“One minute you’ll think he is a classical musician, the next a jazz improviser. Then you’ll think he’s into electronica or ambient noise. Truth is, all of these descriptions apply. Brilliant.” Boston Globe
Composer, concert and club performer, violinist, and bandleader, the neopolymath DBR (Daniel Bernard Roumain) creates dramatic, soul-inspiring pieces that stretch musical boundaries and break down its disparate barriers.
Featuring amplified strings, DJ, bass, keyboard, drum kit and laptops, DBR & THE MISSION will play selections from their two most acclaimed recent works. Inspired by Bach’s Well- Tempered Klavier and Philip Glass Music in 12 Parts, DBR’s 24 Bits: Hip- Hop Studies and Études is a program of 24 musical vignettes (one in each key) that put hip-hop music into a classical context. In Event Pieces, DBR & THE MISSION create improvised musical fragments that bring together everything from Bach and The Beatles to Björk with a nod to John Cage.
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DBR was recently profiled on ABC Television's Sunday Arts. Click here for more information.
Biography
Daniel Bernard Roumain
Composer/Performer
Known for fusing his classical music roots with a myriad of soundscapes, Haitian-American artist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) has carved a reputation for himself as a passionately innovative composer, performer, violinist, and band leader.
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