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Congratulations to the latest round of Kresge Artist Fellows announced this past week! I still get excited whenever I see the new Fellows emerge and I start to think about the experience I had in 2012 and how it was … Continue reading →

When I was growing up, I had the opportunity to play a musical instrument starting in 5th grade. Little did I know then (or probably care) that music would be such an important part of my life. The instrument chosen … Continue reading →

The second and most important day for us was on Friday. For me, the day started at 3:30am local time and after taking in some of the local atmosphere and of course…Starbucks coffee, Mark, Leon, Mike and myself headed to … Continue reading →

So many titles I could call this blog, but none seemed as fitting as just simply calling out where I traveled for a concert this past weekend — Walla Walla, Washington. This is the furthest I have traveled west for … Continue reading →

Another member of the folk music community lost his life this past month, Turkish clarinetist Selim Sesler. He was 57. Sesler was called the “Coltrane of the clarinet” by many throughout the last few years of his life and I … Continue reading →

Normally, I confine my posting on this blog to subjects that surround music. I simply avoid using this resource as a means to pontificate my personal views as I can do so in person or in other ways. With that … Continue reading →

Whenever you set out to tackle a project, especially one that involves a multitude of people, you hope that most will be supportive in a multitude of ways. Support is not always in the financial sense but just a simple … Continue reading →

I have much admiration for those that write a blog. It isn’t as easy as one might think, especially when you decide that you wish to focus on a particular topic and you wish to stick to that. I have … Continue reading →

6705 West Lafayette Avenue in Detroit, Michigan probably doesn’t mean much to the average reader of this blog, but for thousands of Armenians from Detroit dating back to the 1940s, this address was a part of their rich past they … Continue reading →

If you grew up listening to Armenian ‘kef’ music like I did, you have undoubtedly heard of Hagop (Jack) Chalikian. An Armenian kanunist. You don’t read much about Jack online unless it refers to him in the liner notes of … Continue reading →