Hamilton musicians and fans raise thousands for Haiti

Hamilton rocked for Haiti throughout the weekend.

  Benefit concerts, featuring dozens of performers in three different locations Saturday and yesterday, raised tens of thousands of dollars for earthquake relief.

Last night, close to 2,000 people turned up at the Great Hall of Hamilton Place to watch an all-star cast perform for more than three hours in a fundraiser called Hamilton's Heart For Haiti.

Featured musical guests included Feist, Tom Wilson, Brian Melo, Stephen Fearing, Lee Harvey Osmond, Melissa McClelland, Luke Doucet, Jacob Moon, Harlan Pepper, Lily Frost and the Arkells.

The concert opened with a moving cello solo by Rufus Cappadocia, a Hamilton native now working in New York.