On March 20, composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain will perform in the world premiere of his oratorio and monodrama Anacaona, The Golden Flower Songs at Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts in Atlanta. The piece has a libretto by Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat and celebrates the life of the fifteenth-century Haitian poet Anacaona. Anacaona was commissioned by Emory University through The Creation Stories project, a collaboration between the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Emory University, and the Georgia Humanities Council. Haitian vocalist Emeline Michel and a chamber orchestra will perform with Roumain in the premiere. “As a Haitian-American composer, I am excited by the notion of storytelling from a perspective informed by my own Haitian culture and heritage, and how Haitian people have their own history—one that spans back many centuries—and, as has always been the case, involves strong, powerful women, at its core,” says Roumain. The performance will be followed by a talkback and public reception with the Roumain, Michel, and Danticat.
Posted March 20, 2015
