Daniel bernard roumain (DBR), composer
Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) is a Black, Haitian-American composer who sees composing as collaboration with artists, organizations and communities within the farming and framing of ideas. He is a prolific and endlessly collaborative composer, performer, educator, and social entrepreneur. “About as omnivorous as a contemporary artist gets” (New York Times)… Read more
Works:
An Apology for Black Women
for solo viola
An Apology for Black Women; Why Did They Kill Sandra Bland?
for viola and cello
Farah (Joy)
for voice & piano
Farah (Joy)
for voice & orchestra
Father Antonio’s Contrapuntal Prayers for Michael
for orchestra & youth orchestra
Forgiveness
suite for spoken word & orchestra
Hip-Hop Dances and Prayers
for solo violin
It Feels Like a Mountain, Chasing Me
for piano and recorded voices
I Need to Cry But Can’t
for solo piano
i am a white person who __________ Black people
for string orchestra & timpani
Seventeen Soul Settings of Three Bach Chorales
for solo piano
Sonata for Violin and Turntables
for violin and turntables, laptop or ipad
Songs for the Alone
for solo piano
Songs for the Alone
for piano and drum kit
They Still Want to Kill Us
for mezzo soprano and piano
Twin Stars: Diamond Variations for Dae’Anna
for mezzo soprano, tenor, piano and string quartet
We Say Their Names
for solo cello
We Say Their Names
for solo violin
We Shall Not Be Moved
a hybrid opera in three acts
Why Did They Kill Sandra Bland?
for solo cello