Music from Haiti
Colonized by France, and the first country in Latin American to win its independence, Haiti is often neglected or forgotten in the context of the Latin American culture. Haiti, however, has a strong musical tradition. Fiesta will bring to the audience some of its most important composers.
Playlist:
Frantz Casseus (1915-1993)
Suite No.1 (Haitian Danses) 1954
- Petro 3:29
- Yanvalloux 2:08
- Mascaron 3:17
- Coumbite 2:26
Frantz Casseus, guitar
Folkways Records FW 6822-LP
11:20
Jean Rudy Perrault (c. 1965)
Exodus String Quartet
Crossing the Borders
Sara Chazin and Maya Shiraishi, violins; Benjamin Weber, viola; Tom Clowes, cello
Crossing Borders Music Collective / Crossing Borders Music Collective (700261394442)
9:43
Justin Elie (1883-1931)
Legende Creole
Jean R. Perrault, violin
Jeanne Doty, piano
Live recording Weber Music Hall, on the UMD, February 25, 2008.
5:22
Ludovic Lamothe (1882-1953)
Five Piano Pieces
- Album Leaf No. 1 in F-sharp minor
- Album Leaf No. 2 in D-flat major
- Ballade in A minor (‘Scenes De Carnaval’ No. 2)
- Danse Capoise (‘Scenes De Carnaval’ No. 4)
- Danse Espagnole No. 4 in B minor
Joshua Russell, piano
Haitian Classical 003-4972
22:43