Name: Fourth Annual Day of Armenian Music, Arts, and Culture
Start: 2024-06-01T12:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-06-01T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Schoenberg Music Building

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Jun 1 2024

A group of Armenian folk ensemble musicians performing on stage, dressed in vibrant traditional costumes featuring patterned vests and aprons. The musicians are seated in a half circle, with various traditional instruments such as the kamancha, duduk, blul, oud, and dhol being played. In the center, there are two vocalists singing.

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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.

Like most of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s programs, this event is FREE! Register in advance for this event via the link below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. Early arrival is recommended. Registrants receive priority up until 15 minutes before the event.

While Inside the Venue:

No Food or Drink allowed in the building.

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Ticketing

This event is FREE! No RSVP required. Early arrival is recommended.

PARKING

Self-service parking is available at UCLA’s Parking Structure #2 for events in Schoenberg Music Building and the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center. Costs range from $1 for 20 minutes to $20 all day. Learn more about campus parking.

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.

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FOOD & DRINK

Food and drink may not be carried into the theaters. Thank you!

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.