Celebrating Haitian Flag Day 2026 in a classical mood
Marcien Toussaint, President
Dr. Jacques Laguerre, Vice-President
Marie-Elise Lebon, Treasurer, Secretary
Frantz Brillant, Adviser
Dr.Théodore Fayette, Adviser
Dr. Ronald Jacques, Adviser
Marcelin Jean-Pierre, Adviser
Rollande Jolibois, Adviser
Wilfrid Suprena, Adviser
The Haitian Flag Day Celebration Committee (HFDCC) is proud to announce its second annual concert of Haitian classical music, on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Mirelle’s, located at 170 Post Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590.
Doors open at 5pm and cocktails will be served.
At 7pm, Professor Emeritus Claude Dauphin will present an overview of the state of Haitian classical music from past to present.
Several pieces of notorious Haitian composers such as Werner Jaëgerhuber, Ludovic Lamothe, Edmond Saintonge, Emile Desamours, Daniel Bernard Roumain and Gifrants will be performed by string quartet of Crossing Borders Music
Crossing Borders Music is a multicultural organization of color that shares the stories and music of those whose voices are suppressed because of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation, other identity, or related trauma. We do this through free, accessible performances in community spaces in service and affirmation of our communities and collaborators. The mission of Crossing Borders Music is to use music to promote the dignity of people from all cultures.
CBM has recorded several albums of classical music written by the Haitian composer Gifrants, performed compositions of several other Haitian composers such as Werner Jaegerhuber, Julio Racine, Jean Rudy Perrault, Michel Morton, Sabrina Jean-Louis.
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Christian Verfenstein began to play the piano at the age of six and has studied with several professors, including Norman Krieger at the Jacobs School of Music and Julian Martin at the Juilliard Pre-College. He has won numerous prizes, including First Prize in the Alexander & Buono International Piano Competition, First Prize in the North Shore Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, and First Prize in the Crane Concerto Competition. Christian has also studied the organ under to tutelage of Matthew Koraus and has performed in famous venues such as St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.
Recently, Christian completed the Master of Music degree at the Jacobs School of Music, where he studied with Norman Krieger, learned and performed the Ives Concord Sonata with J. Peter Burkholder and Jeremy Denk, and worked as an Associate Instructor, which included teaching piano lessons to non-music majors. Christian is now pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City, where he studies with Jeffrey Biegel.Reservation and payment
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Admission fee will be $ 75 per person starting April 1, 2026 and $ 350 for a group of 5 attendees.
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