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SUMMARY:Recovering the Art of Eustasio Rosales
DESCRIPTION:“Recovering the Art of Eustasio Rosales” is unique\, interactive livestream documentary and music event celebrating the life and music of Eustasio Rosales\, “Chicago’s first Hispanic composer.” The event will start with a screening of “The Way to Andina” by Rosales great-grandson\, filmmaker Arlen Parsa\, a multi-award-winning funny documentary about Rosales and the journey to rediscover his music! Parsa will then interact live with viewers\, answering questions in real time. Then\, Crossing Borders Music will share performances of Rosales’ recently rediscovered chamber music found by Crossing Borders Music and Parsa in Rosales’s grand-daughter’s basement including his string quartet\, violin sonata\, and songs for soprano and piano\, featuring guest artist Carolina Gomez.\nEustasio Rosales was a Colombian immigrant who came to Chicago seeking a better life. Now known as “Chicago’s first Hispanic composer\,” his music was celebrated in his lifetime\, including in performances by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. After his death\, though\, his music has languished in storage in his grand-daughter’s basement. The concert will premiere recently rediscovered scores from the composer’s granddaughter’s collection\, unearthed and performed for one of the first times in the 84 years since his death!\nThe performance will be broadcast on Facebook Live and YouTube.\nThis is the final performance of Crossing Borders Music’s 2019-2020 six-concert series “Choosing Life and Freedom.” Its initial May performance date was canceled because of the pandemic.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from Illinois Humanities.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Puffin Foundation.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nPictured: a black and white photo of composer Eustasio Rosales
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/recovering-the-art-of-eustasio-rosales/
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SUMMARY:What Makes Music Special? Part 1: Windows and Mirrors
DESCRIPTION:What makes your favorite music “special”? Is it the music itself? The memory of when you first heard it? The context in which you hear it? How do our personal backgrounds affect how we hear music? How can music help us relate to others? This unique program\, filled with “special” music from Colombia\, Haiti\, Scotland\, and the U.S.\, explores musical and non-musical elements that make music impactful.\nThis event is part of a weekly series of online music programs for K-12 students and teachers with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra\, International Music Foundation\, and Crossing Borders Music\, hosted by StreamableLearning.com. The events are free and open to K-12 students and teachers. Advanced registration is required. This particular event is geared towards grades 6-12.\nEvery weekly virtual concert in the series can be viewed at https://www.streamablelearning.com/…/performing-arts/. The site also includes registration instructions\, or you may register by e-mailing info@crossingbordersmusic.org from your school e-mail address by 9AM Central the day of the event with the subject line “Registration.”
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/what-makes-music-special-part-1-windows-and-mirrors/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210222T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
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SUMMARY:Soulful Haiti: Beyond the Headlines
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music Cellist Tom Clowes will join Haitian-born violinist and composer Jean (Rudy) Perrault in conversations about\, and performances of\, solo works by Haitian composers. The event will explore the complex beauty\, culture\, and history of Haiti through its music and musicians. The event is sponsored by Northwoods Strings and will include interaction with the Northwoods Strings student musicians. Members of the public may audit the event.  More information and registration instructions for auditors are available online here. Northwoods Strings says\, “We will go beyond the headlines\, hearing from Special Student Correspondents about Haiti. We will get to know each other a bit better and have a good time playing together!” \nPerformer\, conductor and composer\, Jean (Rudy) Perrault is Director of Orchestras and Professor of Music at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). Rudy coaches chamber music\, conducts both the Symphony and Chamber Orchestras\, teaches violin and viola\, the Graduate literature classes and the Graduate Conducting classes.\n\nBorn in Port-au-Prince\, Haiti\, Rudy earned his Master’s degree in violin performance from Temple University. Upon graduation\, he moved to the New York area and has since guest conducted numerous ensembles in Russia\, France\, Turkey\, and Italy. He has also worked in Venezuela where he worked closely with members of “El Sistema” organization (FESNOJIV). Rudy’s performances have also taken him around the globe and his compositions are equally in demand by individuals and ensembles in all four corners of the world. The past several years he has been editing and orchestrating the piano works of Haitian Classical Composers. \nRudy is a founding member of the Kako Foundation (kakofoundation.com)\, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing music to at-risk youth\, and underserved communities in the US and Haiti. Rudy makes his home in Duluth\, Minnesota. \nSays Rudy\, “I am very excited to share music from my native country. It is a country with a rich heritage and untapped potential.” \n\n“Invocation” is one of Rudy’s favorite Haitian classical pieces for violin. Written by Haitian composer Occide Jeanty (1860-1936) for two violins and piano\, “Invocation” was transcribed here for one violin and piano by Rudy. Click here to watch it \nTom Clowes is a Chicago-area cellist and Founder of Crossing Borders Music. Tom was a student of internationally acclaimed cellist Wendy Warner\, former Detroit Symphony Orchestra Principal Cellist Italo Babini\, and Lawrence University Conservatory of Music Professor Janet Anthony. As a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago\, he played under conductors Riccardo Muti\, Peter Oundjian\, and Cliff Colnot. Before moving to Chicago\, Tom was a member of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. He now teaches at the Chicago West Community Music Center of Garfield Park. In the summers\, Tom teaches at the Ambassadors Music Institute in Croix-des-Bouquets\, Haiti. \nConversations Tom had with Haitians in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake helped shape the mission of Crossing Borders Music. Founded in 2011\, Crossing Borders Music has become a leading interpreter of chamber music by composers from under-represented cultures including the Chickasaw Nation\, Colombia\, Egypt\, Haiti\, India\, Syria\, and Uganda\, and a pioneering\, critically acclaimed presenter of music by graduates of the Bahá’í Institute for Higher Education in Iran. \nSays Clowes\, “I’m really looking forward to having fun\, sharing music\, and sharing part of Haiti way too few Americans get to see!” \nFor more information\, please visit the Northwoods Strings website.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/soulful-haiti-beyond-the-headlines/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210226T150000
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SUMMARY:SRDMH (Haitian Music Society) Roundtable Discussion
DESCRIPTION:From the Société de recherche et de diffusion de la musique haïtienne (SRDMH):\n“The Observatoire interdisciplinaire de création et de recherche en musique (OICRM) and the Société de recherche et de diffusion de la musique haïtienne (SRDMH) invite you to a virtual panel on Friday\, February 26th\, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time\, where a series of guests will share their work related to the SRDMH’s Haitian music archival fonds. Three discussions will be held\, focusing on research\, composition and interpretation\, each followed by short questions period.\nThis event is part of a project coordinated by Claude Dauphin\, Professor Emeritus at the Université du Québec à Montréal\, to revitalize\, preserve and promote the SRDMH’s archival fonds available at the OICRM.”\nThe event is free of charge and open to all. Discussions will take place in both French and English. To receive the link and passcode to attend\, please e-mail info@crossingbordersmusic.org by 10AM Central Time (9AM Eastern Time) on the day of the event with the subject line “Registration.”
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/srdmh-haitian-music-society-roundtable-discussion/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210317T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210317T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20210114T041800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210114T042153Z
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SUMMARY:What Makes Music Special? Part 2: Music and Context
DESCRIPTION:What makes your favorite music “special”? Is it the music itself? The memory of when you first heard it? The context in which you hear it? How do our personal backgrounds affect how we hear music? How can music help us relate to others? This unique program\, filled with “special” music from Cambodia\, Taiwan\, Colombia\, and India\, explores musical and non-musical elements that make music impactful.\nThis event is part of a weekly series of online music programs for K-12 students and teachers with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra\, International Music Foundation\, and Crossing Borders Music\, hosted by StreamableLearning.com. The events are free and open to K-12 students and teachers. Advanced registration is required. This particular event is geared towards grades 6-12.\nEvery weekly virtual concert in the series can be viewed at https://www.streamablelearning.com/app/events/performing-arts/. The site also includes registration instructions\, or you may register by e-mailing info@crossingbordersmusic.org from your school e-mail address by 9AM Central the day of the event with the subject line “Registration.”
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/what-makes-music-special-part-2-music-and-context/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210417T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210417T171500
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SUMMARY:Cambodian Day of Remembrance: Stories and Music for Healing
DESCRIPTION:Cambodian Day of Remembrance commemorates those who lost their lives in the genocide while celebrating the resilience of Cambodian people.\nCelena Chin\, Saroth Loeuk\, and Pich Houy share stories from their remarkable journeys from their childhood in Cambodia\, their surviving the Cambodian Genocide\, and their taking refuge and building new lives abroad\, while singing songs of strength and healing. This Cambodian Day of Remembrance\, we honor these women\, their stories\, and their voices. Please join us for this livestream event!\nOn April 17th\, 1975\, the Khmer Rouge\, a notorious communist regime\, took over Cambodia. During the next four years\, more than two million people died from torture\, hard labor\, untreated illnesses and injuries\, and starvation. Now\, every year on April 17th\, the Cambodian Day of Remembrance commemorates those who lost their lives in the genocide while celebrating the resilience of Cambodian people\, whose journey is ongoing.\nThe storytelling is facilitated by Ada Cheng\, who creates spaces for people to tell difficult and vulnerable stories.\nIn addition to the healing act of storytelling\, Chin\, Loeuk\, and Houy will sing traditional Cambodian songs accompanied by the voice and roneat ak of Punisa Pov\, Resident Artist of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial\, and the Crossing Borders Music string quartet\, using world premiere arrangements by Rasa Mahmoudian. Cambodian traditional music and arts were targeted for destruction by the Khmer Rouge; only 10% of Cambodian artists survived. In response\, Arn Chorn-Pond founded the organization Cambodia Living Arts to save\, revive\, and promote Cambodian traditional arts by gathering surviving artists to teach younger generations. It was through these efforts that Punisa Pov learned traditional Cambodian music. In this way\, the Cambodian music of the program directly reflects Cambodian resilience.\nFeaturing Punisa Pov\, roneat ak; Rasa Mahmoudian and Jennifer Leckie\, violins; Seth Pae\, viola; Tom Clowes\, cello; with Aidan Kranz\, videography; and Miyu Morita\, sound.\nThis collaborative program will be the subject of a short documentary by filmmaker Thavary Krouch.\nCambodian Day of Remembrance: Stories and Music for Healing is part of a collaboration between the singer/storytellers\, the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial\, Cambodian Association of Illinois\, Ada Cheng\, Thavary Krouch\, and Crossing Borders Music. It is supported in part by the Albert Pick\, Jr Fund\, Illinois Humanities\, the Asian Giving Circle of the Chicago Community Trust\, and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nImage description: A lit white candle flame with black background\nPhoto credit: NCCo\n**Event will live stream on YouTube and Facebook. Please follow our organizations on Facebook for updates to the livestream link:\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/cambodianmuseum\nand \nhttps://www.facebook.com/CrossingBordersMusic
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/cambodian-day-of-remembrance-stories-and-music-of-healing/
LOCATION:Crossing Borders Music and National Cambodian Heritage Museum Facebook and YouTube livestream
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210509T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210509T151500
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SUMMARY:Mother's Day Concert
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Mother’s Day celebration including music by Odaline de la Martinez\, Teresa Carreño\, Parisa Sabet\, and Florence Price! The program will be shared on the Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube channels. \n\n\nThe program includes late 19th/early 20th century Venezuelan composer Teresa Carreño’s String Quartet\, and the “Mi Teresita” waltz she wrote for her daughter. Carreño\, a mother of three\, was an internationally renowned soprano and concert pianist who performed with Gustav Mahler\, Edvard Grieg\, and other legends while touring across four continents. \n\n\nWe’ll also share movements 2+4 of Florence Price’s Piano Quintet. Originally from Little Rock\, Arkansas\, Price moved to Chicago\, where\, as a mother of three\, she became an important contributor in Chicago’s Black Renaissance\, and the first African-American woman to have a work performed by a major orchestra. \n\n\nHear also Odaline de la Martinez’s “Asonancias” for solo violin\, performed by Crossing Borders Music violinist – and resident mother – Jennifer Leckie. Martinez\, a Cuban-American composer and conductor currently living in the UK\, is the first woman to have conducted a BBC Proms concert. She’s also a recipient of the Villa Lobos Medal\, recognizing her championship of music by Brazilian composers. \n\n\nMulti-award-winning composer Parisa Sabet’s refreshing trio “When the Roses Laugh in Full-blown Beauty” is inspired by the poet Rumi\, who wrote\, “That which God said to the rose\, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty\, He said to my heart\, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.” Sabet shares that “her distinctive musical language springs from her Iranian roots\, Western education\, and passion for socially engaged arts” including efforts to “foster harmony among diverse people.” \n\n\nFeaturing Marianne Parker\, piano; Jennifer Leckie and Rasa Mahmoudian\, violins; Seth Pae\, viola; and Tom Clowes\, cello; with videography by Aidan Kranz and sound by Miyu Morita \n\n\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. \n\nCover image: a black and white photo of Florence Price\, a light-skinned Black woman wearing earrings and a dark dress\, looking reflective in front of a background of handwritten music manuscript
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/mothers-day-concert/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210519T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210519T123000
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SUMMARY:Stories and Music Around the World: Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music shares stories and chamber music by composers from around the world! Learn about the fundamentals of music\, and then how hear composers from diverse backgrounds use them to tell their stories!\nThis event is part of a weekly series of online music programs for K-12 students and teachers with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra\, International Music Foundation\, and Crossing Borders Music\, hosted by StreamableLearning.com. The events are free and open to K-12 students and teachers. Advanced registration is required. This particular event is geared towards grades K-4.\nEvery weekly virtual concert in the series can be viewed at https://www.streamablelearning.com/…/performing-arts. The site also includes registration instructions\, or you may register by e-mailing info@crossingbordersmusic.org from your school e-mail address by 9AM Central the day of the event with the subject line “Registration.”
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/stories-and-music-around-the-world-part-1/
LOCATION:Online\, https://streamablelearning.com/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210606T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210606T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
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SUMMARY:Recovering the Art of Eustasio Rosales
DESCRIPTION:Be among the first living people to hear the rediscovered music of Eustasio Rosales\, known as “Chicago’s first Hispanic composer!”\nEustasio Rosales (1875-1934) was a Colombian immigrant who came to Chicago seeking a better life. His music was celebrated in his lifetime\, including in performances by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. After his death\, though\, his music has languished in storage in his grand-daughter’s basement in Oak Park\, IL. So\, together on a quest with Rosales’s great-grandson Arlen Parsa and Mulati Ensemble and Ortegon School of Music founder Johanna Ortegon\, we dusted off the boxes of scores in the basement\, and prepared to share some of the first performances of his string quartet\, violin sonata\, serenade for violin and piano\, and two English language songs\, sung by guest artist Mulati Ensemble soprano Carolina Gomez. \nDuring the week before the event\, Parsa and Crossing Borders Music will make available his “The Way to Andina\,” a multi-award-winning funny documentary about Rosales and the journey to rediscover his music! \nParsa will co-host the livestream and be available to answer questions during the event. \nThe event will stream live on the Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube channels. \nMarianne Parker\, piano\nJennifer Leckie and Rasa Mahmoudian\, violins\nJay Pike\, viola\nTom Clowes\, cello \nAidan Kranz\, videography\nMiyu Morita\, sound engineer \nThis program is partially supported by a grant from Illinois Humanities.\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation.\nCrossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nPictured: a black and white photo of composer Eustasio Rosales
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/recovering-the-art-of-eustasio-rosales-2/
LOCATION:Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube livestream
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210616T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210616T123000
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SUMMARY:Stories and Music Around the World: Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music shares stories and chamber music by composers from around the world! Learn about the fundamentals of music\, and then how hear composers from diverse backgrounds use them to tell their stories!\nThis event is part of a weekly series of online music programs for K-12 students and teachers with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra\, International Music Foundation\, and Crossing Borders Music\, hosted by StreamableLearning.com. The events are free and open to K-12 students and teachers. Advanced registration is required. This particular event is geared towards grades K-4.\nEvery weekly virtual concert in the series can be viewed at https://www.streamablelearning.com/app/events/performing-arts. The site also includes registration instructions\, or you may register by e-mailing info@crossingbordersmusic.org from your school e-mail address by 9AM Central the day of the event with the subject line “Registration.”
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/stories-and-music-around-the-world-part-2/
LOCATION:Online\, https://streamablelearning.com/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210925T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210925T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
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SUMMARY:Cambodian Mahori Ensemble with Crossing Borders Music
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Morton Arboretum’s “Destination Asia” festival\, hear traditional music of the Cambodian mahori ensemble plus new arrangements of traditional tunes with Crossing Borders Music! The mahori ensemble musicians of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial will be led by its Resident Artist Punisa Pov and joined by singers Pich Houy\, Celina Chin\, and Saroth Loeuk. Plus\, hear a modern tribute to the centuries-old Khmer music tradition in new arrangements for mahori\, singers\, and Western string quartet\, sensitively and beautifully arranged by Rasa Mahmoudian. A one-of-a-kind musical experience not to be missed!\nThe Morton Arboretum uses a timed entry system. Reservation information and purchase is available at https://buy.acmeticketing.com/events/480/list\nThis program is presented by the Morton Arboretum. Crossing Borders Music acknowledges the support of the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nImage description: Cambodian mahori ensemble members standing with the Crossing Borders Music string quartet and the composer Dr. Chinary Ung\, wearing a white scarf\, following a 2019 performance
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/cambodian-mahori-ensemble-with-crossing-borders-music/
LOCATION:Morton Arboretum\, 4100 IL-53\, Lisle\, IL\, 60532
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210926T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210926T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20210812T032353Z
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SUMMARY:We Walk: A Celebration of Black Community
DESCRIPTION:Join the Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC) and Crossing Borders Music for the one-day outdoor exhibition We Walk: A Celebration of Black Community. This community exhibition highlights the excellence and contributions of Black America in the local community and beyond. The event features exhibits curated by community partners on topics related to Black community\, business\, and culture.\nPlus\, a LIVE Crossing Borders Music concert of music by Black composers at 2PM. Featuring music by Haitian composers Sabrina C D Jean Louis and Rudy Perrault commissioned by Crossing Borders Music to honor Chicago’s Haitian founder/first non-Native settler Jean Baptiste Point DuSable!\nFree and open to the public! Stroll through the exhibition with us!\nTaking place at Dawes Park east of Sheridan Rd between Lake Street and Greenwood St (around1413 Sheridan Rd)\, Evanston\, IL\nAll participants will follow CDC and Illinois Public Health guidelines.\nThis project is partially supported by a grant from the Evanston Arts Council\, a city agency supported by the City of Evanston\, and the Illinois Arts Council\, a state agency.\nPictured: Haitian composer Sabrina C D Jean Louis wearing beaded hoop earrings\, a red and a black bead necklace\, wearing a red top\, brown bandana\, sitting in a hand-carved wooden chair\, smiling
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/we-walk-a-celebration-of-black-community-2/
LOCATION:Dawes Park\, Dawes Park east of Sheridan Rd between Lake Street and Greenwood St (around1413 Sheridan Rd)\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210929T195000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20210812T032946Z
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SUMMARY:Family Concert: Stories and Music of Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music celebrates musical stories of resilience in a performance of string quartet music by composers from around the world. This unique 50-minute string quartet program features music by composers from Uganda\, Argentina\, the Soviet Union\, the Chickasaw Nation\, Iran\, Taiwan\, and the US. Each piece shares a unique story of resilience\, whether in the face of personal loss\, political oppression\, or other people’s incorrect assumptions!\nThis program is young audience-friendly!\nFree and open to the public\nThis program is presented by the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights with support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nPictured: a cartoon drawing of children of diverse nationalities and ethnicities standing around a globe holding hands and smiling
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/family-concert-stories-and-music-of-resilience/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights\, 302 N Dunton Ave\, Arlington Heights\, IL\, 60004
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211003T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211003T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20210812T033238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210923T201536Z
UID:2261-1633276800-1633282200@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Reflections of the Arab World
DESCRIPTION:First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights presents Crossing Borders Music in music for string quartet and oud from the Arab World! The program features the special guest artist Palestinian/American ‘ūd player\, composer\, arranger\, ethnomusicologist\, and teacher Issa Boulos performing his own brand new arrangements for string quartet and ‘ūd! The program also marks the world premiere of a string quartet commissioned by Crossing Borders Music of Jordanian composer Tarek Younis! And\, Rasa Mahmoudian’s world premiere string quartet arrangement of the “International Refugees Anthem” by Syrian composer Arian Hu of Beijing\, China! Works by Egyptian composer Gamal Abdel Rahim\, American composer Mohammed Fairouz\, Syrian-French composer Dia Succari\, and the little-known String Quartet op. 7 by the exceptional Lebanese composer Toufic Succar\, performed off the score provided to Crossing Borders Music by his wife Nenna Bakhtanassar (épouse Succar). This is not a program to miss!\nWe’d like to honor the diversity of opinions regarding the term “Arab World\,” or “Levant.” In particular\, we honor Toufic Succar’s request to be known specifically as a “Lebanese composer.”\nFree and open to the public! Join us!\nThis program is presented by the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights with support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nPictured: Issa Boulos in a white shirt before a black background\, holding his ‘ūd in one hand and gesturing with his other raised hand to recognize the audience outside the picture’s frame\, credit Issa Boulos
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/reflections-of-the-arab-world/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights\, 302 N Dunton Ave\, Arlington Heights\, IL\, 60004
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211004T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211004T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20210812T033534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T202538Z
UID:2264-1633352400-1633355100@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Ear Taxi Festival: First Blacks Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music is delighted to be part of the Mainstage Series of the New Music Chicago Ear Taxi Festival.\nDeveloped over three years with the Haitian American Museum of Chicago and DuSable Heritage Association\, this Crossing Borders Music program honors four Black Chicago trailblazers! The program shares music by four Haitian composers including “La Cité” by Sabrina C D Jean Louis\, commissioned by Crossing Borders Music and the DuSable Heritage Association and written in honor in honor of Chicago’s first non-native resident\, Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable; “Fraternitas! Fraternitas! Dei Patris Nomine” by Gifrants\, commissioned by Crossing Borders Music in honor of Chicago’s first African-American mayor Harold Washington; “Brother Malcolm” by Jean “Rudy” Perrault which imagines through music a conversation between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X upon the inauguration of Barack Obama; and the world premiere of a new work commissioned by Crossing Borders Music of Jean Paul Coffy\, former lead artist of the legendary Haitian band Boukman Eksperyans\, in honor of Lori Lightfoot as Chicago’s first African-American woman mayor!\nThe program looks at each figure through a historical lens rather than a political one.\nFree and open to the public\, but advanced registration is required: https://www.eartaxifestival.com/tickets\nThis event will also be livestreamed at https://youtu.be/Gh5iAIyqNVU.\nThis program is partially supported by the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nThis program is partially supported by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.\nPictured: Jean Paul Coffy in a red shirt before a white background
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/ear-taxi-festival-first-blacks-chicago/
LOCATION:Kehrein Center of the Arts\, 5628 W Washington\, Chicago\, IL\, 60644
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211009T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20211008T230011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T175419Z
UID:2334-1633795200-1633800600@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Stories & Music for Healing
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an afternoon of storytelling\, music and light refreshments.\nThe storytelling portion of this event is facilitated by Ada Cheng\, who creates spaces for people to tell difficult and vulnerable stories. In addition to the healing act of storytelling\, storytellers Celina Chin\, Saroth Loeuk\, and Pich Houy will sing traditional Cambodian songs accompanied by the voice and music of the Mahoary ensemble of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial\, and the Crossing Borders Music string quartet\, using arrangements by Rasa Mahmoudian.\n*RSVP required (limited admission: 30 guests).\n*COVID-19 precautions: we request all attendees to present proof of vaccination. Photos of vaccination cards are accepted.\nAt the registration\, we will check temperatures prior to entering the building.\nAttendees are also expected to adhere to the following guidelines:\n1. masks wearing\n2. social distancing\n3. keep hands clean with hand sanitizers\nLight refreshments will be served outdoors.\nDoors will open at 3:30pm.\nRSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-music-for-healing-tickets-185558409197\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. This program is partially supported by a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/stories-music-for-healing/
LOCATION:National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial\, 2831 W Lawrence Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60625\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211017T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211017T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20210908T204424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T175349Z
UID:2283-1634475600-1634490000@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:We Walk: A North Lawndale Celebration of Black Community
DESCRIPTION:Stroll through a cultural fair sponsored by the Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC)\, Crossing Borders Music\, the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot\, and Art West!\nThis event features selected works from HAMOC’s traveling exhibit “We Walk” celebrating Black history and culture; music commissioned by Crossing Borders Music of Haitian composers celebrating Black Chicago trailblazers\, with guest artist cellist Kailie Holliday who began her music studies at the Chicago West Community Music Center of East Garfield Park; local music artists The Book of Timothy; and activities for all led by artist Alexandra Antoine\, Art West\, and the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot!\nPlus\, free Haitian appetizers will be served!\nFree and open to the public!\nAll CDC and Public Health Guidelines will be followed.\nThis event is part of Journey Chicago\, a celebration of Chicago cultural heritage sponsored by the Chicago Cultural Alliance. \nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. This program is partially supported by a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. \nPictured: Haitian composer Sabrina C D Jean Louis\, who wrote a piece in honor of Jean-Baptiste Pointe duSable
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/we-walk-a-north-lawndale-celebration-of-black-community/
LOCATION:Lawndale Pop-Up Spot\, SW Corner of Douglas Blvd and Central Park Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60623
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211019T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211019T201000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20210812T033856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T175343Z
UID:2267-1634671800-1634674200@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Reflections of the Arab World Livestream
DESCRIPTION:New Music Chicago presents Crossing Borders Music in music for string quartet from the Arab World! The program marks the online premiere of a string quartet commissioned by Crossing Borders Music of Jordanian composer Tarek Younis! And\, the online world premiere of Rasa Mahmoudian’s string quartet arrangement of the “International Refugees Anthem” by Syrian composer Arian Hu of Beijing\, China! The program also includes works by American composer Mohammed Fairouz\, Syrian-French composer Dia Succari\, and the little-known String Quartet op. 7 by the exceptional Lebanese composer Toufic Succar\, performed off the score provided to Crossing Borders Music by his wife Nenna Bakhtanassar (épouse Succar). This is not a program to miss!\nWe’d like to honor the diversity of opinions regarding the term “Arab World\,” or “Levant.” In particular\, we honor Toufic Succar’s request to be known specifically as a “Lebanese composer.”\nWatch the livestream at: https://youtu.be/5EekVZww75Y \nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. This program is partially supported by a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.\nPictured: a black and white photo of Composer Tarek Younis composing indoors with a pen and paper seated at a table in front of a wall with three bright windows
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/reflections-of-haiti-and-the-arab-world/
LOCATION:YouTube livestream
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211121T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211121T151500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20211103T204759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T223408Z
UID:2345-1637503200-1637507700@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:"Reflections of the Arab World" livestream
DESCRIPTION:Watch a livestream of music for string quartet and ‘ūd from the Arab World with special guest\, composer Tarek Younis! Crossing Borders Music musicians Rasa Mahmoudian and Tom Clowes will co-host the program which includes Tarek’s brand new “Journey 1” for string quartet\, commissioned by Crossing Borders Music! The program also features the online premiere of Issa Boulos’s own brand new arrangements for string quartet and ‘ūd\, featuring Issa himself. And\, Rasa Mahmoudian’s brand new string quartet arrangement of the “International Refugees Anthem” by Syrian composer Arian Hu of Beijing\, China! Works by American composer Mohammed Fairouz\, Syrian-French composer Dia Succari\, and the seldom-heard String Quartet op. 7 by the exceptional Lebanese composer Toufic Succar\, performed off the score provided to Crossing Borders Music by his wife Nenna Bakhtanassar (épouse Succar). This is not a program to miss!\nWe’d like to honor the diversity of opinions regarding the term “Arab World\,” or “Levant.” In particular\, we honor Toufic Succar’s request to be known as a “Lebanese composer.”\nWatch online on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/495686567132614/posts/4814422215259006/\nor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfnqzw2tQCU \nSpecial thanks to Thavary Krouch for her technical support.\nThis program is made possible in part by the Paul M Angell Family Foundation and City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Crossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. \nPictured: Issa Boulos in a white shirt before a black background\, holding his ‘ūd in one hand and gesturing with his other raised hand to recognize the audience outside the picture’s frame
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/reflections-of-the-arab-world-livestream/
LOCATION:Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube livestream
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211213T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211213T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20211103T231854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T231854Z
UID:2356-1639398600-1639401300@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Streamable Learning: What Makes Music Special? Part I: Windows and Mirrors
DESCRIPTION:What makes your favorite music “special”? Is it the music itself? The memory of when you first heard it? The context in which you hear it? How do our personal backgrounds affect how we hear music? How can music help us relate to others? This unique program\, filled with “special” music from Colombia\, Haiti\, the UK\, and the U.S.\, explores musical and non-musical elements that make music impactful.\nThis educational livestream is for grades 6-12 students and teachers and open to all Chicago Public Schools teachers and students plus other Streamable Learning subscribers. Registration is required.\nSee all Crossing Borders Music Streamable Learning livestreams and register at https://www.streamablelearning.com/app/events/cbm/
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/streamable-learning-what-makes-music-special-part-i-windows-and-mirrors/
LOCATION:IL
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220126T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220126T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20211103T232626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T232626Z
UID:2359-1643200200-1643202900@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Streamable Learning: What Makes Music Special? Part II: Music and Context
DESCRIPTION:What makes your favorite music “special”? Is it the music itself? The memory of when you first heard it? The context in which you hear it? How do our personal backgrounds affect how we hear music? How can music help us relate to others? This unique program\, filled with “special” music from Cambodia\, Taiwan\, Colombia\, and India\, explores musical and non-musical elements that make music impactful.\nThis educational livestream is for grades 6-12 students and teachers and open to all Chicago Public Schools teachers and students plus other Streamable Learning subscribers. Registration is required.\nSee all Crossing Borders Music Streamable Learning livestreams and register at https://www.streamablelearning.com/app/events/cbm/
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/streamable-learning-what-makes-music-special-part-ii-music-and-context/
LOCATION:IL
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220207T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220207T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20211103T213334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220120T192957Z
UID:2349-1644262200-1644267600@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:First Blacks Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Developed over three years with the Haitian American Museum of Chicago and DuSable Heritage Association\, Chamber Music on the Fox presents this Crossing Borders Music program honoring Black Chicago trailblazers! The program features a brand new work commissioned of Jean Paul Coffy\, a lead artist of the legendary\, Grammy-nominated Boukman Eksperyans\, featuring Coffy himself on piano! Plus\, hear inspiring music by Haitian composers including La Cité by Sabrina C D Jean Louis\, commissioned by Crossing Borders Music and the DuSable Heritage Association in honor of Chicago’s first non-native resident\, Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable; Fraternitas! Fraternitas! Dei Patris Nomine by Gifrants\, commissioned by Crossing Borders Music in honor of Chicago’s first African-American mayor Harold Washington; and Brother Malcolm by Jean “Rudy” Perrault which imagines through music a conversation at the inauguration of Barack Obama between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr!\nTickets available at: www.eventbrite.com/e/168277842557\nPictured: a bust of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/first-blacks-chicago-3/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Dundee\, 900 S 8th St\, West Dundee\, IL\, 60118
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220301T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220301T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20211103T233218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T233218Z
UID:2361-1646137800-1646140500@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Streamable Learning: Stories and Music of Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders Music celebrates musical stories of resilience in a performance of string quartet music by composers from around the world. This unique string quartet program features music by composers from Uganda\, Argentina\, the Soviet Union\, the Chickasaw Nation\, Iran\, Taiwan\, and the US. Each piece shares a unique story of resilience\, whether in the face of personal loss\, political oppression\, or other people’s incorrect assumptions!\nThis educational livestream is for K-3 students and teachers and open to all Chicago Public Schools teachers and students plus other Streamable Learning subscribers. Registration is required.\nSee all Crossing Borders Music Streamable Learning livestreams and register at https://www.streamablelearning.com/app/events/cbm/
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/streamable-learning-stories-and-music-of-resilience/
LOCATION:IL
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220327T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20220305T230247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220305T230325Z
UID:2384-1648386000-1648391400@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Voices of the Proud: LGBT+ Composers
DESCRIPTION:On the Sunday before Transgender Day of Visibility\, join us to celebrate LGBT+ culture with “Voices of the Proud: LGBT+ Composers”! The program features the beauty\, love\, grief\, playfulness\, creativity\, and pride of music by LGBT+ artists chosen from a call for submissions.\nThis event will be broadcast live on the Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube channels.\nEnjoy Xenia St. Charles Gilbert’s “How to Spot a Trans Woman According to My Neurosurgeon\,” performed brilliantly by violist Seth Van Embden\, along with the clever wordplay of a voiceover by the composer herself!\nTony Doubek’s “Mind Over Matter” is his own\, brand new arrangement of the final movement what he calls his “3 movement piece depicting my experience living with Bipolar II” from his “collection of intensely personal pieces.” It is stunning\, intensely beautiful\, and hopeful.\nFrida V. de la Sota’s “elegía de una pandemia” captures the stillness\, mourning\, and grief of the almost universal sense of loss during the pandemic.\nThe livestream will share the world premiere of Rylan Gleave’s “biomimicry” for piano quintet. Rylan took the idea of biomimicry\, which he calls “the emulation of natural elements\, for the purpose of solving complex human problems” and asks\, “What if we apply this idea to music?”\nEthan Soledad’s lush and romantic “In effect it is this: that I love you” was “inspired by a love letter written by renowned WWI poet Wilfred Owen to his colonel\, mentor\, and fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon. Both literary legends were known for their raw depictions of the war in their poetry with Sassoon serving as a major influence to Owen’s own work. Both were also closeted homosexuals in a time and place where it was criminalized. Even so\, the incredible bond the two formed during their time together is so evident in the unrelenting love and admiration that Owen exemplifies in this letter.”\nMiguel del Aguila’s exciting and wild “Tamboreño” is a pandemic creation inspired by carnival parades in Miguel’s home town in Uruguay\, with electric musical energy!\nLeland Harris’s “In the Outside: Queer Dances” finds authentic joy in its playful rhythms!\nFeaturing Marianne Parker; piano; Jennifer Leckie and Rasa Mahmoudian\, violins; Seth Van Embden\, viola; and Tom Clowes\, cello; Aidan Kranz\, cinematography; with special thanks to Thavary Krouch for her technical support.\nThis program is made possible in part by the Paul M Angell Family Foundation and City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.\nCrossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nPictured: composer Ethan Gonzalez Soledad\, sitting outside on a bench in a white button-down shirt and dark pants\, posing with a hand behind his head. Photo credit Freddy Velasquez
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/voices-of-the-proud-lgbt-composers/
LOCATION:Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube livestream
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220410T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220410T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20220306T050834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220307T174548Z
UID:2392-1649595600-1649601000@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:First Blacks Chicago
DESCRIPTION:“First Blacks Chicago” is a celebration of Black Chicago trailblazers! “First Blacks Chicago” was created by the Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC)\, and in 2019 HAMOC invited Crossing Borders Music’s participation in this ongoing historic project. Be among the first people to hear “Ogou Wa dè Zanj\,” (“Ogou\, King of Angels”)\, a new piece we commissioned of Jean Paul Coffy! Coffy is a former lead artist of Boukman Eksperyans\, the Grammy-nominated\, legendary Haitian roots music group\, and he joins on piano!\nHear also the reflective “Nostalgia” by Rudy Perrault\, honoring DuSable; the “natif” style of Gifrants’s “Fraternitas! Fraternitas! Dei Patris Nomine\,” a musical tribute to Harold Washington; and the elegance and beauty of Sabrina C D Jean Louis’ “La Cité\,” a tribute to the legacy of DuSable\, and a piece prompted by the work of Chicago’s DuSable Heritage Association. Hear too Rudy Perrault’s “Brother Malcolm” as he imagines\, through music\, a conversation between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King in response to the inauguration of Barack Obama. Plus\, hear the timeless Haitian classics “Ayiti Cheri\,” “Choucoune\,” and more!\nWe’re honored to announce that co-hosting the livestream will be Elsie Hector Hernandez\, Founder and President of HAMOC! Learn more about HAMOC’s great work at https://hamoc.org/ And\, DuSable Heritage Association President Etzer Cantave will join as a guest as well! Learn more about the DuSable Heritage Association at https://www.dusableheritage.com/\nFeaturing Marianne Parker; piano; Rasa Mahmoudian and Jennifer Leckie\, violins; Seth Pae\, viola; and Tom Clowes\, cello; Aidan Kranz\, cinematography; with special thanks to Thavary Krouch for her technical support.\nThis program is made possible in part by the Paul M Angell Family Foundation and City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.\nCrossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nPictured: a black and white Chicago Tribune photo of Mayor Harold Washington\, the first African-American mayor of Chicago with his arms outstretched\, wearing a suit and overcoat\, leading a large\, predominantly African-American crowd down a downtown Chicago street\, with one person in the crowd holding a sign saying “Punch 9.” Washington and most people in the crowd are smiling.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/first-blacks-chicago-4/
LOCATION:Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube livestream
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220511T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220511T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20211103T231139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T233445Z
UID:2353-1652272200-1652275800@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Streamable Learning: Cambodian Music: The Living Tradition
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial and its Resident Artist Punisa Pov\, Crossing Borders Music shares a program of newly arranged Cambodian songs\, through which we’ll learn about Cambodian history\, culture\, and the rich\, living tradition of Cambodian arts and music.\nThis educational livestream is for grades 6-12 students and teachers and open to all Chicago Public Schools teachers and students plus other Streamable Learning subscribers. Registration is required.\nSee all Crossing Borders Music Streamable Learning livestreams and register at https://www.streamablelearning.com/app/events/cbm/
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/streamable-learning-cambodian-music-the-living-tradition/
LOCATION:IL
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220612T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220612T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183346
CREATED:20220311T021253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220506T215437Z
UID:2397-1655038800-1655044200@crossingbordersmusic.org
SUMMARY:Composers with Disabilities and Momenta Dance!
DESCRIPTION:Join us to revel in the beautiful music of composers with disabilities! This unique program features the world premiere performance of Rylan Gleave’s piano quintet “Boyh (bringer of your hair)” alongside world premiere choreography by Julia Cox\, danced by Robby Williams and Connor Cornelius of Momenta Dance Company! In addition to these commissioned works\, the program includes music selected from an international call for submissions\, including music by composers from Brazil\, South Africa\, the UK\, the US\, and Haiti:\n“Transcendences” by Siobhan Dyson\n“Wi li jou” by Julio Lubin\n“Kwazekwamnandi” by Yonela Mnana\n“Art Miniatures” by Ryne Siesky\n“Nocturne for Cello and Piano” by Zygmund de Somogyi\n“In F” by Andersen Viana\nThis event will be broadcast live on the Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube channels.\nCheck out these awesome participating artists’ websites:\nsiobhandyson.com\nwww.facebook.com/julio.lubin\nYonela Mnana: youtube.com/channel/UCKqH2kcQ69TUNI0J4EeUdTw\nmomentadances.org\nrynejsmusic.com\nZygmund de Somogyi: zdscomposer.co.uk\nmusicalics.com/en/composer/Andersen-Viana\nMomenta Dance Company cultivates and presents repertory and contemporary dance works that strive to educate\, innovate and amplify the artistry of students and professionals\, inclusive of artists with disabilities.\nFeaturing Marianne Parker; piano; Rasa Mahmoudian and Jennifer Leckie\, violins; Seth Van Embden\, viola; and Tom Clowes\, cello; with special thanks to Thavary Krouch for her technical support.\nThis program is made possible in part by the Paul M Angell Family Foundation and City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.\nCrossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nWe recognize that some artists in this program prefer identity-first language (“disabled artists”)\, while others prefer person-first language (“artists with disabilities”).\nImage Description: Dancer Robby Williams on a dark stage in front of a black curtain leans backwards with his head turned left while reaching his arm to the back of the left wheel of the manual wheelchair he’s using. Photo credit Momenta Dance.
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/composers-with-disabilities-and-momenta-dance/
LOCATION:Crossing Borders Music Facebook and YouTube livestream
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Juneteenth! at Buttercup Park
DESCRIPTION:Be one of the first people to ever hear the healing breaths and sounds of “this is a notice” by the incredible artist The Honourable Elizabeth A Baker\, commissioned by Crossing Borders Music in celebration of Juneteenth! Plus\, Crossing Borders Music will be joined by young artist and special guest cellist Kailie Holliday! And\, we’ve chosen lots of our old favorite tunes\, just for you! See you in Uptown!\nThis Night Out in the Parks/Make Music Chicago program is FREE and open to EVERYONE!\nThis program is a part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks.\nCelebrating 10 years\, Night Out in the Parks activates parks across the city with robust cultural events – bringing neighbors together to laugh\, dance\, sing\, and engage.\nThis program made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts\, by the Paul M Angell Family Foundation\, and by the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Crossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nImage description: Rasa Mahmoudian\, Phyllis Calderon\, Tom Clowes\, and Seth Van Embden in concert black performing as a string quartet on stage at the Ravinia Festival at a recent performance for middle school students\nPhoto credit Ravinia Festival
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/celebrating-juneteenth-at-buttercup-park/
LOCATION:Buttercup Park\, 4901 N Sheridan\, Chicago\, IL\, 60640\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220714T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220714T130000
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Celebrating Juneteenth! at Garfield Park
DESCRIPTION:This event has been postponed because of COVID and will be re-scheduled.\n“Celebrating Juneteenth!” uses the music of the Crossing Borders Music string quartet to tell stories of the ongoing journey from slavery to justice. To celebrate Juneteenth\, a historic date that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people\, Crossing Borders Music has commissioned new music of The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker\, Jordyn Davis\, and Jessica T. Carter. Be one of the first to hear their awesome music!\nPlus\, Crossing Borders Music will be joined by young artist and special guest cellist Kailie Holliday!\nThe event will take place outside the Garfield Park Gold Dome Fieldhouse. Also outside the dome\, 30 minutes before the performance\, Crossing Borders Music will give a masterclass to the young music camp students of Chicago West Community Music Center!\nThis Night Out in the Parks program is FREE and open to EVERYONE!\nThis program is a part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks.\nCelebrating 10 years\, Night Out in the Parks activates parks across the city with robust cultural events – bringing neighbors together to laugh\, dance\, sing\, and engage.\nThis program made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts\, by the Paul M Angell Family Foundation\, the Richard H Driehaus Foundation\, and by the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Crossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nImage description: Rasa Mahmoudian\, Phyllis Calderon\, Tom Clowes\, and Seth Van Embden in concert black performing as a string quartet on stage at the Ravinia Festival at a recent performance for middle school students\nPhoto credit Ravinia Festival
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/celebrating-juneteenth-at-garfield-park/
LOCATION:Garfield Park Gold Dome Fieldhouse\, 100 N Central Park Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60624\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220717T150000
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SUMMARY:From Slavery to Justice: the Ongoing Journey
DESCRIPTION:“From Slavery to Justice: the Ongoing Journey” uses music to tell stories of African-American liberation. To celebrate Juneteenth\, a historic date that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people\, Crossing Borders Music commissioned new music of The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker\, Jordyn Davis\, and Jessica T. Carter. Be one of the first people to hear their amazing works! The program will also include “Lead Me Home” by Brittany J. Green based on the hymn “Precious Lord” famously sung by Mahalia Jackson\, and the 2021 revised version of String Quartet No. 1 by AJ Isaacson-Zvidzwa. The program will be the subject of a short documentary by Chicago filmmaker Rubye Lane\, and is the brainchild of Crossing Borders Music board member and Strategic Planning Committee Chair Marjorie Adam Clark\, who is also co-chair of the Forest Park Juneteenth Committee and Illinois Juneteenth Committee. Juneteenth\, Marjorie says\, is “a holiday of racial healing.”\nView the event on the library website at http://skokielibrary.info/…/the-ongoing-journey-from…\nThis program is presented by the Skokie Public Library. The program is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.\nThis program is made possible in part by the Paul M Angell Family Foundation.\nCrossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.\nImage Description: Composer Jordyn Davis in a grey sweater and long white skirt seated in front of a piano\, a black and white image of The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker with her hand on an analog synthesizer by MOOG\, and Jessica T. Carter posing with a hand on her hip in a green gown and pearl necklace in what appears to be a cathedral
URL:https://crossingbordersmusic.org/event/from-slavery-to-justice-the-ongoing-journey/
LOCATION:Skokie Public Library\, 5215 Oakton St\, Skokie\, IL\, 60077\, United States
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