Redemption Songs & Sonatas – Daniel Bernard Roumain, violin & Yayoi Ikawa, piano/keyboard
$60
- Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), violin
- Yayoi Ikawa, piano & keyboard
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the birth of Jamaican singer/songwriter and composer, Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) created Redemption Songs & Sonatas, rooted in a worldview of civil rights for all. Conceived and composed by DBR for violin and piano, this intimate duet program features some of his hallmark and most moving works infused with the spirit of liberation and freedom. From Bob Marley's Redemption Song to the Haitian national anthem, Redemption Songs & Sonatas is a composer's view of our desire to define ourselves, our world and sometimes, one another.
Performances at 7pm & 9pm.
About Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), violin
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" (The New York Times), Roumain has worked with artists from J'Nai Bridges, Lady Gaga, and Philip Glass to Bill T. Jones, Marin Alsop, and Anna Deavere Smith.
https://www.danielroumain.com/About Yayoi Ikawa, piano & keyboard
Born in Tokyo, Japan, but raised musically in New York, Yayoi is an experience in ingenuity and compassion. As a pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader, Yayoi has worked in many countries. Being exposed to diverse music scene in New York after moving from Japan, Yayoi quickly adopted herself in various styles of music such as jazz, gospel, R&B, soul, classical, and world music.
https://www.yayoiikawa.net/