JIVAN GASPARIAN WANTS TO FOUND SCHOOL TO TEACH DUDUK

ArmenPress
29 Oct. 2004

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, ARMENPRESS: A Russian-Armenian Unibank made
today a generous donation to support world famous duduk player
Jivan Gasparian’s idea to build a school where he will teach this
old Armenian wind instruments to young boys. Gasparian said also
$12,000 were donated by a London-based businessman of Armenian origin,
Vatche Manukian.

“I am not thinking about going from door to door to ask for money
for the school, instead I will advertise the school in a hope of new
donations,” Jivan Gasparian said, adding that according to preliminary
estimations he will need some $200,000 to realize his dream.

The two-storey building will have a concert school on the ground
floor and classes in the first one.

Gasparian said he will fly soon to the USA to record his music for
another film. His music was recorded for around two dozen American
and European films.