ORIGIN OF THE PROJECT
“If there are no more grand pianos… I will bring one!”

“People who are lacking everything; should they also be deprived of beauty, culture, art and music?”

Célimène Daudet, artistic director of the project and Franco-Haitian pianist.

Haiti is a country of which the whole world speaks remembering the tragedies and difficulties which it has suffered from over the past decades. The situation of the country, well known by all, can only call us to give and to help as much as we can. While there is a necessity to respond to basic needs, we are convinced that culture is also a powerful driving force for human development.

In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, the last grand pianos have been destroyed. However, each Haitian town still has its makeshift music school and every day, children go to these schools to study music and they find the energy to persist in playing an instrument with joy and passion. Célimène Daudet met these children, whose future could be embellished by the beauty which we would like to give them.

Culture is one of Haiti’s pillars; everyone can feel its evident creative energy: music is everywhere, played with instruments handmade from randomly found materials. Haitian people constantly sing, dance, express themselves through painting and literature!

To this world, paradoxically destroyed and full of vital and creative energy, we want to bring a piano, the first major step of the Haiti Piano Project. 

Around a beautiful grand piano, as beautiful as anywhere else in the world, we will create the first classical music festival in Haiti. This is the second step of the project. During this festival, classical musicians from Europe, the United States and the Caribbean will join Haitian musicians. What could be more beautiful than the encounter of cultures through music? Together, we will give birth to this festival, which is one of a kind. Music, through the piano, which is a unifying instrument, will enable the emergence of unique moments of sharing, joy, peace, creation, and encounter!

Finally, we will design a workshop program and master classes for students at Jacmel music school. The third step is therefore focused on transmission, which is indispensable from our point of view.

MAKE A DONATION

Donate $10
Thank you! Your name will appear on our Facebook page.

Donate $20 
Thank you! Your name will appear on all our social networks and all the previous compensations.

Donate $50 
Thank you! You will receive a souvenir picture of the project with your name on and all the previous compensations.

Donate $100 
Thank you! You will receive a CD signed by Célimène Daudet and all previous compensations.

Donate $300 
Thank you! You will receive a thank you video especially made for you by Célimène Daudet and all previous compensations.

Donate $500 - Sponsor
Thank you! Your name will be inscribed inside the piano and all previous compensations.

Donate $1000 - Patronage                                                             
Thank you! An invitation for two people to a private event held in Paris, New York or Port-au-Prince and all previous compensations.

Donate $5000 - Patronage +
Thank you! A private concert and all previous compensations.

WHAT PURPOSE WILL THE COLLECTED MONEY SERVE? 
It is a multi-stage project.
Our early donors already funded 70% of the grand piano Price !

With 8 000 €, we will be able to finalize the purchase of the grand piano

With 13 000 €, we will be able to install and deliver the grand piano (instrument, installation costs, transport, customs, …)

With 16 000 €, we will be able to buy, install and deliver the piano and organize workshops in local music schools  

With 30 000 €, we will be able to buy, install and deliver the piano and organize workshops in local music schools and organize the first festival in Haiti


Stages already achieved : 70% of the grand piano price collected
Donations collected from individuals and businesses: $12,000 
Fundraising dinner: €7,000 

OUR TEAM
We’re a team of ten people passionate about music and we all believe in the power of culture as a driving force behind development, sharing and fulfillment !

Célimène Daudet, Karima Merabtene, Gislène Théodore, Daniel Hubert, Cédric Hubert, Charmant Théodore, Emmanuelle Pautler, Franck Benchetrit, Manon Lainé Silas, Lea Brönner.


OUR PARTNERS


WEBSITE OF HAITI PIANO PROJECT #HPP 
https://haitipianoproject.org

A non-profit Association "Raconte-moi un piano" in partnership with Artists for Peace and Justice.
APJ is a 501c3 registered non profit organization in the USA.