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This fall, composer/musician Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) premieres his latest grandly conceived work Darwin's Meditation for The People of Lincoln, a 90 minute quartet concerto that sculpts the sound of liberation, survival, and legacy in the image of two of its most tireless proponents, scientist Charles Darwin and President Abraham Lincoln. Both extraordinary men were born within hours of one another on the same auspicious day of February 12, 1809. If one traced the origin of the human species, the other set its destination in motion. Using texts drawn from both Darwin and Lincoln, plus those of Obie Award-winning playwright Daniel Beaty, DBR produces a brilliantly imagined conversation between historical giants, together with a chamber orchestra conducted by Paul Haas, and four arresting soloists- DBR (violin), Wynne Bennett (prepared piano), Emeline Michel (voice), and Daniel Beaty (actor/playwright). The work also features lighting design by Matthew Richards and video design by Yuki Nakajima.

Darwin's Meditation for The People of Lincoln has three upcoming scheduled performances:

• World Premiere (Sept 13, 2008) in Decatur, IL, where Abraham Lincoln resided with his family in 1831. Performance includes the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Haas.
  For tickets and directions, visit http://www.millikin.edu/Kirkland/ or call 217.424.6318.
• New York Premiere (Oct 29, 31, & Nov 1, 2008) at BAM's Next Wave Festival in Brooklyn, NY. Performance includes SymphoNYC, a 20-member chamber orchestra conducted by Paul Haas, and Daniel Beaty (actor/playwright). For tickets and directions, visit http://www.bam.org or call 718.636.4100.
• Special Bicentennial Concert (Feb 12, 2009) in Storrs, CT, celebrating that auspicious day of February 12, 1809, when Darwin and Lincoln were born within hours of one another.
  For tickets and directions, visit http://jorgensen.uconn.edu or call 860.486.4226.

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To book Darwin’s Meditation for the People of Lincoln, contact Opus 3 Artists

To listen to an audio sample visit www.myspace.com/dbrmission

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DBR has entered into an exclusive publishing arrangement with Subito Music Publishing. DBR’s music (BMI) will be available through Subito Music under the imprint Dredlin.

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