• “I Hear the World Singing” at the Loop Arts Festival

    Harold Washington Library Lobby,400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605 400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join Crossing Borders Music for an unforgettable program of songs from around the world for the Loop Arts Festival. CBM presents “I Hear the World Singing”, song selections from Cambodia, Peru, Haiti, Myanmar, Taiwan and more arranged for string quartet. Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Venue: Harold Washington Library Lobby,400 S ... Read more

  • Haitian String Trio’s at the GaanMela Festival

    United Church of Rogers Park, 1545 W Morse Ave, Chicago, IL 60626 United Church of Rogers Park, 1545 W Morse Ave, 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

  • “Chicago Composers: the Next Generation”

    Lincolnwood Library 4000 W Pratt Ave, Lincolnwood, IL 60712, Lincolnwood, IL

    “Chicago Composers: the Next Generation” celebrates the work 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 age-old genre! ... Read more