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OUTSTANDING CULTURAL EVENT HELD AT WEILL HALL
By Lucy Ishkanian
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/04/19/outstanding-cultural-event-held-at-weill-hall/
April 19, 2012
A splendid concert took place at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
on Friday evening March 30. It was the annual "Musical Armenia"
concert sponsored by the Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
and the Prelacy Ladies' Guild.
Marta Bagratuni and Hayk Arsenyan hold the 2012 Musical Armenia poster.
The artists presented this year were cellist Marta Bagratuni and
pianist Hayk Arsenyan, who performed selections from both the
classical and Armenian repertoire. There was a special, compelling
introspective moment, with the deeply moving interpretation by
Bagratuni of the Armenian sharagan, "Oor Es Mayr Im" ("Mother,
where art thou"), arranged for cello and piano by composer Vache
Sharafyan, and entitled "On the Wings of the Hymn." The rarely heard
"Visionary Landscapes, Twelve Armenian Folk Songs, Suite" by composer
Alan Hovhaness, expertly performed by Arsenyan, revealed a period of
development in Hovhaness's music as he was exploring the realms of
modern 20th-century Armenian music.
Both Marta Bagratuni and Hayk Arsenyan showcased technical proficiency,
stage presence, and aplomb, but most important, solid knowledge and
command of the compositions they were performing, thereby projecting
and communicating with the audience. It would be superfluous to make
"professorial" comments on this or that point, which would make no
difference on the impact or detract from the performances.
The success of a concert is always expressed on the faces of the
audience departing from the concert hall. If the audience members
have enjoyed themselves, you will see it reflected in their eyes,
on their smiling faces, and with their comments, as each is anxious
to express their feelings to one another and to the artists. This is
the criteria of a successful concert.
The elated, beaming capacity audience proclaimed its appreciation for
a most exciting cultural experience with a well-deserved standing
ovation, as the artists appeared together on stage to acknowledge
the applause at the conclusion of the concert.
By Lucy Ishkanian
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/04/19/outstanding-cultural-event-held-at-weill-hall/
April 19, 2012
A splendid concert took place at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
on Friday evening March 30. It was the annual "Musical Armenia"
concert sponsored by the Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
and the Prelacy Ladies' Guild.
Marta Bagratuni and Hayk Arsenyan hold the 2012 Musical Armenia poster.
The artists presented this year were cellist Marta Bagratuni and
pianist Hayk Arsenyan, who performed selections from both the
classical and Armenian repertoire. There was a special, compelling
introspective moment, with the deeply moving interpretation by
Bagratuni of the Armenian sharagan, "Oor Es Mayr Im" ("Mother,
where art thou"), arranged for cello and piano by composer Vache
Sharafyan, and entitled "On the Wings of the Hymn." The rarely heard
"Visionary Landscapes, Twelve Armenian Folk Songs, Suite" by composer
Alan Hovhaness, expertly performed by Arsenyan, revealed a period of
development in Hovhaness's music as he was exploring the realms of
modern 20th-century Armenian music.
Both Marta Bagratuni and Hayk Arsenyan showcased technical proficiency,
stage presence, and aplomb, but most important, solid knowledge and
command of the compositions they were performing, thereby projecting
and communicating with the audience. It would be superfluous to make
"professorial" comments on this or that point, which would make no
difference on the impact or detract from the performances.
The success of a concert is always expressed on the faces of the
audience departing from the concert hall. If the audience members
have enjoyed themselves, you will see it reflected in their eyes,
on their smiling faces, and with their comments, as each is anxious
to express their feelings to one another and to the artists. This is
the criteria of a successful concert.
The elated, beaming capacity audience proclaimed its appreciation for
a most exciting cultural experience with a well-deserved standing
ovation, as the artists appeared together on stage to acknowledge
the applause at the conclusion of the concert.