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Cambodian Music: The Living Tradition

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

Crossing Borders Music joins the National Cambodian Heritage Museum Traditional Music Ensemble for an amazing fusion of Cambodian and European traditional instruments performing Cambodian classics! The performance features new arrangements made for the Cambodian Day of Remembrance by former Crossing Borders Music violinist Rasa Mahmoudian and overseen by Nisa Pov, Resident Artist of the Cambodian ... Read more

Cambodian Music: The Living Tradition

Argyle Night Market Sheridan and Argyle, Chicago, IL

  Crossing Borders Music joins the National Cambodian Heritage Museum Traditional Music Ensemble for an amazing fusion of Cambodian and European traditional instruments, performing Cambodian classics! The performance features new arrangements created for the Cambodian Day of Remembrance by former Crossing Borders Music violinist Rasa Mahmoudian, overseen by Nisa Pov, Resident Artist at the Cambodian ... Read more

Chicago Composers: The Next Generation at Ear Taxi Festival

PianoForte, 1335 South Michigan AvenueChicago, IL, 60605United States 1335 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

Chicago Composers: The Next Generation comes to The Ear Taxi Festival this October! This year’s edition of the festival will highlight over 500 artists in over 50 hours of programming, including large-scale Anchor Performances, Composer Showcases, Taxi Concerts, and Accent Concerts. “Chicago Composers: the Next Generation” celebrates the work of composers in the Crossing Borders ... Read more

Chicago Composers: The Next Generation

Harold Washington Library Center (Grand Lobby), 400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605 400 S State St, Chicago, IL

"Chicago Composers: the Next Generation" shares the world premiere performances of composers in the Crossing Borders Music Young Composers Project. In the project, youth from music programs in North Lawndale and Garfield Park receive weekly composition lessons and write a piece for the Crossing Borders Music string quartet. Hear their fresh, new approaches to an ... Read more

“Cuerdas y Cuerpos: Afro-Peruvian Culture Meets Western Strings”

Budlong Woods Branch, Chicago Public Library.5630 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659 Chicago Public Library. 5630 N Lincoln Ave,, Chicago, IL

Join us for an unforgettable journey where strings and bodies, histories and rhythms cross borders and build bridges.This interactive event, presented in partnership with the Center of Peruvian Arts, shares interactive Afro-Peruvian dance and music, including the powerful Afro-Peruvian holiday tradition “Hatajo de Negritos,” as well as a workshop and performance by the dancers of ... Read more

Rooted: Haitian String Trios

Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed Hall, 4th floor, 1010 E. 59th St 1010 E. 59th St., Chicago, IL

Hear string trios by Haitian composers “rooted” in the beauty of Haitian culture and its unique history, religion, and folk traditions! Music by Werner Jaegerhuber, Rudy Perrault, Sabrina C D Jean Louis, and folk song arrangements by Julio Racine celebrate Haiti’s revolutionary freedom-seeking origins, its folk music, its unique religious traditions – and its connection ... Read more

Notes of Legacy: African-American Composers Across Eras

Ashland Chamber Music Society, 56279 Corbine Road, Ashland, WI 54806 Date: Friday, 20th February Time: 6 PM Venue: Ashland56279 Corbine Road, Ashland, Wisconsin

This journey spans from the story of an enslaved prodigy, Blind Tom Wiggins, to the hopeful vision of today, weaving together music across history, social movements, and artistic triumphs. Audiences will be taken from Blind Tom Wiggins’ remarkable piece “March Timpani,” arranged for strings by BIPOC composer and musicologist AJ Isaacson-Zvidzwa, through the legacy of ... Read more