian méringue rhythms into his Quatre Danses (Four Dances). Carmen Brouard (1908-2005) was a well-regarded Haitian-Canadian composer\, pianist\, and music educator. She dedicated her impressionistic\, colorful Nocturne No. 1 to one of her students. Emile Desamours‘ (b. 1941) Sonate folklorique celebrates women through the Haitian folk songs that are the basis of the work’s three movements. Finally\, this concert includes the world premiere of Arôme musical (Musical Fragrance) by Haitian-American composer Gifrants. The piece uses the compositional technique Gifrants describes as “natif\,” drawing extensively on the rhythms\, melodies\, and harmonies of Haitian musical traditions. The work testifies to a tradition that is not lost but growing still today. \nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/pages-intimes-a-concert-of-haitian-piano-music/
LOCATION:Chicago Cultural Center\, 78 E Washington St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:Music and Stories Around the World
DESCRIPTION:“Music and Stories Around the World” celebrates music for strings by composers from all around the world! This totally unique\, brand new\, family-friendly program shares music and stories from Armenia\, the Chickasaw Nation\, Haiti\, Peru\, Iran\, Taiwan\, Uganda\, and the US! \nLearn the story of legendary Armenian composer\, music educator\, and ethnomusicologist Komitas\, and then hear his music performed by string quartet. Learn the proud tradition of the Afro-Peruvian Hatajo de Negritos dance\, then hear its music. Learn the story of the Andean miners that accompanied the original version of “El Condor Pasa” by Peruvian composer Daniel Robles\, then hear the piece in its original version. Learn about Chicago’s Haitian founder Jean Baptise Pointe du Sable\, then hear Haitian composer Sabrina C D Jean Louis’ musical tribute to him. Learn how Chicago south-sider Florence Price became the first African-American woman to have a work performed by a major symphony\, then hear her contrapuntal arrangements African-American and other American folk songs. Hear how Taiwanese used music to keep their spirits strong after World War II\, then hear the resilient song they sang. Don’t miss this unique\, uplifting\, and inspiring performance! \nThis event will also take place at: \nAugust 3\, 3-4PM Homan Square Park\n3559 W Arthington\, Chicago 60624 \n“Music and Stories Around the World” is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series\, supported by the Mayor’s Office and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Arts programming in neighborhoods across the city advances the goals of the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Cultural Plan. Now in its 7th year\, the 2019 Night Out in the Parks series will host over 2\,000 cultural events and programs at more than 250 neighborhood parks throughout the city\, making community parks a safe haven and hubs of activity. Projects vary from traditional performances and concerts\, to peace rallies\, community workshops\, nature-based programs\, dance performances\, festivals\, site specific projects\, and more. The Chicago Park District has partnered with more than 140 arts and community organizations to expand and produce this citywide initiative. \nThis event is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/music-and-stories-around-the-world-2/
LOCATION:Roberts Square Park\, 5200 W Argyle\, Chicago\, IL\, 60630\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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