The Clover Herald (South Carolina)
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News
February 8, 2008 Friday
BRIEF: Armenian music in UVa’s spotlight
by The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.
Feb. 8–The Shoghaken Ensemble of America, an internationally
acclaimed group of leading Armenian vocalists and instrumentalists,
will present Armenian music and dance Thursday at the University of
Virginia.
There will be a demonstration of traditional Armenian instruments
from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday in Old Cabell Hall Room B018. The
instruments will include the duduk, an end-blown woodwind instrument;
the kamancha, a spike fiddle; and the kanon, a plucked zither.
The performers will talk about the history of the instruments,
demonstrate techniques and play some of the masterworks written for
the instruments.
The demonstration is free.
A folk dance workshop will follow from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Old
Cabell Hall Room 107. The ensemble will teach three or four Armenian
folk dances to live music.
Admission is free.
The ensemble will present a concert of Armenian music 8 p.m. Thursday
in Cabell Hall Auditorium. Tickets are $10, $5 for students.
For details about the ensemble’s different events, call 924-3984.