Honor and celebrate Peru through its songs, dances, and instrumental music as the Crossing Borders Music String Quartet is joined by special guest Peruvian tenor Luis Galvez! Luis sings favorite songs including the original version of “El condor pasa” by Daniel Alomía Robles and “La flor de la canela” (“The Cinnamon Flower”) by Chabuca Granda. ... Read more
The Crossing Borders Music String Quartet joins Nisa Pov, Resident Artist of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and roneat ak (Cambodian xylophone) performer for an amazing night of new arrangements of Cambodian classics! The performance includes beautiful new arrangements made by Crossing Borders Music violinist Rasa Mahmoudian and overseen by Pov for the Cambodian Day ... Read more
In celebration of Juneteenth, Crossing Borders Music's Wilfred Farquharson, viola, and Tom Clowes, cello, share about their journeys promoting Black American voices in the Western classical music world. They will also perform some of their favorite short pieces, including the world premiere of "A Quiet Lament" by Brittany J Green, and more! 60 minute lecture/recital ... Read more
Haitian composers have written piano music for centuries to show the international community they could write just as beautifully as any European composer, and that Haitian and West African cultural influences were just as worthy of inclusion in piano music. But until now, their works were suppressed in the Western classical music world. Hear Crossing ... Read more
Crossing Borders Music celebrates musical stories of resilience in a performance of string quartet music by composers from around the world. This unique string quartet program features music by composers from Uganda, Argentina, the Soviet Union, the Chickasaw Nation, Taiwan, and the US. Each piece shares a unique story of resilience, whether in the face ... Read more
As part of the Skokie Library's "Love Beyond Freedom" celebration of Juneteenth and beyond, join Crossing Borders Music on a string quartet musical journey from slavery to our shared human future. With music by historic, contemporary, and emerging African-American composers highlighting impactful turning points in African-American history, this is an inspirational concert that everyone will ... Read more
Cambodian Music: The Living Tradition Crossing Borders Music joins musicians of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and its Resident Artist Nisa Pov for an amazing afternoon of new fusion arrangements of Cambodian classics! The performance includes beautiful new arrangements made for the 2021 Cambodian Day of Remembrance. This event is part of Night Out in ... Read more
Honor and celebrate Peru through its songs, dances, and instrumental music as the Crossing Borders Music String Quartet is joined by special guest Peruvian tenor Luis Galvez! Luis sings favorite songs including the original version of “El condor pasa” by Daniel Alomía Robles and “La flor de la canela” (“The Cinnamon Flower”) by Chabuca Granda. ... Read more
Free and open to the public Join the Haitian American Museum of Chicago and Crossing Borders Music for a one-day outdoor exhibition "We Walk: A Celebration of Black Community". This community exhibition highlights the excellence and contributions of Black America in the local community and beyond. The event features exhibits curated by community partners on ... Read more
Looking Back and Looking Forward: African-American Composers This program features world premiere performances of music by four youth composers from music programs on Chicago‘s West Side who took part in Crossing Borders Music’s second-annual Young Composers Project! Plus, hear music by Black American composers of yesterday and today, including a new piece commissioned of composer ... Read more
