“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!
Plus, hear music commissioned by Crossing Borders Music of emerging African-American composers including brand new works by Jessica T Carter, AJ Isaacson-Zvidzwa, and more!
The annual Young Composers Project enrolls youth from music programs in North Lawndale and Garfield Park who receive weekly composition lessons and write a piece for the Crossing Borders Music string quartet.
Each young composer received weekly lessons from teacher/mentor Jessica T Carter. They also heard drafts of their works performed live by the Crossing Borders Music String Quartet, received feedback, and experimented with musical ideas in real time. Each youth is paid for their work through the IL Arts Council Summer Youth Employment in the Arts program.
