Riots and Prayers (2020)
for orchestra
by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)

Instrumentation: 3 Flutes (III. doubling on Piccolo), 3 Oboes (III. doubling on English Horn), 3 Clarinets (III. doubling on Bass Clarinet), 3 Bassoons (III. doubling on Contrabassoon), 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, 3 Percussion, Harp, Piano, ‘Speakers’ (amplified by microphones, and appearing on stage), Violins I and II, Violas, Violoncello, Contrabasses
Length: 20 minutes
Please contact us to rent orchestral score + parts

COMPOSER’S NOTE:
“Dedicated to all the people of Burlington, Vermont - on our streets and inner homes and hearts.

This work is intended to be reflective of our highly divisive, combative, and collaborative times. There is nothing that can be said or expressed that I would find inappropriate, unwanted, or alarming. I trust any audience to seize this opportunity for collaboration with their orchestra and make it their own, unique, shared experience for us all to witness.

Riots and Prayers allows for word, witness, and wonder.” - DBR

PERFORMANCE NOTE
Riots and Prayers is a work for large orchestra and an array of ‘Speakers’.

Speakers can speak in any language and be drawn from the local community or anyone who has a deep need to say or express themselves - with their orchestra - within a moment of music trust, and collective expression.

The conductor can also organize the work into a series of ‘Town Hall Cadenzas’, where one or two microphones are placed in the aisle or on stage. The conductor should cue each Speaker using a free hand to show the number of fingers corresponding to the circled number in the score.

Please contact us for rental, to request a preview score, or to purchase a study score.