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Musical Crossroads: India and the West

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

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 ... Read more

free and open to the public

Meditation and Passion: Uncovering Piano Masterworks of Haiti

Second Unitarian Church of Chicago 656 W Barry Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Marianne Parker interprets great Haitian piano repertoire from across the 20th century by Ludovic Lamothe (aka "Black Chopin"), Carmen Brouard, and more. The concert is free and open to the public. Listen to enjoy: Elegie-Meringue - Edmond Saintonge   Quatre Danses - Ludovic Lamothe   Nocturne No. 1 from Quatre Nocturnes - Carmen Brouard   ... Read more

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Colombia Tierra Querida – Colombia, Dear Land

Plymouth Place Senior Living 315 N La Grange Rd, La Grange Park, IL, United States

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 ... Read more

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Meditation and Passion: Uncovering Piano Masterworks from Haiti – Live and on WFMT

PianoForte Foundation 1335 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

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.   Listen to enjoy: Elegie-Meringue - Edmond Saintonge   Quatre ... Read more

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Colombia Tierra Querida – Colombia, Dear Land

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

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 ... Read more

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New Voices: Celebrating Young American Indian Musicians

American Indian Center of Chicago 3401 W Ainslie St, Chicago, United States

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 ... Read more

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Crossing Borders Music at the Thirsty Ears Street Festival!

Access Contemporary Music 1758 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, United States

Crossing Borders Music performs at the Thirsty Ear Street Festival, sharing chamber music by composers from Egypt, Colombia, Haiti, the Chickasaw Nation, and more! More about the Thirsty Ear Festival here: https://www.acmusic.org/thirsty-ears-street-festival/ The program includes the Haitian Vodou-inspired Papa Legba Ouvè Baryè a (Papa Legba Open the Gate) and Papa Legba Femen Baryè a (Papa Legba ... Read more

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String Quartets from Around the World at Plymouth Place

Plymouth Place Senior Living 315 N La Grange Rd, La Grange Park, IL, United States

Crossing Borders Music shares string quartets, trios, and duos by composers from Egypt, Colombia, Haiti, the Chickasaw Nation, and more! The program includes the Haitian Vodou-inspired Papa Legba Ouvè Baryè a (Papa Legba Open the Gate) and Papa Legba Femen Baryè a (Papa Legba Close the Gate) by Haitian composer Jean "Rudy" Perrault; Ise Oluwa, ... Read more

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Piano Trios by Iranian Bahá’í composers at the Association of the Friends of Persian Culture conference!

Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel 1551 N Thoreau Dr, Schaumburg, United States

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. Nikan Milani's piano trio tells through music the powerful, resilient ... Read more

Choral Performance with Nikan Milani at the AFOPC Festival!

Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel 1551 N Thoreau Dr, Schaumburg, United States

Crossing Borders Music will join Iranian Bahá'í composer Nikan Milani in the beautiful choral music he will conduct. This 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 . This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts ... Read more