Armenia Resounding

Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
Friday May 23rd, 8pm
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
Armenia Resounding: A tribute to composer Alan Hovhaness

invited the parents. "dormi moi parce que ma médecine de allergie..." says my mom after the concert. i think she still had fun though.
here are some excerpts:


Alan Hovhaness
Armenian Rhapsody no. 3 (1944)


Vache Sharafyan
Sinfonia no.2 un poco concertante (2008)
World Premiere, commissioned by BMOP.
(the duduk is pre-recorded)


Tigran Mansurian
Three arias: Sung out the window facing Mount Ararat (2008)
II. Tranquillo, poco libero
Kim Kashkashian, viola
World Premiere, commissioned by BMOP.