{"id":11705,"date":"2023-01-25T15:11:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T21:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/?page_id=11705"},"modified":"2023-03-31T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T17:51:08","slug":"music-and-migration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/music-and-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel Discussion: Music and Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_color=”#f4f4f4″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”8%” bottom_padding=”5%” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Music and Migration” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”A conversation about migration and immigration” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]
<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]\n

Join us on Sunday, March 19, for a discussion addressing the reasons for migration, the personal and collective impact, societal responsibility, how art is transformed by the act of migration, among other topics. Kinan Azmeh, members of the Aizuri Quartet, and representatives from the Refugee Alliance of Central Iowa, the International Rescue Committee and Lutheran Services in Iowa will participate in a panel moderated by Lori Chesser.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]

<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]\n

Thanks for those who were able to attend the panel discussion with the Aizuri Quartet and Kinan Azmeh! If you were unable to join that day, take some time and tune in here.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/FPNbq3N16L8″]

<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]\n

\u201cMusic and Migration\u201d is a collaborative touring program offered by Syrian-American clarinetist and composer\u00a0<\/em>Kinan Azmeh<\/em><\/a>. All five of us have different personal relationships to and experiences of migration, as do our families, and the music of this concert approaches the theme of migration in the broadest possible terms, both as a physical journey and state of mind, something that occurs both between and within countries. Stemming from a deep friendship between the Aizuri Quartet and Kinan Azmeh, and built around two new commissions from the extraordinary composers\u00a0<\/em>George Lewis<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Layale Chaker<\/em><\/a>, the music of this program, wide-ranging in style and approach, will include additional works for string quartet and clarinet by Azmeh,\u00a0<\/em>Michi Wiancko<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Wang Lu<\/em><\/a>, among others. \u2013 The Aizuri Quartet Website<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_color=”#f4f4f4″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][vc_column centered_text=”true” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]

<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>[vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
<\/i> <\/div>
Sun, Mar 19
\n1 PM <\/div>
<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
<\/i> <\/div>
Plymouth Church <\/div>
<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
<\/i> <\/div>
Free & Open to the Public <\/div>
<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>[nectar_btn size=”jumbo” open_new_tab=”true” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”extra-color-gradient-1″ icon_family=”none” text=”RSVP Now” url=”https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/music-and-migration-panel\/”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]
<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_color_opacity=”1″ background_color_hover=”#f4f4f4″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”About Lori Chesser” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]
\"\"<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Lori Chesser is a preeminent immigration lawyer and advocate. With a degree in finance, she initially practiced corporate law. Recognizing the need for immigration services in Iowa, she developed that practice and has worked primarily in immigration law for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

Lori assists employers, business owners, and individuals as they navigate the complex U.S. immigration system. Her clients range from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies in sectors including healthcare, IT, insurance, agriculture, chemical, higher education, churches, and other non-profit entities.<\/p>\n

The immigration process is often complicated and arduous for individuals and companies alike. When employers identify a foreign national as the best candidate for the job, they count on Lori\u2019s guidance in navigating the immigration maze. Lori has assisted organizations in hiring scientists, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, doctors, artists, religious workers, athletes, and other professionals to legally live and work in the United States. In addition to employers and their employees, she also represents entrepreneurs starting businesses in the U.S. and individuals sponsoring family members or wanting to naturalize.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”center” top_padding=”5%” bottom_padding=”5%” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”Participating Organizations” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:30|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”]

<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
\t
\"\"<\/div> \t
<\/div> \t

Refugee Alliance of Central Iowa<\/h3>

<\/p>

<\/div>
<\/div><\/div> \t
<\/div> \t
RACI is a voluntary membership network of service providers, government agencies, religious groups, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions that work together to better serve the needs of the growing refugee population in central Iowa. We provide targeted assistance in the areas of health, housing and transportation, interpretation, education, legal, along with advocacy at federal, state, and local government level.
<\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> \t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
\t
\"\"<\/div> \t
<\/div> \t

International Rescue Committee<\/h3>

<\/p>

<\/div>
<\/div><\/div> \t
<\/div> \t
The International Rescue Committee provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Each year, thousands of people, forced to flee violence and persecution, are welcomed by the people of the United States into the safety and freedom of America. These individuals have survived against incredible odds. The IRC works with government bodies, civil society actors, and local volunteers to help them translate their past experiences into assets that are valuable to their new communities. In Des Moines and other offices across the country, the IRC helps them to rebuild their lives.
<\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> \t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
\t
\"\"<\/div> \t
<\/div> \t

Lutheran Services in Iowa<\/h3>

<\/p>

<\/div>
<\/div><\/div> \t
<\/div> \t
\u201cWelcome\u201d is something LSI has been expressing to refugees since World War II. LSI\u2019s Immigrant and Refugee Community Services continue to welcome Iowa\u2019s newest neighbors by providing education, family services, and economic development programs to help them get started on their path to citizenship and building a new life in Iowa.`` - Lutheran Services in Iowa Website
<\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> \t<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_color=”#efefef” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”5%” bottom_padding=”5%” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][vc_column centered_text=”true” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_gradient_text heading_tag=”h4″ color=”extra-color-gradient-2″ gradient_direction=”horizontal” text=”22nd Summer Season”][vc_custom_heading text=”Belin Quartet Summer Concert Series” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeIn”]
<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Join us on the lawn at Salisbury House and Gardens on Wednesday evenings at 5:30 PM for free performances by the Belin Quartet.[\/vc_column_text]
<\/div><\/div>[nectar_btn size=”jumbo” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”extra-color-gradient-2″ icon_family=”default_arrow” text=”View schedule” url=”https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/belin-quartet\/”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_color=”#f4f4f4″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”8%” bottom_padding=”5%” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":24,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11705"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11980,"href":"https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11705\/revisions\/11980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/civicmusic.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}