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Música Colombiana with special guest The Mulati Ensemble

First Unitarian Church of Chicago 5650 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago

The program features compositions and folk song arrangements by Colombian composers, including the song "A Mother to Her Son" by early-20th century composer Eustasio Rosales, which was recently unearthed by The Mulati Ensemble in the composer's great-grandson's basement. Rosales came to Chicago from Colombia and is thought to be Chicago's first Hispanic composer. While in ... Read more

free and open to the public

Música Colombiana with special guest The Mulati Ensemble

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

The program features compositions and folk song arrangements by Colombian composers, including the song "A Mother to Her Son" by early-20th century composer Eustasio Rosales, which was recently unearthed by The Mulati Ensemble in the composer's great-grandson's basement. Rosales came to Chicago from Colombia and is thought to be Chicago's first Hispanic composer. While in ... Read more

free and open to the public

From Street Tunes to Sufi Art Music: Celebrating Egyptian Composers

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St, Chicago, 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 world premiere performance of Peace Piece by Egyptian American composer Riad Abdel-Gawad. This concert is the third in a residency of Crossing Borders Music at the Chicago Cultural Center. This program is ... Read more

free and open to the public

Haiti: Music of Life, Loss, and Hope

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

Haiti: Music of Life, Loss, and Hope features Jean "Rudy" Perrault's powerful "Exodus" String Quartet, which is dedicated to refugees around the world. It tells the gripping, pained story of a Haitian refugee, ending with the hope that life will be better for the next generation. It also features Robert Durand's lively string quartet that ... Read more

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Meet Haitian Composer Sabrina C D Jean Louis

Haitian American Museum of Chicago - HAMOC 4654 N Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Sabrina C D Jean Louis will be at the Haitian American Museum of Chicago to meet the public and chat about her music, including her recent compositions commissioned by Crossing Borders Music for the Zombie: Origins and Evolution Project, which was funded in part through a grant from The Chicago Community Trust.

free and open to the public

Haiti: Music of Life, Loss, and Hope

Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal 4750, avenue Henri-Julien, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Haiti: Music of Life, Loss, and Hope features Jean "Rudy" Perrault's powerful "Exodus" String Quartet, which is dedicated to refugees around the world. It tells the gripping, difficult story of a Haitian refugee, ending with the hope that life will be better for the next generation. It also features Robert Durand's lively string quartet that ... Read more

Musical Crossroads: India and the West

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St, Chicago, 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, tabla, and European strings. The compositions depict through music a human life journeying from birth to the worldly affairs of adulthood to the renunciation of old age. The music merges traditional North Indian ... Read more

free and open to the public

Musical Crossroads: India and the West

First Unitarian Church of Chicago 5650 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago

Renowned sitarist Gaurav Mazumdar, a student of the legendary Ravi Shankar, joins Crossing Borders Music to present his original compositions for sitar, tabla, and European strings. The compositions depict through music a human life journeying from birth to the worldly affairs of adulthood to the renunciation of old age. The music merges traditional North Indian ... Read more

Around the World in Music!

Niles Public Library 6960 W Oakton St, Niles, IL, United States

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, the Czech Republic, and the United States! This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts ... Read more

free and open to the public

Zombie: Origins and Evolution Project

Haitian American Museum of Chicago - HAMOC 4654 N Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 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, 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 in Chicago and ... Read more

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