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Collection Overview
Abstract
Scores, correspondence, programs, clippings, flyers, and photographs, dated 1984-2005, pertaining to the career of violinist Daniel Roumain.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection includes correspondence, programs, clippings, flyers, scores and photographs, spanning the years 1984 – 2005. The correspondence dates primarily from 1988-1993. The programs center on Daniel Roumain’s college years at Vanderbilt and the University of Michigan and his first years in New York City (2000-2002) working with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and the American Composers Orchestra. Photographs are separated into two series; professional portraits and snapshots. Highlights include: performances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the premiere of Human Songs by the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, and a large sub-series of candid snapshots from Daniel Roumain’s tenure as Composer in Residence at the Bucks County, PA summer dance theater, The Nest. The collection of scores includes works written while Roumain was a student, donated to the CBMR in 1992, and manuscripts of those and later works received in 2005. Scores are arranged by titles of the compositions.
Collection Historical Note
Daniel Bernard Roumain (born ca. 1972?) is a ground-breaking violinist, composer and bandleader. He studied at Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan and now works in New York City. His compositions reflect both his Haitian heritage and his generation’s involvement with hip hop. He has worked with a number of well-known DJs including DJ Scientific and DJ Spooky, has collaborated with composers Phillip Glass and Ryuichi Sakamoto, has premiered commissioned works for the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra and the American Composers Orchestra, is the Composer in Residence at the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Assistant Composer in Residence for the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York, and is the bandleader of the genre-mixing group DBR and the Mission.
Biographical Note
Daniel Bernard Roumain (1971- ) is a ground-breaking violinist, composer and bandleader. He studied at Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan and now works in New York City. His compositions reflect both his Haitian heritage and his generation’s involvement with hip hop. He has worked with a number of well-known DJs including DJ Scientific and DJ Spooky, has collaborated with composers Phillip Glass and Ryuichi Sakamoto, has premiered commissioned works for the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra and the American Composers Orchestra, is the Composer in Residence at the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Assistant Composer in Residence for the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York, and is the bandleader of the genre-mixing group DBR and the Mission.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Center for Black Music Research
Accruals:
More donations expected
Access Restrictions:
None
Use Restrictions:
None
Physical Access Note:
Includes photographs
Acquisition Source:
Roumain, Daniel Bernard
Related Materials:
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Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence],
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Series 2: Scores, writings and ephemera],
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Series 3: Programs, 1990-2005],
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Series 4: Flyers and advertisements, 1992-2005],
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Series 5: Clippings, 1984-2002],
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Series 6: Periodicals, 1994-2005],
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Series 7: Photographs, professional portraits and concerts],
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Series 8: Photographs, candids taken at rehearsals, concerts and events, 2001-2003],
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All]
- Series 1: Correspondence
- Correspondence, 1988-1990, 1993 and undated.
- Box 1
Personal papers and manuscr... 
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