BOSTON—YerazArt, a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing and promoting young musicians from Armenia, announced this week that one of the musicians they had supported, Vardan Gasparyan, has been accepted into the Colburn School Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles.
Gasparyan, a 20-year-old cellist from Yerevan, Armenia, was one of the few musicians that were selected and sponsored by YerazArt to participate in their 2008 North American concert tour. While in Los Angeles as part of this tour, Gasparyan was approached by the Colburn School and was strongly encouraged to apply for a full scholarship to attend the school, which has a renowned faculty.
With further financial and logistical support from YerazArt, Gasparyan was able to make yet another trip from Yerevan to Los Angeles to give a live audition. He was admitted to the bachelor of music degree program on a full scholarship and will start this fall.
“We are all very proud of Vardan for his achievement, and are confident he will do very well at Colburn and in his career as a cellist,” said Noubar Afeyan, co-founder of YerazArt. “YerazArt is happy to have been part of his growth as a musician and hopes to replicate this success with other young musicians from Armenia.”
YerazArt is currently holding auditions in Armenia in preparation for their next North American concert tour, which will take place in the fall of 2009.
The Colburn School encompasses the Colburn School of Performing Arts (CSPA) and the Colburn Conservatory of Music (CCM). The Conservatory of Music is a highly selective college offering classical instrumental music training at the baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate levels. This community school attracts the finest young musicians from around the U.S. and the world.
YerazArt is a Boston-based, non-profit organization co-founded in 2004 by Noubar Afeyan and Raffi Festekjian. Its mission is to nurture, support, and promote young musical talent from Armenia by providing assistance in their professional development, facilitating their participation in international competitions, and offering them exposure to western audiences through an annual concert tour.
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