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'HYE' HARMONY: CREATING DREAMS FOR ARMENIAN CHILDREN
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/04/05/hye-harmony-creating-dreams-for-armenian-children/
April 5, 2013
On Dec. 7, 2012, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Mich.,
sponsored a musical concert titled "Hye Harmony: Creating Dreams for
Armenian Children." The event was part of the museum's ongoing
cultural series known as Global Fridays, and was unique in that half
of the ticket proceeds benefited the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) and
its program assisting the children of Nagorno-Karabagh.
L-R: Ara Topouzian, Sean Blackman, Hooshere Bezdikian, Mark Gavoor,
and Mike Shimmin
The Hye Harmony concert featured Detroit's Ara Topouzian, a 2012
Kresge Artist Fellow, on kanun; Sean Blackman on guitar; and from New
York, the vocal talents of Hooshere Bezdikian. These three artists
were accompanied by Mark Gavoor on oud and Michael Shimmin on
percussion. The musical program consisted of Armenian folk vocal and
instrumental music along with several original compositions. This
sold-out concert was held on a significant date for the Armenians, as
on Dec. 7, 1988, the devastating earthquake in Armenia killed and
displaced thousands, including many children.
"The museum asked for an Armenian charity we would be interested in
donating to, and in my mind there was no doubt that the ARS should be
the recipient for these funds. The work they have done I have
witnessed first hand through my father [Armenian Topouzian] and his
efforts in helping the children of Armenia," said Ara Topouzian.
Over thousand of dollars were donated on behalf of the Arab American
National Museum to the ARS. To see portions of the concert, visit
http://youtu.be/LOnYCceewfw.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/04/05/hye-harmony-creating-dreams-for-armenian-children/
April 5, 2013
On Dec. 7, 2012, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Mich.,
sponsored a musical concert titled "Hye Harmony: Creating Dreams for
Armenian Children." The event was part of the museum's ongoing
cultural series known as Global Fridays, and was unique in that half
of the ticket proceeds benefited the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) and
its program assisting the children of Nagorno-Karabagh.
L-R: Ara Topouzian, Sean Blackman, Hooshere Bezdikian, Mark Gavoor,
and Mike Shimmin
The Hye Harmony concert featured Detroit's Ara Topouzian, a 2012
Kresge Artist Fellow, on kanun; Sean Blackman on guitar; and from New
York, the vocal talents of Hooshere Bezdikian. These three artists
were accompanied by Mark Gavoor on oud and Michael Shimmin on
percussion. The musical program consisted of Armenian folk vocal and
instrumental music along with several original compositions. This
sold-out concert was held on a significant date for the Armenians, as
on Dec. 7, 1988, the devastating earthquake in Armenia killed and
displaced thousands, including many children.
"The museum asked for an Armenian charity we would be interested in
donating to, and in my mind there was no doubt that the ARS should be
the recipient for these funds. The work they have done I have
witnessed first hand through my father [Armenian Topouzian] and his
efforts in helping the children of Armenia," said Ara Topouzian.
Over thousand of dollars were donated on behalf of the Arab American
National Museum to the ARS. To see portions of the concert, visit
http://youtu.be/LOnYCceewfw.