May 21 Fri
12:00pm
Free
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A Day of Armenian Music

A Day of Armenian Music
classical
Online

UCLA Armenian Music Program and its Director Movses Pogossian showcase the treasures of Armenian classical, contemporary, and folk music with a concert featuring World Premieres by Kinan Azmeh and Bryn Kirsch, UCLA VEM Ensemble, Apple Hill String Quartet, and UCLA Armenian Music Ensemble. Following the concert, two simultaneously held breakout sessions will be offered, dedicated to the legacy of Komitas pupil Mihran Toumajan – a lecture led by Professor Melissa Bilal, and a song/dance workshop guided by Armen Adamian, Director of the Armenian Music Ensemble.

This event is made possible thanks to a generous group of donors who generously support the Armenian Music Program at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

 

Performances will go live here on May 21 at 12:00PM PT, Register via zoom to participate in breakout sessions.

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ACCESSIBILITY

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is eager to provide a variety of accommodations and services for access and communications. If you would like to request accommodations, please do so 10 days in advance of the event by emailing ADA@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu or calling (310) 825-0174.

Acknowledgment

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

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