Daniel Bernard Roumain
Daniel Bernard Roumain in Vancouver (2010)
Daniel Bernard Roumain (known by his initials, DBR; born 1970[1]) is a classically trained composer, performer, violinist, and band-leader.
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.[2]
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.[3]
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 (DBR)". Subito Music Corporation. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ 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
- Collision: Bill T. Jones and Daniel Bernard Roumain
- Interview on CBS News
- Performing at Cusp Conference 2009 (video)
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- American classical composers
- American male classical composers
- American musicians of Haitian descent
- Musicians from Florida
- Thirsty Ear Recordings artists
- University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni
- Vanderbilt University alumni