Daniel Bernard Roumain (/ruːˈmeɪn/;[1] known by his initials, DBR; born 1970[2]) is a composer, performer, violinist, and band-leader, whose work combines classical music with jazz, hip-hop and rock.[3]
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Composer and Violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
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Composer
In September 2010, Dancers, Dreamers, and Presidents — an orchestral tone poem inspired by Ellen DeGeneres and then-senator Barack Obama — premiered at the New World Symphony.[4]
DBR composed the opera, "We Shall Not Be Moved," in collaboration with librettist Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and director and choreographer Bill T. Jones. The opera premiered at Opera Philadelphia on September 16, 2017.[5]
Discography
- Threads with David S. Ware (Thirsty Ear, 2003)
- I, Composer (2004)
- String Quartet (2004)
- Pulsing (DBR Music, 2006)
- Etudes4Violin&Electronix (Thirsty Ear, 2007)
- The Need to Be with Ryuichi Sakamoto on the DJ Spooky album "Sound Unbound" (2008)
- Woodbox Beats & Balladry (Thirsty Ear, 2010)
References
- ^ "Daniel Bernard Roumain: i am a white person who _____ Black people". YouTube. New Jersey Symphony. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)". Subito Music Corporation. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Wight, Josephine R. B. (2014). "Art/Classical Music". In Burnim, Mellonee V.; Maultsby, Portia K. (eds.). African American Music: An Introduction. Taylor & Francis. p. 156. ISBN 9781317934431.
- ^ Stepanich, Gregory. "Roumain's 'Dreamers' Proves Accessible, Attractive". Knight Foundation. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ Lunden, Jeff (2017-09-17). "'We Shall Not Be Moved': A New Opera Traces The Legacy Of The 1985 MOVE Bombing". All Things Considered. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
External links
Media related to Daniel Bernard Roumain at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Guide to the Daniel Bernard Roumain Collection, Center for Black Music Research, Columbia College Chicago
- Collision: Bill T. Jones and Daniel Bernard Roumain
- Interview on CBS News
- Performing at Cusp Conference 2009 (video)
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