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CANCELLED - Dark Eyes/New Eyes: A Celebration of Armenian Music

Zulal, a vocal trio, flutists Sato Moughalian, harpist Stacey Shames, and percussionist Mike List.
Friday, March 20, 2020
7:00-8:10 PM
Off Campus Location
Unfortunately, and due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled.

Free and open to the public!

Running Time: 70 minutes
Collage image: Kevork Mourad

Perspectives Ensemble, in cooperation with the Center for Armenian Studies, presents a musical evening featuring the performances of Zulal, a vocal trio composed of Teni Apelian, Anaïs Alexandra Tekerian, and Yeraz Markarian, and Perspectives Ensemble members, Artistic Director and flutist Sato Moughalian, harpist Stacey Shames, and guest percussionist Mike List.

“Dark Eyes/New Eyes” celebrates Armenian music in a program that embraces ancestral village songs, as well as other traditional and composed pieces by historic and contemporary composers. The concert pays homage to the journeys of our families, ancestors and departed ones. Six musicians offer lively and contemplative music, including sharagans (Armenian hymns), work songs, humorous songs, and folk songs preserved by the great Armenian composer-musicologist Gomidas Vartabed, in his own transcriptions, as well as new arrangements, languidly beautiful melodies of 18th-century troubadour/composer Sayat-Nova, the music of Alan Hovhannes, and the beloved "Lullaby" from Aram Khatchaturian’s ballet "Gayane"--one of several new arrangements by Yerevan-based composer Artur Akshelyan.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
Building: Off Campus Location
Location: Campus Chapel, 1236 Washtenaw Ct, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Event Type: Performance
Tags: Armenia, Music
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Center for Armenian Studies, International Institute