Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

August 15th, 2008 - Artists for Kids - Armenian Navy Band

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Founded by the percussionist/vocalist of Armenian descent, Arto Tunçboyaciyan, The Armenian Navy Band plays avant garde music from Armenia, which suggests something of the band but is a little limiting. The band has a strong jazz …

Ames Sanglantes - Armenia

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Artist: Ames Sanglantes Album: Armenia. Tracks :. Multitrack. Download Ames Sanglantes - Armenia.

The Soul of Armenia: The Music of Aram Katchaturian

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Ballet evokes love to the beautiful, and its music should be of a high quality, able to visibly narrate about the events taking place at the stage…’ - Aram Khachaturian This program consists of excerpts from the three major ballets of …

Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Friends: Tigran Mansurian’s Four Serious

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Born in Beirut in 1938, in 1947 Mansurian’s family moved to Armenia. Mansurian took his PhD at the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory where he later taught contemporary music analysis. Now prominent among Armenian composers, Mansurian’s …

ARAM KHATCHATURIAN

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

If the contemporary Armenian composers wish, and they must wish to contribute towards the being and becoming of the Armenian music and its musical idiom, they ought to know Komitas inside out. (In a personal letter, dated 14th Oct 1967, …

Armenia Golden Fruit for Prolonging Life

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Armenian music and musicians also benefit from apricot. The wood of the apricot tree is the best material for duduk, the most beloved and most famous Armenian national musical instrument (in Armenian “tsiranapogh” apricot pipe). …

The Soul of Armenia: The Music of Aram Katchaturian

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Ballet evokes love to the beautiful, and its music should be of a high quality, able to visibly narrate about the events taking place at the stage…’ - Aram Khachaturian This program consists of excerpts from the three major ballets of …

Community Gathers for an Evening of Poetic Reflection with AYF Zartonk

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Bedik Atmajian sang Armenian revolutionary music, while duet performances by Lara Panossian and Viki Tavitian, and Sanahin and Nair Balian showcased the surreal sounds of Armenian folk. Nare Garibian recited a poem she had written about …

A brief review a month into service

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

For me it will be about a 1 hour marshutni ride to Tiblisi, Georgia and a 4 hour ride to Yerevan the capital of Armenia. I have 6 other volunteers that will be fairly close to me so that was definitely exciting news. …

Adiss Harmandyan

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

There are not that many records from Armenian other than the traditional classical and / or folk music. This is mainly due to the fact that Armenia was part of the Soviet Union until 1991. And what little pop music that was recorded …