Ian Krouse’s Armenian Requiem to be performed at UCLAApril 17, 2015 - 11:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With the centennial of the Armenian Genocide around the corner, Lark Musical Society and UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music will premier Ian Krouse’s Armenian Requiem on April 22. There will be a pre-concert lecture by the composer, Ian Krouse, and the conductor, Neal Stulberg. Armenian Requiem is a new work by Ian Krouse written entirely to Armenian texts featuring major liturgical selections from the Requiem Service of the Armenian Church and poems from Saint Gregory of Narek, Paruyr Sevak, Siamanto and Daniel Varoujan. Heralded conductor and head of the UCLA music department, Neal Stulberg, will lead the Lark Master Singers, the UCLA Symphonia, the “Tziatzan Children’s Choir,” and soloists Shoushik Barsoumian, Yeghishe Manucharian and Vladimir Chernov for this historic event, USC Institute of Armenian Studies said in a press release. Lark Musical Society embarked on a journey to bring 100 events to the community in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide as a call for action to all survivors of genocide to tell their story and re-create civilized communities and become beacons for truth and justice. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |