Classical Classroom, Episode 45: Daniel Roumain’s Violin Vs. THE Violin




Classical Classroom show

Summary: <p>That's not a violin - it's a woodbox! Daniel Bernard Roumain talks about creative appropriation in classical music. The Haitian-American composer's creative world was cracked open when he realized that everything - including the definition of "violin" - was ripe for reinterpretation. As a kid in garage bands, he took the decidedly uncool violin and made it his own. As a classically trained musician, he brings classical music together with hip hop, rock, bluegrass, and... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2014/04/21/50519/classical-classroom-episode-45-daniel-roumains-violin-vs-the-violin/">Read More</a></p>