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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

free and open to the public

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

free and open to the public

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

free and open to the public

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

Richès Dayiti: Treasures of Haitian Music for Piano and Cello

Glacier Hills Senior Living 1200 Earhart Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Richès Dayiti will allow Glacier Hills and Ann Arbor residents to discover Haitian piano music, a repertoire unknown to all but a handful of scholars for the last century. The performances' compositions have been preserved by the Society for the Research and Diffusion of Haitian Music in Montreal, archived by the Laboratory of World Music ... Read more

free and open to the public

Where Rivers Meet: Songs and Stories from Masters of Arabic Music

Evanston Public Library 1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL, United States

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

free and open to the public

Richès Dayiti: Treasures of Haitian Piano Music

"Richès Dayiti: Treasures of Haitian Piano Music" provides an intimate look at the mostly unknown beauty of Haitian piano music, unknown to all but a handful of scholars for the last century. The performances' compositions have been preserved by the Société de recherche et de diffusion de la musique haïtienne (SRDMH) (Society for the Research and Diffusion ... Read more

$15 – $20

Exploring Haitian Culture, History, and Religion through Song

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

Crossing Borders Music performs new Haitian folk song arrangements by composer Julio Racine, exploring the depth of Haitian history, spirituality, and lore through folk song arrangements for violin, cello, and keyboard. The performance will take place in the Haitian art gallery of the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the music will reflect themes found in the ... Read more

free with museum admission

Women Composers Around the World

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

In celebration of International Women's Day, The Skokie Public Library presents Crossing Borders Music in a performance of chamber music by women composers from Taiwan, Venezuela, Haiti, the Chickasaw Nation, Nigeria, and the US! In addition to unforgettable music in many styles, we'll share the composers' perspectives on how being a women has affected - ... Read more

free and open to the public