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

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

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

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

Crossing Borders Music presents the Chicago Folklore Ensemble in the world premiere performance of its brand new show "Where Rivers Meet: Songs and Stories from Masters of Arabic Music." The concert celebrates the cultural contributions of three Chicago-area immigrant musicians from the Middle East: Amro Helmy, an oud player from Cairo, Egypt; Edward Hanna, a ... Read more