UA Concert to Feature Original Composition by Hip-Hop Violinist

By Cathy Andreen

The University will premiere a composition by nationallyacclaimed hip-hop violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain at an innovative concert on April 10. The original piece commemorates the heroism of the desegregation of the University through such important figures as Vivian Malone Jones and James Hood.

The multi-media composition for soloists and string orchestra will include an original video piece that will be shown during the playing of the piece. It will be performed by Roumain and UA’s Huxford Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody Music Concert Hall. Roumain has served as holder of UA’s endowed chair of performance in the School of Music during the 2006-2007 academic year.

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