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The fourth annual Day of Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture at UCLA will be a day-long festival spotlighting the depth and breadth of the Armenian Music Program through a variety of engaging events. The program will commence with a reading by poet and musician Raffi Joe Wartanian who teaches undergraduate writing at UCLA. Accompanied by music, the reading will be followed by a writing workshop with the artist. The day will unfold with a concert featuring performances by the Armenian Music Program's VEM fellows and their mentors. AMP's resident ensemble VEM quartet and VEM fellows and mentors in voice, duduk, shvi, kamancha, and the oud will offer a vibrant performance of Armenian repertoires in diverse styles. Following the concert, an outdoor community dance workshop will highlight azgagrakan (ethnographic) shourchbar's. Finally, the day will conclude with a film screening and discussion highlighting the Oscar-winning short documentary The Last Repair Shop and the short film Conversations with Woodwind Masters. The Q&A portion of our festival will be introduced and moderated by UCLA film professor Zareh Arevshatian.

12:00 PM - Poetry Reading & Workshop — Register Here! | Lani Hall

2:00 PM - Refreshments | Schoenberg Music Building

2:30 PM - Armenian Music Program Concert | Lani Hall

4:30 PM - Communal Dance Workshop | Fowler Museum Amphitheater

5:30 PM - Film Screening & discussion | Lenart Auditorium, Fowler Museum

8:00 PM - Closing Reception | Fowler Museum Amphitheater

All events will be free and open to the public.

Image description: A group of Armenian folk ensemble musicians performing on stage, adorned in vibrant traditional costumes with patterned vests and aprons. The musicians are arranged in a half circle, playing various traditional instruments such as the kamancha, duduk, blul, oud, and dhol. In the center, two vocalists are singing. Text on the image provides details about the event: "Day of Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture at UCLA," scheduled for June 1, Saturday, with free entry. Additionally, a website link (www.bit.ly/AMP1Jun24) is provided for more information. Logos of event collaborators, including the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Armenian Music Program, UCLA Promise Chair in Armenian Music, Arts and Cultures, The Promise Armenian Institute UCLA, and Fowler Museum at UCLA, are displayed. Photo credit: Lilit Khachatryan.

Image description: Raffi Wartanian, the special guest for the Day of Armenian Music Arts and Cultures festival, is depicted leaning on a railing while playing his oud. In the background, a city landscape and water are visible. The image includes text indicating details of the poetry reading and workshop hosted by Wartanian, scheduled for 12:00 pm at the Schoenberg Music Building. Logos of event collaborators, including the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Armenian Music Program, UCLA Promise Chair in Armenian Music, Arts and Cultures, The Promise Armenian Institute UCLA, and Fowler Museum at UCLA, are also present. Photo credit: Anastasia Italyanskaya.

Image description: A string quartet is captured in a recording studio, consisting of two musicians playing the violin, one playing the cello, and one playing the viola. Each musician has a music stand in front of them. Text on the image indicates that it's the 'Armenian Music Program Concert featuring the VEM Quartet and VEM Fellows,' scheduled for 2:30 pm in Lani Hall. Logos of event collaborators, including the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Armenian Music Program, UCLA Promise Chair in Armenian Music, Arts and Cultures, The Promise Armenian Institute UCLA, and Fowler Museum at UCLA, are also displayed.

Image description: A diverse group of students, led by dance instructor Natalie Kamajian, is depicted outside on the UCLA campus, forming a half-circle while holding hands and dancing. In the center of their formation, three musicians are playing traditional Armenian instruments: one is playing the kopal, another the zurna, and the third the duduk. Text on the image advertises a 'communal dance workshop with Natalie Kamajian,' scheduled for 4:30 pm at the Fowler Museum Amphitheater. Logos of event collaborators, including the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Armenian Music Program, UCLA Promise Chair in Armenian Music, Arts and Cultures, The Promise Armenian Institute UCLA, and Fowler Museum at UCLA, are also displayed.

Image description: A collage featuring two stills from two films. The upper half of the graphic shows an instrument repairman, focused and working on an instrument placed on his table, which is adorned with several tools. In the lower half, a man is seated at a table, playing a woodwind instrument, with various instrument repair tools also visible. Text on the image indicates details of a 'Film Screening and Discussion' titled 'The Last Repair Shop and Conversations with Armenian Woodwind Masters,' scheduled for 5:30 pm at the Lenart Auditorium, Fowler Museum. Logos of event collaborators, including the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Armenian Music Program, UCLA Promise Chair in Armenian Music, Arts and Cultures, The Promise Armenian Institute UCLA, and Fowler Museum at UCLA, are also displayed.

The Armenian Music Program at UCLA is an academic program dedicated to the study and performance of Armenian music. It offers public concerts, workshops, community outreach events, undergraduate courses on Armenian music and dance, and fellowships for UCLA students to study and perform the diverse styles and repertoires of Armenian music. The program is under the direction of Professor Melissa Bilal.

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Fourth Annual Day of Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture

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