KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: Armenian Music, 2 of 2

Analog Audio


Event Type
Interview and Music
Origin
KPFA
Identifier
MC.1991.04.25.B
Program Series
Morning Concert
Program Length
119 min
Part
2 of 2
Dates
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 music
Orchestral music
Musical Selections
[a lullaby] / Vatche Hovsepian -- [unidentified piece] / Sayat Nova -- Let’s go back to our land -- [song about a rainy day] -- Symphony No. 3 / Avet Terteryan -- [unidentified piece] / Maratook
Performers
Vatche Hovsepian, duduk (Lullaby)
Flora Martirosian, vocals (Back to our land)
Datevik Hovhannisyan, vocals (Rainy day song)
Armenian SSR State Symphony Orchestra (Symphony
David Khandjan, conductor (Symphony)
Djivan Gasparyan, duduk (Symphony)
Gegam Grigoryan, zurna (Symphony)
Subjects
Music -- Armenia
Armenia -- History
World music
Folk music, Armenian
Symphonies