{"product_id":"madan-bellegarde","title":"Madan Bellegarde","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadan Bellegarde, \u003c\/em\u003earr. Nathalie Joachim (2017) 7'\u003cbr\u003efor voice \/ flute soloist, string quartet, and electronics\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy most cherished memories from childhood are of time spent with my grandmother under the mango tree in her yard in Haiti singing songs together. It was our way of telling each other stories and her way of passing on a centuries-long cultural practice of oral history. In 2016, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series commissioned Fanm d’Ayiti (Women of Haiti), an evening-length work inspired by my Haitian heritage and some of Haiti's most iconic yet under-recognized female artists. I felt compelled to include the recorded voice of my grandmother, Ipheta Fortuma, as part of this work. This piece is titled Madan Bellegarde, which was her married name prior to becoming a widow. She sings in Haitian kreyòl about the judgement she received as a woman who began living independently in the 1950’s and chose not to remarry. She endured it all with a lightness and positivity that is palpable in her voice. This work is an elegiac homage to her strength and beautiful spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation: \u003c\/strong\u003eVoice and Flute (soloist), string quartet, electronics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan be performed by rental license only with the composer as the soloist. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/justatheorypress.com\/pages\/rental-quote\" title=\"Just a Theory — Rental Quote\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here for a rental quote and to connect with the composer.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Rls82H9pJM?si=AEslCbJwnOIdPNQU\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Just a Theory Press","offers":[{"title":"Voice \/ Flute soloist with string quartet and electronics \/ Score Only \/ Print","offer_id":53238828761375,"sku":"JAT-158-009-FS","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Voice \/ Flute soloist with string quartet and electronics \/ Score Only \/ PDF Download","offer_id":53238828794143,"sku":"JAT-158-009-FSe","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1586\/5887\/files\/PagesfromJAT-158-009-SP_MadanBellegarde_00FullScore_Page_1.jpg?v=1794496078","url":"https:\/\/justatheorypress.com\/products\/madan-bellegarde","provider":"Just a Theory Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}