Monday, August 27, 2007

Come to the Bloomingdale Farmers' Market Sunday September 9th for a free neighborhood Bar-B-Que!

A Haitian Orchestral Symphony, and Free Neighborhood Pig Roast!
Sunday, September 9th at the Bloomingdale Farmers' Market

Come to the Bloomingdale Farmers' Market Sunday September 9th for a free neighborhood Bar-B-Que!

There will be free-range pork on the grill, vegetables and fruits in the stands, and a full suckling pig roasting in a fire pit!

There will also be music from a group of 30+ classical musicians from Port Au Prince, Haiti, playing with six violins, two violas, two cellos, a double bass, a flute, and a trio of Haitian tambour drums.

Come and celebrate the Bloomingdale Farmers Market!

Come and help us thank everyone who has helped make it a reality.

Sunday, September 9th
First and R Streets, NW
10am-2pm

2 comments:

William J. Zick said...

It is great to hear of a performance by over 20 classical musicians from Haiti. If you will visit my website wwww.AfriClassical.com you will find biographical profiles on four Haitian classical composers: Justin Elie, Solon Verret, Occide Jeanty and Ludovic Lamothe. Justin Elie was born on Sept. 1, 1883. The anniversary is marked by a post on my blog http://africlassical.blogspot.com/
It provides a link for ordering the CD "Music of the Haitian Masters" from www.cdbaby.com, which also offers an audio sample of the music of Justin Elie.

Again, congratulations on the performance by classical musicians from Haiti.

Shida Bee said...

I believe this 30-plus member Haitian orchestral symphony is actually called "Les Petits Chanteurs." The group is comprised of musicians and singers from Port Au Prince’s Holy Trinity School of Music, a school famous for their music. The group is touring the US in the fall as part of their annual (or so it seems) fundraiser.