Richès Dayiti: Rediscovered Haitian Piano Treasures with Marianne Parker

Harold Washington Library 400 S State St, Chicago

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 ... Read more