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Tuesday, 9-21-10
"Pre-season concerts by the New World Symphony featuring the world premiere of Daniel Bernard Roumain's 'Dancers, Dreamers and Presidents'
7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday
Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach
All tickets for the free concerts are gone, but patrons can line up at the box office for seats in case of no-shows
Info: 305-673-333
BY GREG STEPANICH
Special to The Miami Herald
“The segment lasted only 21 seconds, but it gave Daniel Bernard Roumain a basis for 21 minutes of musical thought -- as well as the hope that years of barriers might finally be coming down. What inspired the Haitian-American composer and violinist was a bit of television from late October 2007, in which then-Sen. Barack Obama and comedian Ellen DeGeneres shared a brief dance on her talk show.”
“So when he got a commission from Detroit's Sphinx Organization to write an orchestral work, he turned to that dance. The result is a three-movement piece called Dancers, Dreamers and Presidents, which will get its world premiere Saturday at the Lincoln Theatre on Miami Beach, played by the New World Symphony under principal guest conductor Alasdair Neale. The concert will be repeated Sunday.”
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