The mainstage event Daniel Bernard Roumain violin

Friday, February 6, 2009   8 pm More information about the show

Maine composer Dr. Elliott Schwartz exchanges ideas about the inspiration for composing music with composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain, who will take the Hannaford Hall stage for an 8 pm performance.

Students delve into contemporary composing in this interactive workshop for high school students that uses laptops as both composing tools and instruments. Inspired by Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier and Philip Glass’s Music in Twelve Parts, these twenty-four musical vignettes (one in each key) explain, examine, and express aspects of hip-hop music, from rhythm to timbre to form. DBR incorporates his 24 Bits: Hip-Hop Studies and Études, which represent his compositional view – his “take” – on hip-hop music as a point of inspiration.

Composer-violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain continues PCA Offstage’s commitment to statewide music education and advocacy with participation in the Maine Distance Learning Project. DBR will bring his popular and engaging lecture demonstration “What Music Might Mean” to students across Maine. With excerpts performed from his recent repertoire, this autobiographical lecture/demonstration illuminates his artistic inspiration and contextualizes his solo and collaborative projects. To participate in this program or to learn more about the Maine Distance Learning Project, contact Barri Lynn Moreau at 207.773.3150 ×227 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).