Haitian Essay (ex)

Harlem Essay (ex)

Hip-Hop Essay (ex)

These are examples of my full orchestra music.  The music is percussive, lyrical, and at times, soulful. Longer examples are available from Subito Music Corporation.
http://www.subitomusic.com/composers/highlights/daniel-bernard-roumain-dbr/

Voodoo Violin Concerto (ex)

String Quartet No. 5, Parks (ex.)

These are moments from my five string quartets. Each one is a musical portrait of an iconic figure from the Civil Rights Era. Collectively, they are CIVIL RIGHTS PORTRAITS.
You can find scores and parts at Subito Music.
http://www.subitomusic.com/composers/highlights/daniel-bernard-roumain-dbr/daniel-bernard-roumain-dbr-works/#13

String Quartet No. 1, X (ex)

String Quartet No. 2, King (ex)

String Quartet No. 3, Powell (ex)

String Quartet No. 4, Angelou (ex.)

These are examples of my full orchestra music.  The music is percussive, lyrical, and at times, soulful. The influences are from Haitian and Hip-Hop music.
You can find scores and parts information from Subito Music Corporation.
http://www.subitomusic.com/composers/highlights/daniel-bernard-roumain-dbr/
You can find tour and project information from Opus3Artsts.
http://www.opus3artists.com/artists/daniel-roumain-(dbr)

Woodbox Violin Concerto (complete)

REDEMPTION SONGS & SONATAS is rooted in a world-view of civil rights for all. Conceived and performed by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on violin and Yayoi Ikawa on piano, this intimate program features some of DBR’s signature and most poignant works infused with the spirit of liberation and freedom. From Bob Marley’s Redemption Song to the Haitian and Israeli national anthems, REDEMPTION SONGS & SONATAS is a composer’s view of our desire to define our selves, our world, and sometimes, one another.

Numerical Music

REDEMPTION SONGS & SONATAS is rooted in a world-view of civil rights for all. Conceived and performed by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on violin and Yayoi Ikawa on piano, this intimate program features some of DBR’s signature and most poignant works infused with the spirit of liberation and freedom. From Bob Marley’s Redemption Song to the Haitian and Israeli national anthems, REDEMPTION SONGS & SONATAS is a composer’s view of our desire to define our selves, our world, and sometimes, one another.
You can find scores and parts information from Subito Music Corporation.
www.subitomusic.com/composers/highl…rd-roumain-dbr/
You can find tour and project information from Opus3Artsts.
www.opus3artists.com/artists/daniel-roumain-(dbr)

JMDL

Human Songs and Stories For Orchestra, Narrator, and The People

Daniel Bernard Roumain(DBR) as composer, Anqwenique Wingfield as singer, and Yona Harvey as librettist have collaborated on "On the Edge of Night", a five-movement song cycle for string trio, percussion, soprano and spoken word.  The words here, a meditation on womanhood, relationships, and loss, are captured in music that is both provocative and propulsive.  Anqwenique brings her remarkable voice into a chamber-work perhaps best described as New Classical Soul.

Beauty

Grief

These are sketches and ideas for a new song cycle based on the story of Anacaona. Libretto by Edwidge Danticant, composed by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), to be sung by Emeline Michel.  This work is an Emory Arts commission.

Ritual

REDEMPTION SONGS & SONATAS is rooted in a world-view of civil rights for all. Conceived and performed by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) on violin and Yayoi Ikawa on piano, this intimate program features some of DBR’s signature and most poignant works infused with the spirit of liberation and freedom. From Bob Marley’s Redemption Song to the Haitian and Israeli national anthems, REDEMPTION SONGS & SONATAS is a composer’s view of our desire to define our selves, our world, and sometimes, one another.
You can find scores and parts information from Subito Music Corporation.
http://www.subitomusic.com/composers/highlights/daniel-bernard-roumain-dbr/
You can find tour and project information from Opus3Artsts.
http://www.opus3artists.com

Redemption Song Redux

These songs and compositions are inspired by and dedicated to the brave people of Ferguson, Missouri. May our Brother Michael Brown rest in peace---but his life, spirit, and memory rages on and burns and inspires change as it lends power to the people! 

WhenItAllComesDown

Pulsing

Cathedral

During the summer months of 2024, I was in residency and a fellow at Civitella Ranieri, a prestigious and historic retreat for internationally renown artists. While there, I met the acclaimed artist and architect, Joyce Hwang, and she invited me into her new work and installation commissioned by Civitella Ranieri.  JOY IN THE WOODS is an electronic sound-score which is comprised of the greatly slowed down sounds of bats, and the natural, otherworldly sounds of the birds, frogs, and insects that inhabit the forests surrounding the retreat grounds.

Joy In The Woods

ROUMAIN DDP SAMPLED MOCKUP Mvt. 3

ROUMAIN DDP SAMPLED MOCKUP Mvt. 2

ROUMAIN DDP SAMPLED MOCKUP Mvt. 1

Eunbi Kim is a collaborator, creationist, and a dear friend. I am delighted to have created a new work for her, IT FEELS LIKE A MOUNTAIN, CHASING ME, for piano and (her) pre-recorded voice. The conversations on the recordings include an intimate landscape of her life as a young, ambitious and grateful, South Korean artist. She loves her music and her family. It's the type of work that makes me re-think all I am doing as a composer. I am so grateful to share this with you.

It Feels Like A Mountain, Chasing Me

Autumn for Carol Mayorga

etudes4violin&electronix is the classically-driven kaleidoscopic album for discerning new music lovers with a penchant for progressive electronic music. On the CD, DBR displays his own intricate, hybrid series of solo works and pulsing duets with world class musicians. Deep and personal, soulful and contemplative, this album represents a unified dialogue between one Harlem-based, Haitian-American composer and ambassadors from today's contemporary musical landscape.

Black Man Singing

Pulsing is DBR's first solo album from DBR Music Productions. Additional sounds and voices provided by Elan Vytal aka DJ Scientific, Wynne Bennett, Veronica M. and Simone R.

Imprint

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Created in collaboration with an array of world-class musicians, dancers, and creatives, LIGHTS, BRIDGES & ENDLESS MILES are excerpts from the soundtracks of two seminal works for the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, CHAPEL/CHAPTER and ANOTHER EVENING: I BOW DOWN. Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) served as the principal composer and co-producer for the project. 
For more see: 
https://newyorklivearts.org/
https://www.danielroumain.com/
https://vimeo.com/408136354

4 Notalina (Call Them All)

Haitian-American composer of new things from needed ideas.

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