• Around the World in Music!

    Haas Park 2402 N Washtenaw Ave, Chicago

    Around the World in Music invites you to go around the world through music with this interactive string quartet program for people of all ages. We'll use music to explore the cultures of Uganda, Haiti, Iran, Egypt, the Czech Republic, and the United States! This concert is a Night Out in the Parks event, sponsored ... Read more

    free and open to the public
  • Around the World in Music!

    Nichols Park 1300 E 55th St, Chicago, Chicago

    Around the World in Music invites you to go around the world through music with this interactive string quartet program for people of all ages. We'll use music to explore the cultures of Uganda, Haiti, Iran, Egypt, the Czech Republic, and the United States! This concert is a Night Out in the Parks event, sponsored ... Read more

    free and open to the public
  • Around the World in Music!

    Chicago Park District Smith Park 2526 W Grand Ave, Chicago

    Around the World in Music invites you to go around the world through music with this interactive string quartet program for people of all ages. We'll use music to explore the cultures of Uganda, Haiti, Iran, Egypt, the Czech Republic, and the United States! This concert is a Night Out in the Parks event, sponsored ... Read more

    free and open to the public
  • Zombie: Origins and Evolution Project

    Preston Bradley Center 941 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, United States

    This event features scenes from the ZOE (Zombie: Origins and Evolution) Project documentary, plus an art exhibition opening featuring artists Ben Salus and Jean-Yves Hector, CD release and live music by Rudy Perrault and Sabrina Jean Louis performed by Crossing Borders Music, and live dance by Haitian dancers! The ZOE project is an international event ... Read more

  • From Street Tunes to Sufi Art Music: Celebrating Egyptian Composers

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

    Music by Egyptian composers of yesterday and today whose works capture the spirit and diversity of Arab music! This concert will include the performance of the brand new Peace Piece by Egyptian American composer Riad Abdel-Gawad, as well as folk-inspired works by Gamal Abdel-Rahim and works by Abdo Dagher inspired by Sufi mysticism. It features ... Read more

    free and open to the public
  • Crossing Borders Music at St. Paul & The Redeemer

    St. Paul & The Redeemer 4945 S Dorchester Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Crossing Borders Music will perform with the Rosier Family Trio selections of Haitian classical music by Sabrina C D Jean Louis and Michel Monton during Sunday services at 9:15 and 11:15AM. All are welcome!

  • Music of Faith and Hope from Uganda and Haiti

    Wilmette Public Library 1242 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL, United States

    Music of Faith and Hope from Uganda and Haiti is a concert of string quartet concert by Haitian and Ugandan composers. The program includes Rudy Perrault's Exodus String Quartet. His writing is heavily influenced by the culture of his native Haiti, and he portrays through music the story of being forced to leave Haiti under ... Read more

    free and open to the public
  • Celebrating Music from Syria and Egypt

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

    Syrian musicians Issam Rafea, oud, and Omar al Musfi, percussion, join Crossing Borders Music performers Maya Shiraishi, violin, and Tom Clowes, cello, to celebrate music by composers from Syria and Egypt. The ensemble will present original works composed by Rafea, Sufi-inspired violin solos by Abdo Dagher, and the violin-cello duo of Gamal Abdel-Rahim, whose music combines Egyptian modal scales, ... Read more

    free and open to the public
  • Beyond the Headlines: Haiti in Music

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

    Crossing Borders Music performs a family-friendly concert of beautiful and uplifting compositions and folk song arrangements by Haitian composers, surrounded by stunning Haitian artwork. Free with Museum admission.

    free with Museum admission
  • Music of Faith and Hope from Uganda and Haiti

    First Unitarian Church of Chicago 5650 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago

    Music of Faith and Hope from Haiti and Uganda features string quartet masterworks by Haitian American composer Jean “Rudy” Perrault and Ugandan composer Justinian Tamusuza. Their works tell the stories of the pain of being forced from one's homeland and the hope for a better future, and of the Ugandan martyrs - the first black ... Read more