Highlighting persecution under Iran's regime and heroic resilience in its face, Crossing Borders Music marks ten years of sharing the music and stories of Bahá’í composers from Iran with this unique program. As part of Iran’s systematic persecution of members of the Bahá’í religion, Bahá’ís are banned from attending college or university. In response, Iranian ... Read more
Highlighting persecution under Iran’s regime and heroic resilience in its face, Crossing Borders Music marks ten years of sharing the music and stories of Bahá’í composers from Iran with this unique livestream program, "Ten Years of 'Celebrating Resilience: Music by Iranian Bahá'ís.'" Joining the livestream will be composer and Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education alumna ... Read more
This educational livestream is for grades K-8 students and teachers and open to all Chicago Public Schools teachers and students plus other Streamable Learning subscribers. Registration is required. This Black history month, Crossing Borders Music celebrates African-American trailblazers in and through music! Using music, we'll learn about the lives of Chicago's first non-native resident Jean-Baptiste ... Read more
Hear how Levantine, or "Arab World," composers combine elements of Arab classical music and Western classical music to reflect their identities and tell their unique stories in this brand new string quartet program! Featuring music by Nahla Mattar, Touffic Succar, Elie Kallab, Mahdi Al Mahdi, Arian Abbas, and much more! The program is free and ... Read more
This event will take place in the Illinois Room on the third floor of Student Center East at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Crossing Borders Music string quartet meets with students and shares selections of music by Haitian composers, Levantine composers, and more! This performance and talk with University of Illinois – Chicago ... Read more
The Crossing Borders Music string quartet shares a program of music in response to Haiti's current humanitarian crisis. The program includes Rudy Perrault's "Exodus" string quartet which tells through music the story of Haitian immigrants and refugees, "Strings for Change" by Gifrants which was written in response to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, "Chrysallis ... Read more
In collaboration with The Société de recherche et de diffusion de la musique Haitiënne, Crossing Borders presents "Concert Exodus" live in Montreal. The Crossing Borders Music string quartet shares a program of music in response to Haiti’s current humanitarian crisis. The program includes Rudy Perrault’s “Exodus” string quartet which tells through music the story of ... Read more
In collaboration with the Haitian American Museum of Chicago, the Crossing Borders Music string quartet shares a program of music by Haitian composers, presented in response to Haiti’s humanitarian crisis. The program includes Rudy Perrault’s “Exodus” string quartet which tells through music the story of Haitian immigrants and refugees, “Strings for Change” by Gifrants which ... Read more
Nisa Pov, Resident Artist of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and roneat ak (Cambodian xylophone) performer of the Cambodian Museum Mahori Ensemble, and Tom Clowes, executive director and cellist of Crossing Borders Music, join a discussion at the OneState arts conference titled "Local Artists, Global Issues: Centering Lived Experiences in Artmaking," including a live performance ... Read more
Crossing Borders Music the Cambodian Museum Traditional Music Ensemble for an amazing night of new arrangements of Cambodian classics! The performance includes beautiful new arrangements made by Crossing Borders Music violinist Rasa Mahmoudian and overseen by Nisa Pov for the 2021 Cambodian Day of Remembrance. Be one of the first people to ever hear this ... Read more