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YerazArt
PO Box 79133
Belmont, MA 02479 USA
Contact: Nicole Babikian Hajjar
Email: [email protected]
Armenia Contact:
Mr. Arman Padaryan
1 Isahakyan Street, suite 2,
0025 Yerevan, Armenia,
Tel./Fax: + 374 10 58 60 46,
Cell.: + 374 91 43 24 80,
Email: [email protected]
A BIG NIGHT FOR THE YERAZART FOUNDATION
A full house of supporters gathered at the residence of Charlie and Hrip
Minasian in Lexington to attend the annual benefit of the YerazArt
Foundation, a dinner reception and private concert held on November 17.
YerazArt Fellows 20-year-old pianist Nara Avetisyan, and 23-year-old
cellist Vardan Gasparyan displayed their talent in a repertoire that
spanned Komitas, Babajanian , Bach, Rachmaninov and Shostakovitch. Nara,
who participated in the YerazArt North American concert tour in 2007, is
currently honing her craft at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the
guidance of Prof. Sergei Babayan. Vardan, who took part in the 2008
YerazArt concert tour, is pursuing his education at the Colburn School
Conservatory in Los Angeles. They both expressed their gratitude to the
YerazArt Foundation for opening up such opportunities to them and
facilitating their enrolment in these respected institutions.
In her speech, YerazArt Executive Nicole Hajjar thanked YerazArt
co-founders Noubar Afeyan and Raffi Festekjian, for starting the
Foundation back in 2006 and supporting it ever since. She went on to
explain the mission of YerazArt and how it had evolved over the years to
better adapt to the changing needs of classical music and musicians in
Armenia. Hajjar highlighted the latest achievements of the Foundation
this year: A comprehensive $12,000 Instrument Donation Program (IDP) to
benefit the Kapan Arts College and provide much-needed oboes to
Spendiaryan and Tchaikovsky Music Schools in Yerevan.Financial and
administrative assistance in excess of $7,000 to help young musicians in
Armenia enhance their musical education and professional development,
also offering them the opportunity to participate in international
competitions and to attend master classes from visiting artists. Other
initiatives targeted at deserving students of the Yerevan State
Conservatory, of whom four received a new instrument each.
The event generated close to $18,000 along with a wave of enthusiasm
among the guests. All proceeds will benefit the Foundation's Instrument
Donation Program and other educational initiatives in Armenia.
About the YerazArt Foundation: YerazArt is a Boston, USA-based
non-profit organization with a mission to nurture, support and promote
young musical talents from Armenia through assistance with professional
development, scholarships, instrument donations and the organization of
concert tours. To learn more, visit www.yerazart.org.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PO Box 79133
Belmont, MA 02479 USA
Contact: Nicole Babikian Hajjar
Email: [email protected]
Armenia Contact:
Mr. Arman Padaryan
1 Isahakyan Street, suite 2,
0025 Yerevan, Armenia,
Tel./Fax: + 374 10 58 60 46,
Cell.: + 374 91 43 24 80,
Email: [email protected]
A BIG NIGHT FOR THE YERAZART FOUNDATION
A full house of supporters gathered at the residence of Charlie and Hrip
Minasian in Lexington to attend the annual benefit of the YerazArt
Foundation, a dinner reception and private concert held on November 17.
YerazArt Fellows 20-year-old pianist Nara Avetisyan, and 23-year-old
cellist Vardan Gasparyan displayed their talent in a repertoire that
spanned Komitas, Babajanian , Bach, Rachmaninov and Shostakovitch. Nara,
who participated in the YerazArt North American concert tour in 2007, is
currently honing her craft at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the
guidance of Prof. Sergei Babayan. Vardan, who took part in the 2008
YerazArt concert tour, is pursuing his education at the Colburn School
Conservatory in Los Angeles. They both expressed their gratitude to the
YerazArt Foundation for opening up such opportunities to them and
facilitating their enrolment in these respected institutions.
In her speech, YerazArt Executive Nicole Hajjar thanked YerazArt
co-founders Noubar Afeyan and Raffi Festekjian, for starting the
Foundation back in 2006 and supporting it ever since. She went on to
explain the mission of YerazArt and how it had evolved over the years to
better adapt to the changing needs of classical music and musicians in
Armenia. Hajjar highlighted the latest achievements of the Foundation
this year: A comprehensive $12,000 Instrument Donation Program (IDP) to
benefit the Kapan Arts College and provide much-needed oboes to
Spendiaryan and Tchaikovsky Music Schools in Yerevan.Financial and
administrative assistance in excess of $7,000 to help young musicians in
Armenia enhance their musical education and professional development,
also offering them the opportunity to participate in international
competitions and to attend master classes from visiting artists. Other
initiatives targeted at deserving students of the Yerevan State
Conservatory, of whom four received a new instrument each.
The event generated close to $18,000 along with a wave of enthusiasm
among the guests. All proceeds will benefit the Foundation's Instrument
Donation Program and other educational initiatives in Armenia.
About the YerazArt Foundation: YerazArt is a Boston, USA-based
non-profit organization with a mission to nurture, support and promote
young musical talents from Armenia through assistance with professional
development, scholarships, instrument donations and the organization of
concert tours. To learn more, visit www.yerazart.org.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress