

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: From Exile: Stories and Music of Hope
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: At a time when an unprecedented 100+ million people have been forced from their homes worldwide, the Ashland Chamber Music Society presents From Exile: Stories and Music of Hope, a string quartet program of musical stories of hope from immigrant and refugee communities. Fleeing oppression and violence, newcomers are too often scapegoated by the local population in their new homes. In response, the Crossing Borders Music String Quartet will share music of hope and solidarity from displaced people including Haitians, Palestinians, Syrians, Peruvians, and the Rohingya from Myanmar.

The program includes the International Refugees Anthem, the official Olympic anthem for refugees worldwide, by Syrian musician and refugee Arian Abbas and arranged by Rasa Mahmoudian. Tale from Haitian composer Rudy Perrault's Exodus string quartet tells through music the story of Haitians forced from their homeland, making a dangerous journey in hopes of safety and a better life for the next generation. The melodious strands of "Champa Battambang" ("The Flower of Battambang") by Cambodian legend Sinn Sisamouth, have become an unofficial anthem for Cambodian refugees in the US, capturing sweet nostalgia mixed with melancholy longing. The Peruvian song of reminiscence "Todos Vuelven" ("Everybody Returns"), the musical immigrant's journey Immigrés I by Jordanian/Colombian composer Tarek Younis, Tango Al Maaboor by Ellie Kalab written after Kalab was forced to flee his Al Maaboor neighborhood in Lebanon, and brand new Crossing Borders Music arrangements of original songs by Rohingya refugees in refugee camps capture a wide variety of musical perspectives on displacement. Klap Ur Handz by Daniel Bernard Roumain reminds us that a more just world requires action from everyone.

Date: Friday, 20th February
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: United Presbyterian-Congregational Church, 214 Vaughn Avenue, Ashland WI
Please Note: A ticket cost has been added to this event
Ticket price:  $15 at the door (free for all students)

This performance is made possible through support from the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the John R. Halligan Charitable Fund, and the Amphion Foundation. Crossing Borders Music acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ashland/from-exile-stories-and-music-of-hope/200029468369235
- **Event Categories**: live-music, nonprofit, music, art, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029468369235?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ashland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ashland
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: United Presbyterian Congregational Church
- **lat**: 46.58887
- **long**: -90.88726
- **full address**: United Presbyterian Congregational Church, 214 Vaughn Ave, Ashland, WI 54806-1531, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Crossing Borders Music (https://allevents.in/org/crossing-borders-music/3518391)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** United Presbyterian Congregational Church, 214 Vaughn Ave, Ashland, WI 54806-1531, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Crossing Borders Music
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** live-music, nonprofit, music, art, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about From Exile: Stories and Music of Hope ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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