April 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE
Armenian Church of Rochester
Max M. Boudakian, Ph.D., Secretary
Tel: 585-381-0195
Program to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 18, 2015. The Armenian Church of Rochester
invites the Rochester community to a special commemoration of the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The event is scheduled for Sunday,
April 26 at 2:00 p.m. at The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 1957
Five Mile Line Rd. in Penfield, N.Y.
The keynote speaker of the Rochester event will be Vincent Lima of
Pittsford, N.Y. Mr. Lima lived in Yerevan, Armenia, for four years,
where he edited The Armenian Reporter newspaper. He is the former
direector of Gomidas Institute, an organization that disseminates
research, scholarship, and analysis on the modern Armenian experience.
Mr. Lima will join a core group from the Gomidas Institute travelling to
Bitlis, Mutki, and Diarbakir, Turkey, April 18 - 24 to observe the
centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
The Rochester commemoration will include a performance by Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra violinist Tigran Vardanyan and pianist Suren
Barry. Also performing will be vocalists Liliana Natalie Buickians and
Varduhi Pchakchyan. The event will also include poetry readings,
personal reflections, and a reading of a letter from a child in Armenia.
Admission is free and open to the public.
PRESS RELEASE
Armenian Church of Rochester
Max M. Boudakian, Ph.D., Secretary
Tel: 585-381-0195
Program to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 18, 2015. The Armenian Church of Rochester
invites the Rochester community to a special commemoration of the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The event is scheduled for Sunday,
April 26 at 2:00 p.m. at The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 1957
Five Mile Line Rd. in Penfield, N.Y.
The keynote speaker of the Rochester event will be Vincent Lima of
Pittsford, N.Y. Mr. Lima lived in Yerevan, Armenia, for four years,
where he edited The Armenian Reporter newspaper. He is the former
direector of Gomidas Institute, an organization that disseminates
research, scholarship, and analysis on the modern Armenian experience.
Mr. Lima will join a core group from the Gomidas Institute travelling to
Bitlis, Mutki, and Diarbakir, Turkey, April 18 - 24 to observe the
centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
The Rochester commemoration will include a performance by Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra violinist Tigran Vardanyan and pianist Suren
Barry. Also performing will be vocalists Liliana Natalie Buickians and
Varduhi Pchakchyan. The event will also include poetry readings,
personal reflections, and a reading of a letter from a child in Armenia.
Admission is free and open to the public.