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YERAZART EVENT RAISES $17,000 FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS
http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2011/10/13/yerazart-event-raises-17000-for-young-musicians/
October 13, 2011 by Editor
Clarinetist Tom Hill and Raffi Festekjian
WINCHESTER, Mass. - The home of Raffi and Nina Festekjian was the
venue for a fundraiser for YerazArt on Saturday, September 24. The
gathering raised about $17,000, with the attendance of 75 guests.
After a performance by several members of the Boston Philharmonic
Orchestra, Nicole Hajjar, chair of the YerazArt board, gave an overview
of the organization's goals and philanthropic efforts. In previous
years, along with supporting individual musicians, money was spent
to bring to the US a group of young musicians from Armenia, so that
they could get experience performing in diverse venues. This year,
the YerazArt board has decided to send the funds raised to young
music students there who are eager to pursue higher education in
Armenia. In fact, she said, the annual tuition cost of the education
of a young opera singer and a young pianist, has been fully subsidized
by YerazArt.
In addition, she said, the Brutyan School in Gumri, also known as
School No. 4, received a set of new musical instruments from YerazArt.
Similarly, the Karakeravan Art School received an oud, guitar and
kanon.
Anna Afeyan, left, with Katrina Menzigian The group has been able
to cultivate young musicians. Hajjar announced one young pianist,
Aleksandr Iradyan, 20, has been accepted to the graduate program
of the Florida International University. YerazArt will pay for the
schooling. Another recipient of funds is Nara Avetisyan, who has
been admitted to the Cleveland Institute of Music, to study with
Prof. Sergei Babayan. She will receive $4,000 annually from YerazArt's
Anais Afeyan Foundation, started by Noubar and Anna Afeyan.
The Executive Board of YerazArt includes Anna Afeyan, Nina Festekjian,
Vahe Ghahraman, Avak Kahvejian, Sargis Karapetyan, Sylvie Zakarian
Meguerditchian, Seza Seraderian, Apo Ashjian and Yeghishe Manucharyan.
For more information about the group, visit www.yerazart.org.
- Alin K. Gregorian
From: A. Papazian
http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2011/10/13/yerazart-event-raises-17000-for-young-musicians/
October 13, 2011 by Editor
Clarinetist Tom Hill and Raffi Festekjian
WINCHESTER, Mass. - The home of Raffi and Nina Festekjian was the
venue for a fundraiser for YerazArt on Saturday, September 24. The
gathering raised about $17,000, with the attendance of 75 guests.
After a performance by several members of the Boston Philharmonic
Orchestra, Nicole Hajjar, chair of the YerazArt board, gave an overview
of the organization's goals and philanthropic efforts. In previous
years, along with supporting individual musicians, money was spent
to bring to the US a group of young musicians from Armenia, so that
they could get experience performing in diverse venues. This year,
the YerazArt board has decided to send the funds raised to young
music students there who are eager to pursue higher education in
Armenia. In fact, she said, the annual tuition cost of the education
of a young opera singer and a young pianist, has been fully subsidized
by YerazArt.
In addition, she said, the Brutyan School in Gumri, also known as
School No. 4, received a set of new musical instruments from YerazArt.
Similarly, the Karakeravan Art School received an oud, guitar and
kanon.
Anna Afeyan, left, with Katrina Menzigian The group has been able
to cultivate young musicians. Hajjar announced one young pianist,
Aleksandr Iradyan, 20, has been accepted to the graduate program
of the Florida International University. YerazArt will pay for the
schooling. Another recipient of funds is Nara Avetisyan, who has
been admitted to the Cleveland Institute of Music, to study with
Prof. Sergei Babayan. She will receive $4,000 annually from YerazArt's
Anais Afeyan Foundation, started by Noubar and Anna Afeyan.
The Executive Board of YerazArt includes Anna Afeyan, Nina Festekjian,
Vahe Ghahraman, Avak Kahvejian, Sargis Karapetyan, Sylvie Zakarian
Meguerditchian, Seza Seraderian, Apo Ashjian and Yeghishe Manucharyan.
For more information about the group, visit www.yerazart.org.
- Alin K. Gregorian
From: A. Papazian