Other Minds Special Programs ➔ Other Minds Presents: A Civil Rights Reader: for strings, laptop, and DJ, 5 of 5

Digital Audio

Event Type

Lectures and Panel Discussions

Origin

Other Minds

Identifier

OMP.2006.03.06.E

Program Series

Other Minds Presents

Program Length

109 min

Part

5 of 5

Dates

| broadcast
| 2006-03-06 | created

Description

Full of energy and passion, the spirited Del Sol String Quartet reunite with Daniel Bernard Roumain (whose “String Quartet No. 4” they premiered at Other Minds 11 in March 2005) for an evening of cutting edge music-making. Daniel Bernard Roumain is a pioneer in new forms, as he marries the instrumentation of string quartet with electric violin, laptop, and a Hip-Hop turntablist. This first-ever presentation of all four of his works for the quartet medium celebrates iconic figures of American Civil Rights who are the dedicatees of each piece: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Maya Angelou. The program concludes with a brief panel discussion in which Roumain and DJ Scientific discuss their musical partnership and perform Roumain's signature work for violin “Filter.”

Genres

Electro-Acoustic / Electronic

Musical Selections

Filter, for violin and with human beat-box (2001) (1:50) / Daniel Bernard Roumain

Performers

Daniel Bernard Roumain, violin
DJ Scientific, human beat-box

Subjects

Soundscapes (Music)
Composition (Music)
Violin music

Related Event

A Civil Rights Reader: for strings, laptop, and DJ

Related place

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)

Related Entities

Other Minds (Organization)
Amirkhanian, Charles
Roumain, Daniel Bernard
DJ Scientific