Our Mission
Evanston In-School Music Association (EISMA) is dedicated to Inspiring Students, Supporting Local Musicians, and Connecting Community by presenting professional live music programs that bring the joy and appreciation of diverse musical genres to all Evanston elementary and middle school students.
EISMA presents two Concerts for Kids series in the fall and spring each school year. Ensembles perform live in 19 different Evanston schools, sharing musical insights, personal inspiration, and historical and cultural connections. Students sample the full range of musical styles performed by varying combinations of strings, brass, voice, and woodwinds, reflecting the traditions of many eras and cultures. EISMA brings 18 different genres of music to students in school throughout their kindergarten to 8th grade years.
EISMA presents two Concerts for Kids series in the fall and spring each school year. Ensembles perform live in 19 different Evanston schools, sharing musical insights, personal inspiration, and historical and cultural connections. Students sample the full range of musical styles performed by varying combinations of strings, brass, voice, and woodwinds, reflecting the traditions of many eras and cultures. EISMA brings 18 different genres of music to students in school throughout their kindergarten to 8th grade years.
2017-2018 Concerts for Kids
Funkadesi Percussion Ensemble - Spring 2018
Funkadesi blends Indian music — bhangra, Bollywood, Indian folk — with reggae, funk, and Afro-Caribbean grooves. They draw musical influences from all over the world: Jamaica, The Caribbean, India and West Africa.
The band hails from Chicago, proudly representing the diverse multi-ethnic communities within the city.
Funkadesi blends Indian music — bhangra, Bollywood, Indian folk — with reggae, funk, and Afro-Caribbean grooves. They draw musical influences from all over the world: Jamaica, The Caribbean, India and West Africa.
The band hails from Chicago, proudly representing the diverse multi-ethnic communities within the city.
February/March 2018 Concerts For Kids:
Funkadesi Percussion Ensemble
Monday, February 26
Lincolnwood Elementary 10:45 AM
Dewey Elementary 1:45 & 2:40 PM
Thursday, March 1
Dawes Elementary 10:00 AM
Willard Elementary 1:00 & 2:00 PM
Friday, March 2
Chute Middle School 1:30 & 2:30 PM
Monday, March 5
Orrington Elementary 9:30 AM
Kingsley Elementary 1:30 & 2:30 PM
Thursday, March 8
Lincoln Elementary 9:20 & 10:15 AM
Pope John XXIII 2:00 PM
Friday, March 9
Martin Luther King Jr. Arts Laboratory School 12:45 & 1:45 PM
Monday, March 12
Washington Elementary 10:40 AM
St. Athanasius 2:15 PM
Wednesday, March 14
Rice Education Center 10:30 AM
Thursday, March 15
Nichols Middle School 8:40, 9:40 & 10:40 AM
Thursday, March 22
Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies 8:30 AM
Walker Elementary 10:20 AM
Park School 1:45 PM
Friday, March 23
Haven Middle School 9:15 & 10:15 AM
Oakton Elementary 1:30 PM
*Dates and performance times are subject to change
Lincolnwood Elementary 10:45 AM
Dewey Elementary 1:45 & 2:40 PM
Thursday, March 1
Dawes Elementary 10:00 AM
Willard Elementary 1:00 & 2:00 PM
Friday, March 2
Chute Middle School 1:30 & 2:30 PM
Monday, March 5
Orrington Elementary 9:30 AM
Kingsley Elementary 1:30 & 2:30 PM
Thursday, March 8
Lincoln Elementary 9:20 & 10:15 AM
Pope John XXIII 2:00 PM
Friday, March 9
Martin Luther King Jr. Arts Laboratory School 12:45 & 1:45 PM
Monday, March 12
Washington Elementary 10:40 AM
St. Athanasius 2:15 PM
Wednesday, March 14
Rice Education Center 10:30 AM
Thursday, March 15
Nichols Middle School 8:40, 9:40 & 10:40 AM
Thursday, March 22
Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies 8:30 AM
Walker Elementary 10:20 AM
Park School 1:45 PM
Friday, March 23
Haven Middle School 9:15 & 10:15 AM
Oakton Elementary 1:30 PM
*Dates and performance times are subject to change
Sunday, April 22
EISMA & The Evanston Public Library Present
A Free Music Concert For All
FUNKADESI
Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center
4:30 pm
1655 Foster Street Evanston, IL 60201
EISMA & The Evanston Public Library Present
A Free Music Concert For All
FUNKADESI
Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center
4:30 pm
1655 Foster Street Evanston, IL 60201
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