Music by Black Composers

We're sharing music by Black composers in online performance videos! This series is made possible in part by the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, by the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

Composers with Disabilities Around the World

Crossing Borders Music and National Cambodian Heritage Museum Facebook and YouTube livestream

Crossing Borders Music presents a unique, online chamber music program of composers with disabilities from the UK, Haiti, Japan, Colombia, and the US, including four world premier works! The composers were selected from a competitive call for scores. UK autistic composer Rylan Gleave's subtle sea soundscape "in waves" was commissioned by the Royal Conservatoire of ... Read more

Free & Open to the Public

Composers with Disabilities Around the World

The Back of the Yards Chicago Public Library YOUmedia lab and Crossing Borders Music present a unique, online chamber music program of composers with disabilities from the UK, Haiti, Japan, Colombia, and the US. During the livestream, you'll have a chance to interact with composers and performers! The composers were selected from a competitive call ... Read more

Free with advanced registration

Recovering the Art of Eustasio Rosales

"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 ... Read more

Free & Open to the Public

What Makes Music Special? Part 1: Windows and Mirrors

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, ... Read more

Free for Students and Teachers

Soulful Haiti: Beyond the Headlines

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 ... Read more

$5

SRDMH (Haitian Music Society) Roundtable Discussion

From the Société de recherche et de diffusion de la musique haïtienne (SRDMH): "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, ... Read more

What Makes Music Special? Part 2: Music and Context

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, ... Read more

Free for Students and Teachers

Cambodian Day of Remembrance: Stories and Music for Healing

Crossing Borders Music and National Cambodian Heritage Museum Facebook and YouTube livestream

Cambodian Day of Remembrance commemorates those who lost their lives in the genocide while celebrating the resilience of Cambodian people. Celena 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 ... Read more

Free & Open to the Public

Mother’s Day Concert

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. The program includes late 19th/early 20th century Venezuelan composer Teresa Carreño's String Quartet, and the "Mi Teresita" waltz she wrote ... Read more

Free & Open to the Public