Follow a Journey of Song on February 22 with The Lisette Project

 

February 22nd's The Lisette Project Follows the Journey of a Baroque-era Haitian Creole Song Across the Globe.

The Lisette Project: Haitian Creole Music Sunday, February 22 • 2:30 PM • Shadyside Presbyterian Church The Lisette Project is a performance and research collective based in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 2021 by Haitian baritone, Jean Bernard Cerin, this dynamic group explores the history of Haitian classical music through film and performance. For this program, Jean Bernard is joined by his two regular collaborators: British pianist and musicologist, Nicholas Mathew and American soprano Michele Kennedy. Currently, the Lisette Project is focused on the history of the oldest published song in Haitian Creole, “Lisette quitté la plaine.” Their documentary, Lisette (2022) and accompanying lecture recital premiered at the Berkeley Early Music Exhibit & Festival in 2022. Since then, the group has presented the program across the United States at Yale University, Princeton University, Cornell University, Bucknell University, Ithaca College, The Westfield Foundation Conference, and New York University to name a few. Recently, their recording of Juste Chanlatte’s parody aria “Dans le coeur de Marie” featuring Michele Kennedy, was included in the Rise Up! exhibition at the FitzWilliam Museum in Cambridge exploring the history of slavery and liberation in the Caribbean. Tickets & information at https://bit.ly/LisetteProject PLEASE NOTE: Due to High Ticket Sales New Concert Location at Shadyside Presbyterian Church ARTISTS Jean-Bernard Cerin baritone Michele Kennedy soprano Nicholas Mathew fortepiano/piano with guest appearance by Scott Pauley baroque guitar PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TODAY! Share the Love of Music with the Young Ones in Your Life   Love is in the Ayre Saturday, February 14, 10 & 11:30 AM Calvary Episcopal Church Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Chatham Baroque and special guest soprano Pascale Beaudin in a heartwarming concert full of music about love. From joyful dances to tender love songs, discover how Baroque and traditional music explores why love, and matters of the heart, have always been one of music’s favorite themes. Tickets for Saturday, February 14, 2026 • 10:00 AM Tickets for Saturday, February 14, 2026 • 11:30 AM Upcoming 2026 Programs Chatham Baroque: Bach’s Sublime Chamber Music Friday, March 27 • 7:30 PM • Teutonia Männerchor Saturday, March 28 • 7:30 PM • Hicks Memorial Chapel Sunday, March 29 • 2:30 PM • Hicks Memorial Chapel Peanut Butter & Jam: Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing Saturday, April 11• 10 AM • National Aviary Tiburtina Ensemble: Celestial Harmony Music for the Heavenly Court by Hildegard of Bingen Sunday, April 26 • 2:30 PM • Calvary Episcopal Church Peanut Butter & Jam: Make Your Own Music Saturday, May 16 • 10 & 11:30 AM • Calvary Episcopal Church The Chatham Baroque 2025/2026 Season is made possible in part by: Anonymous • Allegheny Regional Asset District • Calvary Episcopal Church • Classical WQED-FM 89.3 • Heinz Endowments • Laurel Foundation • Opportunity Fund • Pennsylvania Council on the Arts • The Benter Foundation • VisitPITTSBURGH • and many generous individuals and volunteers Thank you! Questions? info@chathambaroque.org or call 412-687-1788 From Our Friends at the Chamber Music Pittsburgh Opera: Ruckus with Davóne Tines on February 10 To mark the coming US semiquincentennial, Chamber Music Pittsburgh is proud to present the ground-breaking early music group Ruckus and visionary bass-baritone Davóne Tines in their Pittsburgh debuts. Their wide-ranging program, “What is Your Hand in This?”, features American Revolutionary War tunes, music by Handel and Julius Eastman, and protest songs both old and new, bringing audiences on a fascinating, thought-provoking musical journey through America’s history.  Presented at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7:30pm, in partnership with the Center and with Calliope, Pittsburgh’s folk music society.    Fans of Chatham Baroque can use promo code: CHATHAM at checkout for a 20% ticket discount! Purchase Your Tickets Today!