An exploration of diverse perspectives
At Strathmore, we believe in the power of music and art to break down barriers and build understanding across cultures and experiences. Live performance can offer a window into perspectives shaped by different places, traditions, and times.
The artists featured in our Windows series give us glimpses into worlds we might not otherwise encounter. Their work brings to life the distinct sounds of languages, regions, and musical traditions, while also exploring universal themes like resilience, family, youthful innocence, longing, fear, and dreams. Though the people and settings may change, these shared human experiences help connect us to one another, to history, and to the world around us.
To deepen your experience, each Windows performance includes a free pre-show event such as lectures, discussions, hands-on workshops, or companion performances led by artists and experts from our community. After the show, we invite you to join us in the Encore Café to continue the conversation and reflect with fellow attendees.
Upcoming Windows Performances
VIEW ALLSUN OCTOBER 12 | 2PM
Disney’s MOANA Live-To-Film Concert
The Music Center
Live screening with an on-stage musical ensemble
SUN OCTOBER 12 | 6PM
Disney’s MOANA Live-To-Film Concert
The Music Center
Live screening with an on-stage musical ensemble
THU OCTOBER 30 | 8PM
SUN NOVEMBER 16 | 7PM
American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble featuring Wu Man
The Music Center
A global folk retelling of American railroad history
WED FEBRUARY 25 | 8PM
THU MARCH 19 | 8PM
Ravi Shankar Ensemble
The Music Center
Multi-generational musical collective honoring the sitar icon’s legacy
Past Performances
Lila Downs, Fri, October 20, 2017
Preshow Event: Women Artists on the Intersection of Music, Politics, and Identity
DakhaBrakha, Fri, November 17, 2017
Preshow Event: The Path of the Artist in Times of Conflict
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Fri, February 2, 2018
Preshow Event: Jazz & The American Conscience
Niyaz, Fri, March 16, 2018
Preshow Event: Sufism: Ancient, Appropriated, Alive
Goran Bregović, Sun, October 28, 2018
Preshow Event: Contemporary Balkan Music
Aida Cuevas, Thu, November 8, 2018
Preshow Event: Peligrosa: Women Musicians Breaking Ground
Step Afrika! 25th Anniversary Celebration, Sun, January 20, 2019
Preshow Event: Step Afrika! The Next 25 Years
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Fri, February 8, 2019
Preshow Event: The Long Walk Goes On
Gina Chavez, Sun, April 7, 2019
AT AMP, Postshow Event: Q&A with Gina Chavez
Caetano, Moreno, Zeca & Tom Veloso, Mon, April 15, 2019
Preshow Event: What’s Old is New Again: Caetano Veloso Speaking Out
Youssou NDOUR, Wed, May 29, 2019
Preshow Event: Music is the Weapon of the People
Ronald K Brown/EVIDENCE with Arturo O’Farrill Ensemble, Fri, November 8, 2019
Preshow Event: Kinetic Collaborations: A Conversation with Ronald K. Brown and Arturo O’Farrill
Manual Cinema, No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks, Fri, January 24, 2020
Preshow Event: We Are Each Other’s Harvest: A Gathering of Poets
Bereishit Dance Company, Thu, February 6, 2020
Preshow Event: Tradition + Invention: Distinctive Approaches in Modern Dance
Monuments, October 1–31, 2020
PHILADANCO!, Fri, January 28, 2022
Preshow Event: The Legacy of PHILADANCO!: A Conversation with Joan Myers Brown
Step Afrika!'s Drumfolk, Thu & Fri, March 3 & 4, 2022
Preshow Events: A Conversation with C. Brian Williams
Marisa Monte, Thu, March 10, 2022
Preshow Event: Women Making Music & Leading Communities
DakhaBrakha, Sat, August 6, 2022
Preshow Event: Chaos & The Creative: Artists On Conflict & Craft
Voices of Mississippi, Sat, February 4, 2023
Preshow Event: Piedmont Blues Lecture & Blues Jam
Allison Miller Presents Rivers in Our Veins, Fri, February 10, 2023
Preshow Event: Critical Currents—The Life-Sustaining Rivers of the DMV
Love in Exile: Arooj Aftab, Vijay Ayer, Shahzad Ismaily, Fri, April 14, 2023
Preshow Event: South Asian Music in Global Context
Angélique Kidjo, Thu, June 15
Preshow Event: Angélique Kidjo, Artist & Advocate
Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler's House
Thu, September 28, 2023
Preshow Event: Jewish Musical Traditions & The Fiddler's House
Fatoumata Diawara
Fri, September 29, 2023
Preshow Event: Fatoumata Diawara, Queen of the Wondrous Wassoulou
Anoushka Shankar
Fri, October 6
Preshow Event: DJ & Visual Art
Ranky Tanky with Very Special Guest Ms. Lisa Fischer
Thu, November 2
Preshow Event: Critical Jukebox—Gullah Music
Makaya McCraven: In These Times
Fri, February 23
Preshow Event: Makaya McCraven's "Organic Beat Music" with Giovani Russonello
Arturo Sandoval & Pedrito Martínez
Sun, March 10
Preshow Event: Salsa Dance Workshop with Ricardo Loaiza
Rhiannon Giddens
Mon, March 18
Preshow Event: Black Folk Music & The Banjo with Kristina Gaddy
Sona Jobarteh
Sun, April 7
Preshow Event: Calabash Market
Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Fri, April 26
Preshow Event: "Our Bones Cry Out!"
Meshell Ndegeocello's No More Water / The Gospel of James Baldwin
Sat, October 5
Preshow Event: The Gospel of Meshell Ndgedeocello
Sasha Velour's The Big Reveal Live Show!
Sat, January 25
Preshow Event: Generations of Drag Royalty
Hamid Rahmanian's Song of the North
Fri, January 31
Preshow Event: Sights & Sounds of Ancient Persia
Arturo O'Farrill & Afro Latin Orchestra
Sat, March 1
Preshow Event: Building Belongó—BIPOC Spaces, Creativity & Growth
The Naghash Ensemble
Fri, March 21
Preshow Event: Transcendent Armenian Sonic Experience
Lila Downs
Thu, March 27
Preshow Event: Encuentros Latin American Market
The Sound of (Black) Music
Sun, March 30
Preshow Event: SOUND OFF!! Black Music as Discourse in the Age of Black Lives Matter
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