Armenian Music of Remembrance: the 150th Anniversary of Komitas

Skokie Public Library 5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL, United States

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 ... Read more

Free & Open to the Public

Celebrating Cuban-American Composers

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL, United States

Celebrating Cuban-American Composers highlights the music of multi-Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American composer Paquito D’Rivera. Hailed by the National Endowment for the Arts as "the consummate multinational ambassador, creating and promoting a cross-culture of music that moves effortlessly among jazz, Latin, and Mozart," his music defies categories and he's celebrated both for his artistry in Latin jazz ... Read more

Free & Open to the Public

Celebrating Cuban-American Composers

Covenant Village of Northbrook 2625 Techny Rd, Northbrook, IL

Celebrating Cuban-American Composers highlights the music of multi-Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American composer Paquito D’Rivera. Hailed by the National Endowment for the Arts as "the consummate multinational ambassador, creating and promoting a cross-culture of music that moves effortlessly among jazz, Latin, and Mozart," his music defies categories and he's celebrated both for his artistry in Latin jazz ... Read more

Free & Open to the Public

Roots: Haitian String Trios

Indian Trails Library 355 Schoenbeck Rd, Wheeling, IL, United States

Hear string trios by Haitian composers "rooted" in the beauty of Haitian culture and its unique history, religion, and folk traditions! Music by Werner Jaegerhuber, Rudy Perrault, Sabrina C D Jean Louis, and folk song arrangements by Julio Racine celebrate Haiti's revolutionary freedom-seeking origins, its folk music, its unique religious traditions - and its connection ... Read more

Free & Open to the Public

World Music Wednesdays: Caribbean Roots

Old Town School of Folk Music 4545 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, United States

Crossing Borders Music shares music of Haitian and Cuban-American composers rooted in their countries' cultures and histories. The program highlights the music of multi-Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American composer Paquito D’Rivera. Hailed by the National Endowment for the Arts as "the consummate multinational ambassador, creating and promoting a cross-culture of music that moves effortlessly among jazz, Latin, ... Read more

$10

Celebrating Cuban-American Composers

Skokie Public Library 5215 Oakton St, Skokie, IL, United States

Celebrating Cuban-American Composers highlights the music of multi-Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American composer Paquito D’Rivera. Hailed by the National Endowment for the Arts as "the consummate multinational ambassador, creating and promoting a cross-culture of music that moves effortlessly among jazz, Latin, and Mozart," his music defies categories and he's celebrated both for his artistry in Latin jazz ... Read more

Free & Open to the Public

Roots: Haitian String Trios

Milwaukee Art Museum 700 N Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Hear string trios by Haitian composers "rooted" in the beauty of Haitian culture and its unique history, religion, and folk traditions! Haitian compositions and folk song arrangements celebrate Haiti's revolutionary freedom-seeking origins, its folk music, its unique religious traditions - and Haiti's fascinating connections to the Midwest United States!

Roots: Haitian String Trios

Global Citizenship Experience Lab School 9 W Washington St, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL, United States

Roots: Haitian String Trios features music by Haitian composers “rooted” in the beauty of Haitian culture and its unique history, religion, and folk traditions. Explore the centuries-old tradition of Haitian classical music, a tradition designed to show that world that Haitians were just as talented and refined as their European counterparts, and, later, to celebrate ... Read more

$15 – $20

From Exile: April Online Video Performances

IL, United States

From our performers' homes to yours, Crossing Borders Music honors musicians from around the world forced from their homelands in our online solo video performance series "From Exile." Videos will be released throughout the month. For the latest, go to our YouTube channel or Facebook page. We hope you find their stories and music a ... Read more

Free & Open to the Public

“FROM EXILE” Online video series

From our homes to yours, enjoy our video series of music by and about people forced from their homelands and those in diaspora populations! This "From Exile" video series shares stories and beautiful music by and about people forced from their homelands, which inspire us through challenging times. This series is made possible in part ... Read more