Crossing Borders Music: Haitian Flag Day Celebration

Crossing Borders Music: Haitian Flag Day Celebration
The Chicago-based string quartet celebrates Haitian Music

On Haitian Flag Day, join us to celebrate Haitian freedom and dignity with string chamber music by Haitian composers. Enjoy theTrio à Rosemène by trailblazing, early twentieth-century Haitian composer Werner Jaegerhuber, who combined Haitian folk melodies and Western compositional techniques to create a style all his own. Originally written for the Borromeo String Quartet, Jean “Rudy” Perrault’s Exodus String Quartet is dedicated to all people forced from their homelands. Haitian-American composer Gifrant’s Rara Kout Dlo Cho, Kout Dlo Frèt captures the spirit of Haitian rara, a lively harvest-time musical processional. Incertitudes! was commissioned of Dickens Princivil by Crossing Borders Music in 2023. Written after Princivil was kidnapped and released, the music honors the experiences of Haitians whose lives have been touched by political insecurity. Finally, “Klap Ur Handz” from Daniel Bernard Roumain’s String Quartet #5 (Rosa Parks) reminds us of the power of joy and collective action on the path to justice.

Registration will open to the public one month before the event. Tickets are free. Email music@as-coa.org with any questions.

Americas Society members can register at any time and enjoy early and reserved seating at the event. Not a member? Join today! Contact membership@as-coa.org for more info.

Program
Werner Jaegerhuber (1900–1953): Trio à Rosemène
Jean “Rudy” Perrault: Exodus String Quartet
Gifrants (b. 1957): Rara Kout Dlo Cho, Kout Dlo Frèt
Dickens Princivil (b. 1961): Incertitudes!
Daniel Bernard Roumain (b. 1971): “Klap Ur Handz” from String Quartet #5 (Rosa Parks)

Date: Monday, May 18th
Time: 7 PM ET
Venue: Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, New York