We seem to have the political will at the moment (even if only for a very brief moment) to address social inequities and allow justice and fairness to guide our decisions. One can fairly hope […]
NEW YORK, NY—Nvak, a music education non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating young global musical talent, has released an Armenian folk album from its collective of singer-songwriters. The album features five songs written by Father Komitas, […]
I’m watching on a small screen in my hand. A man in his bedroom in Brooklyn, with his back turned to the camera, is playing Komitas on his violin while looking outside of his window. […]
GLENVIEW, Ill.—The Armenian community and the Chicago Hamazkayin Educational and Cultural Organization recently honored the music of Gomidas Vartabed and the writings of Hovhannes Toumanyan and Gevorg Emin. More than 100 people attended event “Fables, […]
My interest in Komitas has been evolving since I was a young bride. I used to witness my mother-in-law Kayane proudly show off Komitas’ pictures, which were inscribed to his “sister, Marig.” Marig was Kayane’s […]
At first blush, it may seem like an odd pairing: Gurdjieff and Komitas. The father of modern Armenian music, Komitas Vartabed the itinerant priest who recorded thousands of Armenian ballads before the onslaught of the […]
Musicologist Krikor Pidedjian died on July 30, 2019. Maestro Pidedjian was internationally recognized as a talented musicologist, whose long career contributed to furthering the quality of Armenian cultural life and depth of knowledge in Armenian […]
For over half a century, the story of Komitas, who ended his life in a psychiatric institution after a prolific career as a composer, became a symbol of trauma of the Armenian Genocide. The very […]
The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society’s Eastern Region Committee along with the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and Columbia University’s Armenian club recently hosted a celebration in honor of the 150th […]
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