KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: Armenian Music, 1 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
MC.1991.04.25.AProgram Series
Morning ConcertProgram Length
119 minPart
1 of 2Dates
1991-04-25 | broadcast| 1991-04-25 | created
Description
A selection of Armenian music, including folk, popular and classical forms, presented by Hratch Nargizian, a native of Armenia SSR, who later emigrated to the San Francisco Bay Area. Included among recorded examples are selections from Vatche Hovsepian (duduk), Datevik Hovhanesian, Sayat Nova, Maratook, Ensemble Sassoonik, the Men's Choir of St. Gayane Cathedral and Avet Terteryan. Charles Amirkhanian is the co-host. (from KPFA Folio)Genres
World musicMusical Selections
Morning Light / Nerses Shnorhali -- [2 unidentified sharakans] / Mesrop Mashtots -- Arorn Ou Tatrakn / Vardapet Komitas -- [unidentified Armenian song] / Vardapet Kom itas -- Divine Liturgy [excerpt] / Vardapet Komitas -- Hov Arek / Vardapet Komitas -- Sari Sirun Yar / Ashot Gusan -- [three unidentified pieces] / Ensemble SassoonikPerformers
Men's Choir of St. Gayane Cathedral (Divine Liturgy)Armenak Shahmuradian, vocals (Hov Arek)
Armenian Folk & Dance Ensemble (Sari Sirun Yar )
Tatoul Altounian, conductor (Sari Sirun Yar )
Ensemble Sassoonik
Subjects
Music -- ArmeniaArmenia -- History
World music
Folk music, Armenian
Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Men's Choir of St. Gayane CathedralArmenian Folk & Dance Ensemble
Ensemble Sassoonik
Amirkhanian, Charles
Nargizian, Hratch
Shnorhali, Nerses
Mesrop, Saint, ca. 361-440
Komitas, Vardapet, 1869-1935
Shahmuradian, Armenak
Ashot, Gusan, 1907-1989
Altounian, Tatoul
Alt’unyan, T’at’ul, 1901-1974