ARMEN NALBANDIAN TO RETURN FOR FOURTH & FINAL SEASON AT FRESNO ART MUSEUM CONCERT SERIES
All About Jazz
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Aug 18 2007
In a formal announcement made this week, Pianist/composer Armen
Nalbandian, in conjunction with his label Blacksmith Brother
Music/Noise Boutique, has officially announced his return as Musical
Director/Resident Artist of the Fresno Art Museum for his fourth
and final season. Since 2004, Nalbandian has curated the museum’s
"Rhythms of Art" concert series.
The Rhythms of Art is a highly original and innovative program that
highlights the museum’s exhibited art through original compositions
and improvisations by Nalbandian and his guet musicians. Over the past
three concert seasons, the program has presented over 110 musicians,
7 benefit concerts, 36 concerts and premiered over 275 original
compositions.
Nalbandian’s 2007-2008 R.O.A. season will feature 6 concerts of
original music in a period from September 2007 to July 2008. Four
of the 6 concerts will feature original music inspired by the art,
and the remaining two scheduled concerts will showcase additional
music from Armen Nalbandian as well as various collaborative meetings.
These collaborative meetings, it was announced, will feature some of
the world’s most important living musicians in a duet format with
Nalbandian. Nalbandian stated that the full concert season will be
announced in the first week of September.