Delian Games 2010 Commemorative Medallion, after a statue of Apollo at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy.

Welcome to the Delian Suite VI web pages!

 

On 12 January 2010 a magnitude-7.0 earthquake devastated the already impoverished island nation of Haiti. Its densely populated capital Port-au-Prince sustained almost unimaginable damage, and the death toll, if it can ever be accurately reckoned, is believed by many to exceed 200,000. Hundreds of thousands more were left injured, maimed, and homeless—many of them young children.

Recovery from this major natural disaster is likely to take decades, but you can help to accelerate the process by contributing generously to the relief or charitable organization of your choice (see links below for a list of possibilities). If you enjoy our Delian Suite No. 6 (see mp3 links below), we urge you to donate as much and as often as you possibly can.

Although the Delian Society is not a relief or charitable organization and does not solicit contributions, an international group of our composers and performers, collectively moved by the tragedy, have created this suite of movements for flute and guitar based on the beloved Haitian melody "Dodo titite" ("Sleep, Little Baby") to help to keep international attention focussed on Haiti.

After the premiere performance by the Serenade Duo, to whom the music is dedicated, beginning in June 2010 the score and parts of the Delian Suite No. 6: Variations on a Haitian Lullaby will be available free of charge in PDF format to any flute and guitar duo committed to performing our music for the express purpose of benefitting the people of Haiti. A bound edition of the same will also be available for the cost of materials and shipping alone (please inquire through our e-mail link below). Permission to broadcast or present our music for non-profit humanitarian or cultural purposes, including radio broadcasts, will usually be expeditiously granted, but requires our prior written approval.

We hope you enjoy our music, and if you or one of your colleagues or students performs our work, we will gladly announce and acknowledge your concert on this web page. If you are interested in commissioning any of our composers for new works, feel free to contact her/him directly. You may also post a message to him/her by using the e-mail link at the bottom of the Delian Suite No. 6 web pages.

 

The Serenade Duo

 

Special thanks go to the Serenade Duo—flutist Michelle LaPorte and guitarist Gerry Saulter—for their outstanding artistry and support of contemporary tonal music and to all those who gave so generously of their expertise, musical creativity, and skill to make this project a reality. We hope our gift to Haiti and to you, the listening public, will further the spirit of international friendship and cooperation.

Alphabetical listing of movements by composer's surname:

• Carlos Caicedo-Russi (Carabobo, Venezuela):
• Jean Chatillon (Québec, Canada):
• Robin Escovado (California, USA):
• Sheila Firestone (Florida, USA):
• Joseph Dillon Ford (Florida, USA):
• Edward Gold (New York, USA):
• Graham Marshall (Rochdale, United Kingdom):
• Warren Park (Minnesota, USA):
• David Solomons (Sale, United Kingdom):

 

Help Haiti Rebuild! Contribute to the Relief and Charitable Organizations of Your Choice.

American Refugee Committee

AmericaCares

Artists for Peace and Justice

CARE

Clinton Foundation

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

Direct Relief International

Friends of the Orphans

The Goods / Huffington Post

Doctors without Borders

Haitian Health Foundation

Healing the Children

Habitat for Humanity

Handicap International

International Medical Corps

International Red Cross Red Crescent

International Rescue Committee

Mercy Corps

Merlin USA

K.I.D.S.

Music for Relief

NetHope

Operation USA

OxfamAmerica

Partners in Health

Razoo

Save the Children

STILLERSTRONG

UNICEF

United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund

United Nations Foundation

United Nations World Food Program

United Way

Yéle Haiti

World Concern