The Boston Globe reviewed the May 15th performance of my oratorio “The Son of Man.” “The music… is pitched toward the impassioned, adapting Arabic-derived scales into a rich, heavily perfumed chromaticism, affording both eerie atmosphere and high-impact drama. Moment to moment, [Roustom’s] invention is prolific.” Read the full article here.
The Boston Music Intelligencer reviews “The Son of Man” premiere
“Roustom’s six settings of poems by Kahlil Gibran from his collection of poetry, Jesus, the Son of Man, are supremely dramatic” Boston Music Intelligencer
The Boston Music Intelligencer reviews the premiere of “The Son of Man.” The next performance will take place on May 15th at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Covenant in Boston, MA. Details here.
Budrus score released online
My score for Julia Bacha’s excellent and award-winning documentary Budrus is now available online.
