ARMENIA MUSIC FEATURED AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL

Valley Sun, CA
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July 19 2007

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and KCRW present Spirit of
Armenia! on Sunday, July 29, at the Hollywood Bowl. This performance
is part of the 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 Vatche
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 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. The Hollywood
Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave. in Hollywood.

Tickets are on sale now at the Hollywood Bowl Box Office or by calling
Ticketmaster at (213) 480-3232, at all Ticketmaster outlets or online
at HollywoodBowl.com. For general information or to request a brochure,
call (323) 850-2000.