DBR from Iowa |
Hello my friends,I'm in the simple and lovely city of Des Moines, Iowa, preparing for weekend performances of VOODOO VIOLIN CONCERTO with the symphony here. As I return to this work, and its rich ama...
Posted by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:35:00 PST |
Parson Brown |
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight, walkin' in a...Ah, Christmas! Or should I say the holidays? No matter, I trust you and you get it. It's that time of year of giving, getting, wanting, and hopef...
Posted by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:12:00 PST |
Home |
I've been home now, each night of this week. It's a wonderful feeling.Is there any place that feels as safe and secure than the four walls you own or rent?Perhaps I am too sentimental.November 30Harl...
Posted by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:24:00 PST |
Call for submissions: ONE LOSS PLUS - now due 8/5/07 |
Call for submissions - DEADLINE EXTENDEDThis is an invitation from Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR).
One Loss Plus is DBR's latest evening-length work for violin, piano and video, which will be a featured...
Posted by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:49:00 PST |
We All Suffer But Not All of Us Survive |
THE TUSCALOOSA MEDITATIONS is my latest work. It's scored for string orchestra, two flutes, and solo (offstage) trumpet. It was commissioned by the University of Alabama to commemorate Vivian Malone ...
Posted by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:28:00 PST |
iPodding |
The iPod is the greatest musical instrument and musical invention of the 21st Century. Like any instrument when you buy it, it's blank, empty, and waiting to be filled, wanting you to put your hands ...
Posted by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:54:00 PST |
Timbre is Your Lover's Voice |
Music changed my lifeMusic changed my life and saved my life. Statistically speaking, as a young Black man in America, I should have at least one child; I should have used or should be using illegal d...
Posted by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:26:00 PST |
WHAT ONE MUST DO |
you have to challenge yourself.you have to stretch your imagination.you have to play as though you will not be able to play tomorrow.you have to play when it hurts because no one else will. you have t...
Posted by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:31:00 PST |
On God and Grooves |
There is nothing special about any composer combining hip-hop music with classical music. As a composer, I see myself and my work as an extension of what rap and hip-hop producers did and still do: co...
Posted by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:51:00 PST |
Composing Time |
Composing and finding time to compose is a commitment you make with, not only yourself, but with other musicians and an audience that doesn't exist yet. I am always aware that at the moment of c...
Posted by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:12:00 PST |
