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For the most current information on Crossroads events, please visit http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org
Crossroads Music organizes public performances by accomplished musicians with roots in cultures from around the world. Our concerts, workshops, master classes, lectures, and other activities educate the public by providing a welcoming and affordable environment for music-lovers of all ages and backgrounds to explore seldom-heard sounds and engage in intercultural dialogue. We also work closely with other community and cultural organizations that share our goals.
Crossroads is a community-based not-for-profit organization where musicians retain the freedom to stay close to their roots and also explore new avenues of expression. We are inspired by and seek to maintain West Philadelphia’s historic role as a diverse and inclusive meeting place for different cultures, social and economic classes, and progressive social movements.
History
Crossroads Music began in 2002 as a joint project of the Cherry Tree Music Co-op, Calvary Center for Community and Culture, and (briefly) the Rennaissance Arts Network. During our first 18 months, we presented monthly concerts featuring Philadelphia artists from contrasting but complementary musical backgrounds. After the Cherry Tree closed in 2003, Crossroads added regular concerts by national and international touring artists who previously had performed there or at International House, which had also recently stopped sponsoring concerts. After four years as a program of Calvary Center, Crossroads became an separate organization but most events continue to take place there.
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