Sona Nalbandian - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Sona Nalbandian
Kamancha, Armenian Music Ensemble

Sona Nalbandian is a continuing kamancha fellow under the mentorship of Vardan Baghdasaryan. Sona performed in the first ever Armenian Music Ensemble performance in the HASOM World Music Concert Series in Spring 2024 under the directorship of UCLA Ethnomusicologist Armen Adamian.
2024-2025, kamancha
2023-2024, kamancha

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