Topic: Music

By Melik Tangian Special to the Mirror-Spectator RIGA/YEREVAN — There is a very active and dynamic Armenian community in Latvia. One telling example of its vigor is how widely the[...]

LONDON — On the evening of June 14, London’s St Paul’s Church resonated with the rich and vibrant sounds of Armenian classical music, as the Klingen Instrumental Ensemble, soloists, and[...]

By Gary Nahabedian PROVIDENCE — With voices lifted in harmony and hearts filled with pride, the Armenian community of Rhode Island gathered on June 28 to celebrate a remarkable milestone:[...]

YEREVAN/ODESA — Karmella Tsepkolenko (b. 1955, Odesa) is a renowned Ukrainian composer, laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine (2024), recipient of the B. N. Lyatoshynsky Prize (2001),[...]

WATERTOWN — The Secret Trio, a musical group composed of Macedonian clarinetist Ismail Lumanovski, Armenian oud player Ara Dinkjian, and Turkish kanun player Tamer Pınarbaşı, performed at the Dorothy and[...]

Join us for an unforgettable evening of jazz and duduk music! The best Armenian Jazz Quartet will perform a unique tribute to Armenia’s 80-year jazz history, showcasing works inspired by[...]

By Isoa Chapman Special to the Mirror-Spectator DURHAM, N.C. — “Brahms Three Sonatas for Cello and Piano” was issued this year by Blue Griffen Recordings This recent recording of the[...]

WATERTOWN — Music producer Armen Zabounian, known to most of the world as Peyote Beats, worked hard over a decade before receiving global acclaim for his work as producer of[...]

NEW YORK — On February 14, Phenotypic Recordings announced a new single, Groung, from Kronos Quartet’s new portrait album featuring the works of Pulitzer Prize-nominated Armenian-American composer and documentarian Mary[...]

Experience an extraordinary evening of Armenian jazz with acclaimed musicians Vardan Ovsepian on piano, Emmanuel Hovhannisyan on duduk and blul, Noah Garabedian on bass, and Karen Kocharyan on drums. The quartet will celebrate[...]