Crossing Borders Music will join forces with musicians of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial to perform timeless Cambodian folk songs, capping off their month-long collaboration exploring Cambodian music. The performance will take place around 7:30PM. Proceeds from the event benefit the Cambodian Association of Illinois, which enables refugees and immigrants from ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Crossing Borders Music's String Trio will perform music of East and Southeast Asia, including the Taiwanese folk song and Confucius Competition selection Mending Fishing Nets, followed by a masterclass featuring competition entrants! - Sunday, Nov. 24, 2-3:30PM - Fine Arts Building, Curtiss Hall 410 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60605
Crossing Borders Music founder, Tom Clowes, is volunteering under CBM to perform solo cello music by composers from Haiti, Cambodia, Germany, Egypt, and Colombia. Save money - get your tickets now! $15/advance - $20/at the door! The program will include Solace by Haitian-Canadian composer Gifrants, a transcription of the traditional Haitian melody Erzulie Malade (“Erzulie ... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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