Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR): Voices of Migration & Innovation

Nov 24, 2024

Overview

Composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) curates and performs in a program featuring his “inventive and energetic music” (The New York Times). From the soul-stirring melodies of String Quartet No. 5 — dedicated to the memory of Rosa Parks and to courageous women everywhere — to a world premiere commissioned by the CSO, Roumain’s evocative compositions offer a showcase of innovation. Allison Loggins-Hull’s Homeland, inspired by the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, explores the concept of home during crisis. Brittany J. Green’s shift.unravel.BREAK embodies its title, through the use of musical elements forming and shifting around the ensemble, and creates an immersive and dynamic experience.

Program
Roumain

String Quartet No. 5 (Parks)

Green

shift.unravel.BREAK

Roumain

Uncertainty Our Country [World Premiere, CSO MusicNOW Commission]

Loggins-Hull

Homeland

Roumain

Voodoo Violin Concerto No. 1

Performers
Mead Composer-Curator and Violin
Principal Flute
The Erika and Dietrich M. Gross Principal Flute Chair

Extras

CSO African American Network Reception

The CSO African American Network Reception will host a postconcert reception. Tickets required for entry. Learn more about the event at CSO AAN »

Sponsors

Leadership support for CSO MusicNOW is provided by the Zell Family Foundation, Sargent Family Foundation, Sally Mead Hands Foundation, the Julian Family Foundation and the Aaron Copland Fund for Music.


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