Performance and Speaker Schedule

Performances at the Boston Stands with Haiti event will include a wide variety of music, dance and dramatic genres: rap, spoken word, tap dance, acapella, hip-hop dance, jazz dance, modern dance, classical orchestra, string quartets, gospel, acoustic rock, and of course, Haitian music. The event will also include several speakers, who will focus on answering the question, “Why is it important for the international community to stand with Haiti?”

1 – 2 pm
o    The Choral Society
o    World Music Ensemble
o    The Barbershop Sweethearts
o    Soulstice, a Caribbean dance group

2 – 3 pm
o    Governor Deval Patrick
o    Dean of Student at Boston University, Kenneth Elmore
o    BU On Tap
o    Playing For Change
o    1,2 Trio
o    The Dear Abbeys

3 – 4 pm
o    Representative Marie St. Fleur
o    Boston Mayor, Thomas Menino
o    Rapper Steph
o    Bulletproof Funk
o    Chordially Yours

4 – 5 pm
o    Video chat with the Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
o    Haute for Haiti Fashion show

5 – 6 pm
o    Aviator
o    Speak For Yourself
o    Seth Rolbein, Editor of BU Today
o    The Edge Dance Company
o    The BosTones
o    Stand with Haiti Orchestra- Musicians BU School of Music and All-Campus Orchestra
o    The Allegrettos
o    And a closing number bringing together several of the Boston University student performing groups