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  • Liminal Encounters: A Concert of Rohingya Tarana Songs

    Bramble Arts Loft 5545 N Clark St 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60640 Bramble Arts Loft 5545 N Clark St 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL

    This concert forms part of a 2-day symposium (Jan 23-24) entitled "Liminal Encounters: Counternarratives of Rohingya Refugees." It is primarily organized by students and faculty at the University of Chicago in collaboration with the Rohingya Cultural Center of Chicago. It is cosponsored by the UChicago Committee on Southern Asian Studies, Crossing Borders Music, Franke Institute ... Read more

  • Celebrating Black Trailblazers

    Crossing Borders Music celebrates Black trailblazers through this richly interactive, one-of-a-kind music program. Through interactive dialogue and guided listening, students will hear the stories of Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable, Florence Price, Rosa Parks, and more come to life through music for string quartet by African-American composers. This educational livestream is geared towards students in grades 4-8 ... Read more

  • From Exile: Stories and Music of Hope

    United Presbyterian-Congregational Church, 214 Vaughn Avenue, Ashland WI United Presbyterian-Congregational Church, 214 Vaughn Avenue, Ashland, WI

    Crossing Borders Music shares musical stories of hope from diaspora communities in the US and around the world. Featuring string quartet music of displacement and resilience of African Americans, Cambodians, Haitians, Palestinians, and Peruvians. Date: Friday, 20th February Time: 7:30 PM Venue: United Presbyterian-Congregational Church, 214 Vaughn Avenue, Ashland WI

  • From Exile: Stories and Music of Hope

    115 W Broadway, Granville, OH 43023, United States 115 W Broadway,, Granville, OH

    Crossing Borders Music shares musical stories of hope from diaspora communities in the US and around the world. Featuring string quartet music of displacement and resilience of African Americans, Cambodians, Haitians, Palestinians, and Peruvians. Free and open to the public. Date: Sunday, March 8th Time: 1 PM Venue: 115 W Broadway, Granville, OH 43023, United ... Read more

  • Songs of Peru with Luis Gálvez

    Evanston Public Library,1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, Evanston Public Library,1703 Orrington Ave,, Evanston, IL

    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

  • Cambodian Music: The Living Tradition

    Lincolnwood Public Library, 4000 W Pratt Ave, Lincolnwood, IL 60712 4000 W Pratt Ave Linconwood, Chicago, IL

    Crossing Borders Music is honored to have been invited by the National Cambodian Heritage Museum to create a one-of-a-kind fusion of traditional Cambodian music with European classical instruments and Cambodian traditional instruments. This unique performance brings together the Cambodian Museum Traditional Music Ensemble and Crossing Borders Music musicians, performing newly arranged Cambodian classics. These special ... Read more

  • Crossing Borders Music: Haitian Flag Day Celebration

    Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue,, New York, New York

    Crossing Borders Music: Haitian Flag Day Celebration The Chicago-based string quartet celebrates Haitian Music On Haitian Flag Day, join us to celebrate Haitian freedom and dignity with string chamber music by Haitian composers. Enjoy theTrio à Rosemène by trailblazing, early twentieth-century Haitian composer Werner Jaegerhuber, who combined Haitian folk melodies and Western compositional techniques to ... Read more

  • Stories and Music of Resilience

    Crossing Borders Music celebrates musical stories of resilience through 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 of personal loss, political oppression, ... Read more

  • What Makes Music So Special?: Windows and Mirrors

    What makes your favorite music “special”? Is it the music itself? The memory of when you first heard it? The way it relates to your life? How do our backgrounds affect how we hear music? How can music help us relate to others? In this unique program, we’ll hear “special” music by composers from Colombia, ... Read more