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

Celebrating Resilience: Music by Iranian Bahá’ís

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

The fourth annual "Celebrating Resilience: Music by Iranian Bahá'ís" celebrates the music and resilience of Iranian Bahá'í composers living in the US and Canada. Their music celebrates Persian culture and tells the stories of the composers' resilience in the face of systemic persecution by Iranian authorities: risking raids and imprisonment to study and teach music, ... Read more

free and open to the public

Musical Crossroads: India and the West

Plymouth Place Senior Living 315 N La Grange Rd, La Grange Park, 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 old ... Read more

free and open to the public

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