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KCRW’S WORLD FESTIVAL
KCRW AND THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION PRESENT SPIRIT OF
ARMENIA! AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL
SUNDAY, JULY 29 at 7 PM
Media Sponsor: KCRW
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and KCRW present Spirit of
Armenia! on Sunday, July 29, at the Hollywood Bowl. This performance
is one of six Sunday evening performances that comprise the 2007 KCRW
World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. This first-ever night
completely dedicated to Armenian music and culture features renowned
Armenian artists, and the colorful costumes and dancing that symbolize
the spirit Armenian. This evening’s host is Tom Schnabel, KCRW
personality and the Philharmonic’s Program Advisor for World Music.
Spirit of Armenia! brings together a large group of distinguished
local and international Armenian artists. Acclaimed leaders of modern
Armenian pop music, Adiss, Andy, Silva Hakobyan and Sako, make their
Hollywood Bowl debuts. Musician and composer Djivan Gasparyan performs
Armenian folk music playing the duduk, the traditional woodwind
instrument of Armenia. Gasparyan is a master of the duduk, having
dedicated over 50 years of his life to studying the instrument. Winds
of Passion, comprised of some of the most accomplished duduk players
in the world today, performs as a duduk quartet, the first of its
kind. Young tenor Hovhannes Shahbazyan sings Armenian traditional folk
and gousan music, and classical pianist and composer Vatché Mankerian
also performs a specially arranged composition of Armenian folk and
classical repertoire. Los Angeles-based ensemble, Element Band, draws
inspiration from widespread and multicultural sources, resulting in a
unique Armenian "folk-fusion" sound. In the second half, conductor
Roma Kanyan leads a special band created for this Spirit of Armenia!
program.
Zvartnots Dance Ensemble and Vartan & Siranoush Gevorkian Dance
Ensemble, dressed in rich, colorful costumes, perform high-energy
choreography to both traditional and contemporary Armenian music.
Other 2007 KCRW World Festival performances include DJ Shadow & Cut
Chemist perform Brain Placement: 7 Inches Of Fury, Carlinhos Brown,
and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on June 24;
Café Tacuba and Groove Armada on July 15; Reggae Night VI with
Burning Spear, Sly & Robbie and The Taxi Gang with Horace Andy and
Cherine Anderson on Aug. 12; Macy Gray, Zap Mama, and the Brazilian
Girls on Aug. 26; and Underworld on Sept. 9.
One of the largest natural amphitheaters in the world, with a seating
capacity of nearly 18,000, the HOLLYWOOD BOWL has been the summer home
of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since its official opening in 1922,
and in 1991 gave its name to the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, a resident
ensemble that has filled a special niche in the musical life of
Southern California. The 2004 season introduced audiences to a
revitalized Hollywood Bowl, featuring a newly-constructed shell and
stage and the addition of four stadium screens enhancing stage views
in the venue. To this day, $1 buys a seat at the top of the Bowl for
many of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s concerts. While the Bowl is
best known for its sizzling summer nights, during the day California’s
youngest patrons enjoy "SummerSounds: Music for Kids at the Hollywood
Bowl," the Southland’s most popular summer arts festival for children,
now in its 39th season. Attendance figures over the past several
decades have soared: in 1980 the Bowl first topped the half-million
mark and close to one million admissions have been recorded. In
February 2007, the Hollywood Bowl was named Best Major Outdoor Concert
Venue for the third year in a row at the 18th Annual Pollstar Concert
Industry Awards; the Bowl’s summer music festival has become as much a
part of a Southern California summer as beaches and barbecues, the
Dodgers, and Disneyland.
SUNDAY, JULY 29 at 7 PM
HOLLYWOOD BOWL, 2301 N. Highland Ave. in Hollywood
Spirit of Armenia!
Adiss
Andy
Silva Hakobyan
Sako
Djivan Gasparyan
Hovhannes Shahbazyan
Roma Kanyan, conductor
Element Band
Vatche Mankerian
Winds of Passion, with Gagik Badalyan, Araks & Alik Karapetyan
Zvartnots Dance Ensemble
Vartan & Siranoush Gevorkian Dance Ensemble
Tom Schnabel, host
Media sponsor: KCRW
Tickets at Ticketmaster at 213.480.3232, at all Ticketmaster outlets
(Robinsons May, Tower Records and Ritmo Latino locations), or online
at HollywoodBowl.com. Groups of 12 or more may be eligible for a 20%
discount, subject to availability; call 323.850.2050 for further
details. For general information or to request a brochure, call
323.850.2000.
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