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Daniel Bernard Roumain (known by his initials, DBR; born 1970) is a classically trained composer, performer, violinist, and band-leader, whose work combines classical music with jazz, hip-hop and rock.
Composer
In September 2010, ''Dancers, Dreamers, and Presidents —'' an orchestral tone poem inspired by
Ellen DeGeneres
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and then-senator
Barack Obama
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— premiered at the
New World Symphony
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Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
.
DBR composed the opera, "We Shall Not Be Moved," in collaboration with librettist
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
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Early life
Joseph was born to Haitian immigrant parents and grew up in Laurelton, Queens, New Yor ...
, and director and choreographer
Bill T. Jones. The opera premiered at
Opera Philadelphia
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on September 16, 2017.
Discography
*''
Threads'' with
David S. Ware
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Ware was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. While in high sc ...
(Thirsty Ear, 2003)
*''I, Composer'' (2004)
*''String Quartet'' (2004)
*''Pulsing'' (DBR Music, 2006)
*''Etudes4Violin&Electronix'' (Thirsty Ear, 2007)
*''
The Need to Be
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'' with
Ryuichi Sakamoto
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on the
DJ Spooky
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album "Sound Unbound" (2008)
*''Woodbox Beats & Balladry'' (Thirsty Ear, 2010)
References
External links
*
Collision: Bill T. Jones and Daniel Bernard RoumainInterview on CBS NewsPerforming 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