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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