The concert is free of charge and is open to Lenoir-Rhyne students as well as the entire Hickory community. DBR will also perform his Voodoo Concerto No. 1 on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 8:00 p.m., with the Western Piedmont Symphony on the second Masterworks concert of their season. Contact the Symphony directly for ticket information for the Saturday show, 828-324-8603.
DBR is a Haitian-American violinist, composer, performer, re-mixer, and bandleader who has established himself as one of the most relevant artists on the contemporary classical music scene. He is known worldwide for his fearless exploration through his extended violin techniques, often infused with electronics. His eclectic style is exposed in “Woodbox Beats & Balladry,” which encompasses his musical elements of classical minimalism, dance club beats, traditional ballads, and thick distorted noise.
"Woodbox Beats & Balladry is an amalgam of what contemporary composers are doing and where contemporary classical music might be going," says DBR.
His career is varied as he has performed with artists such as pop-singer Lady Gaga, the Seattle and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras, dancers Bill T. Jones and Savion Glover, composers Philip Glass and Derek Bermel, DJs Radar, Scientific and Spooky, jazz-singer Cassandra Wilson, and the infamous 2 Live Crew.
The core of the performance is DBR's signature custom 6-string amplified violin, which utilizes an array of extended techniques, effect pedals, and additional MAC-based processing.
DBR's frequent aggressive, percussive lower-string bowing (an extra two strings are added to his instrument for bass lines) makes his violin a compelling sonic and compositional force.
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