Tag Archives: Armenian
April 24, 2015
April 24th has arrived. It’s today. It is not a birthday nor a joyous occasion for me or for any Armenian around the world as it is a day that Armenians will forever know as a day of Genocide. For … Continue reading
Bogosian : A Journey to Find Our Armenian Roots
This is a year I find myself especially proud of many friends and family that have taken on projects that surround the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. I say so in this way because in my family, there has been a lifetime of … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, bogosian, centenial, documentary, Genocide, Kickstarter
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Importance is recognized this 100th Year
As the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide draws closer, I have witnessed something I have not seen before – and I think like it. I realize that is an odd way to begin a blog on this subject, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 100, Armenian, centennial, Folk music, Genocide, importance, Komitas
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Guardians of Music – SUCCESS – THANK YOU!
What an unbelievable night on Monday, March 16, 2015. It is unlikely I will ever forget such a remarkable evening. The premiere of Guardians of Music was a fantastic success! The evening at Detroit Public Television raised over $50,000 with … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, detroit, detroit public TV, dptv, heritage, history, music, pbs, pledge, television, Topouzian
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Happy Birthday Aram Khachaturian!
While I was deciding what I would like to blog about today that centralizes on the theme of both Armenian and music, a nugget of information virtually fell in my lap. Probably one of the most iconic figures in classical … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, Folk Music Lenin, Gayane, Khachaturian, Komitas, Soviet Armenia, Spartacus
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Guardians of Music AIRS on March 16, 2015!
It’s official! My film documentary will be on television in exactly two months! Guardians of Music: A History of Armenian Music in Detroit airs on Detroit Public Television on Monday, March 16, 2015 starting at 9:30pm! The entire process has … Continue reading
New Year, New Goals
I don’t think there is a blog out there that hasn’t written about the new year and what they hope to accomplish or the creation of resolutions. I have always steered away from this type of writing because so often … Continue reading
Next up – the narration
Yesterday I got together with my editor Brian Golden to record the voice over narration for the documentary. A relatively easy task (you might think) but nevertheless a very important one. This allows Brian to put together the clips based … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, microphone, music, musicians, narration, sound studio
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Roger Krikorian and his legacy
It seems like yesterday that ‘one of our own’ passed away. I am speaking of Roger Krikorian who was a world-class Armenian dumbeg musician from the New England (Boston, MA) area. He died in 2007. I still remember where I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabic, Armenian, Armenian Weekly, Buddy Sarkissian, CD, church, dance, dumbeg, Gary Alexanian, Greek, Hachig Kazarian, John Berberian, Massachusetts, music, musician, New England, Onnik DInkjian, Richard Hagopian, Roger Krikorian, Singing, St Johns, St. Sarkis
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Post Film Period for Hye Times
Filmed interviews are now complete, the hard work begins! Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, audiences, detroit, film, interviews, legends, music, oud, photos, times
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