Richès Dayiti: Rediscovered Haitian Piano Treasures with Marianne Parker

Haitian composers have written piano music for centuries to show the international community they could write just as beautifully as any European composer, and that Haitian and West African cultural influences were just as worthy of inclusion in piano music. But until now, their works were suppressed in the Western classical music world. Hear Crossing Borders Music pianist Marianne Parker’s sensitive, suave interpretations of her favorites from the Haitian piano music repertoire, which she has tirelessly championed for many years. The performance includes music preserved through the painstaking work of the Société de recherche et de diffusion de la musique Haïtienne (Haitian Music Society).