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ARMENIAN MUSIC AT NYC'S METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
By Contributor // January 17, 2014 in Mid-West
NEW YORK-On Wed., Jan. 22, at 7 p.m., the Hilliard Ensemble, England's
celebrated a cappella vocal quartet, will perform Armenian liturgical
chants at the New York Metropolitan Museum's Temple of Dendur exhibit.
The Hilliard Ensemble
The program, titled "Arkhangelos, A Millennium of Music," will
include a number of classic Armenian liturgical chants and one modern
composition, alongside chants from other traditions.
The Armenian selections include "Ov Zarmanali," "Hays Harg," "Amen
Hayr sourp,"and "Sourp Der Zorutyants." Hilliard will also perform
"Lord, Who Made the Spring Run," a new Armenian piece set to an
ancient text by Vache Sharafyan, the composer featured in the Silk
Road Project organized by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
The Hilliard Ensemble has had a long artistic association with Armenia
and its music. In 2004, the group was invited to Armenia to record
sharagans of the Armenian Church arranged by Komitas (1869-1935),
the fountainhead of contemporary Armenian music.
Hilliard's original recording of the Komitas pieces was made in
the 13th-century monastery of Saghmosavank, atop the gorge of the
Khasakh River.
The Metropolitan Museum is holding "Arkhangelos, A Millennium of Music"
as a complement to its extensive collection of Byzantium artwork. In
addition to the music of Armenia, the concert will include music from
13th-century France and 16th-century England, and will celebrate the
ensemble's ongoing relationship with living composers Arvo Part (from
Estonia), Katia Tchemberdji and Alexander Raskatov (both from Russia).
Tickets may be purchased online at www.metmuseum.org/tickets; by
phone at (212) 570-3949; or at the Great Hall Box Office (open Monday
through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.). Ticket buyers can receive a
special discount by mentioning the code HILL14 when purchasing.
For ticket and performance information, log onto the Met Museum
Presents website at wwwmetmuseum.org/tickets. The performance will
be live-streamed by Q2 Music at www.q2music.org.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2014/01/17/armenian-music-at-nycs-metropolitan-museum-of-art/
By Contributor // January 17, 2014 in Mid-West
NEW YORK-On Wed., Jan. 22, at 7 p.m., the Hilliard Ensemble, England's
celebrated a cappella vocal quartet, will perform Armenian liturgical
chants at the New York Metropolitan Museum's Temple of Dendur exhibit.
The Hilliard Ensemble
The program, titled "Arkhangelos, A Millennium of Music," will
include a number of classic Armenian liturgical chants and one modern
composition, alongside chants from other traditions.
The Armenian selections include "Ov Zarmanali," "Hays Harg," "Amen
Hayr sourp,"and "Sourp Der Zorutyants." Hilliard will also perform
"Lord, Who Made the Spring Run," a new Armenian piece set to an
ancient text by Vache Sharafyan, the composer featured in the Silk
Road Project organized by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
The Hilliard Ensemble has had a long artistic association with Armenia
and its music. In 2004, the group was invited to Armenia to record
sharagans of the Armenian Church arranged by Komitas (1869-1935),
the fountainhead of contemporary Armenian music.
Hilliard's original recording of the Komitas pieces was made in
the 13th-century monastery of Saghmosavank, atop the gorge of the
Khasakh River.
The Metropolitan Museum is holding "Arkhangelos, A Millennium of Music"
as a complement to its extensive collection of Byzantium artwork. In
addition to the music of Armenia, the concert will include music from
13th-century France and 16th-century England, and will celebrate the
ensemble's ongoing relationship with living composers Arvo Part (from
Estonia), Katia Tchemberdji and Alexander Raskatov (both from Russia).
Tickets may be purchased online at www.metmuseum.org/tickets; by
phone at (212) 570-3949; or at the Great Hall Box Office (open Monday
through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.). Ticket buyers can receive a
special discount by mentioning the code HILL14 when purchasing.
For ticket and performance information, log onto the Met Museum
Presents website at wwwmetmuseum.org/tickets. The performance will
be live-streamed by Q2 Music at www.q2music.org.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2014/01/17/armenian-music-at-nycs-metropolitan-museum-of-art/