On January 24th, Maine West students in music and social science classes had the opportunity to hear guest artists Crossing Borders Music present a program entitled, "Stories and Music of Resilience." Students learned about social, political, historical and cultural issues and their impact on the music from diverse cultures, as well as how music can be a vehicle to express and celebrate human resilience.
Music performed included:
Amanda John: Yeah...I Hit Like a Girl - Chickasaw Nation (Oklahoma, US)
Cruise Berry: Donne XIV - Chickasaw Nation (Oklahoma, US)
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8, in C Minor, Op. 110 - Soviet Union
Ching Ju Shih: Mending Broken Fishing Nets - Taiwan
Ástor Piazzolla: Adiós Noniño (Farewell, Granddaddy) - Argentina
Justinian Tamusuza: Mu KKubo Ery 'Omusaalaba (On the Way of the Cross) - Uganda
Florence B. Price: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, from Five Folksongs in Counterpoint - US
Cruise Berry: Donne XIV - Chickasaw Nation (Oklahoma, US)
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8, in C Minor, Op. 110 - Soviet Union
Ching Ju Shih: Mending Broken Fishing Nets - Taiwan
Ástor Piazzolla: Adiós Noniño (Farewell, Granddaddy) - Argentina
Justinian Tamusuza: Mu KKubo Ery 'Omusaalaba (On the Way of the Cross) - Uganda
Florence B. Price: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, from Five Folksongs in Counterpoint - US
The ensemble also performed three Cambodian pieces, in collaboration with Nisa Pov from the National Cambodian Heritage Museum.
Thank you to Tom Clowes, Jennifer Leckie, Rasa Mahmoudian, Wilfred Farquharson, Nisa Pov, and Kaoru Watanabe for coming to Maine West to share this amazing program!
