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 string quartet program! Featuring music by Nahla Mattar, Touffic Succar, Elie Kallab, Mahdi Al Mahdi, Arian Abbas, and much ... Read more
Crossing Borders Music is proud to be performing at "In a Classical Mood" presented by the Haitian Flag Day Celebration Committee for an inspiring evening of Haitian classical music, featuring acclaimed pianist Marianne Parker and a lineup of renowned musicians. This concert highlights the rich legacy of Haitian composers. As an organization dedicated to uplifting ... Read more
This Pride Month, join us to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture with “Voices of the Proud: LGBTQ+ Composers”! The program features the beauty, love, grief, playfulness, creativity, and pride of music by LGBT+ composers in music for string quartet. Date: Sunday, 22nd June Time: 3pm Venue: Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street Chicago, IL 60605 This ... Read more
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
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 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" 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
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
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
