The Lisette Project: Haitian Creole Music

The Lisette Project: Haitian Creole Music

When

February 22, 2026
2:30 pm  EST

Where

Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom Congregation
4905 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Event Type

Concerts

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Chatham Baroque
$20-$45

The Lisette Project: Haitian Creole Music

Sunday, February 22, 2026 • 2:30pm
Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom, Shadyside

This program features “Lisette quitté la plaine,” the oldest known song text in early Haitian Creole. Composed around 1757 in Saint-Domingue by French colonist Duvivier de la Mahautière, it tells the poignant story of an enslaved African man. Set to the popular French melody “Que ne suis-je la fougère,” the song weaves together Creole and European elements. The program follows its remarkable journey across Haiti, France, Cuba, New Orleans, and back to its place of origin in Haiti.

ARTISTS

Jean-Bernard Cerin baritone
Michele Kennedy soprano
Nicholas Mathew fortepiano/piano
Scott Pauley baroque guitar

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