State of the Arts | Clip | Symphony in Lockdown: The NJSO 2020-21

During the pandemic of 2020-21 the New Jersey Symphony found innovative ways to keep the music alive and employ their players, plus address urgent social issues. They commissioned a new work from composer Daniel Bernard Roumain called “i am a white person who ________ Black people.” Meet Roumanin, and NJSO music director Xian Zhang, filmmaker Yuri Alves and members of the orchestra.