Jean Bernard Cerin, baritone; Michele Kennedy, soprano; and Nicholas Mathew, piano, tell the tale, across centuries and continents, of Lisette quitté la plaine, an enduringly popular song from Haiti. Interweaving its many versions with rediscovered arias, anthem parodies, folk songs, and solo-piano pieces, they illuminate how Haitian music reflected and fueled the story of Black liberation across the world. The concert will be preceded by a screening of the short documentary Lisette (2022), which traces the text’s evolving significance from its early popularity in colonial St. Domingue and France to its use as a symbol of Black pride and cultural heritage in modern Haiti and Louisiana.