Fans of the Oakland East Bay Symphony should be on pins and needles for its upcoming May concert. Music Director Michael Morgan is bringing into town the Haitian-American composer, violinist, showman, and educator Daniel Bernard Roumain to perform his eclectic Voodoo Concerto. Listen to excerpts of it and see if you can keep your feet from tapping. Joining Roumain will be Taylor Eigsti, playing the premiere of a new work for jazz piano and orchestra, and local jazz vocalist Paula West.
Jeff Dunn is a freelance critic with a B.A. in music and a Ph.D. in geologic education. A composer of piano and vocal music, he is a member of the National Association of Composers, USA, a former president of Composers, Inc., and has served on the Board of New Music Bay Area.