Artists
Kinan Azmeh
Clarinet
Dima Orsho
Voice
Jaseer Haj Youssef
Violin, Viola d'Amore
Levon Eskenian
Artistic Director
Emmanuel Hovhannisyan
Duduk, Zurna
Avag Margaryan
Sring, Zurna
Armen Ayvazyan
Kamancha
Aram Nikoghosyan
Oud
Meri Vardanyan
Kanun
Vladimir Papikyan
Santur
Davit Avagyan
Tar, Bağlama
Mesrop Khalatyan
Dap, Dhol
Norayr Gapoyan
Duduk
Eduard Harutyunyan
Cymbal, Tmbuk
Program
Suite
Georges I. Gurdjieff
from: Asian Songs and Rhytms
Komitas
Karno Shoror
Komitas
Msho Shoror
Tigran Mansurjan
Tun Ari
Kinan Azmeh
Fantasy in Three Characters
Issam Rafea
Kharej al-Sirb
Dima Orsho
Ishtar - the Transcendent
Anonymous
Gorani-Tamzara
Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, his ensemble Hewar, and the Armenian Gurdjieff Ensemble led by Levon Eskenian shine a musical spotlight on the cultural history of their two countries and their century-old relationship. In addition to two new works commissioned specifically for this collaboration, the program will include Armenian sacred and secular music, compositions by the members of Hewar, as well as traditional music and improvisation. The concert explores the interaction between two different cultures that live in close physical association and is both a tribute to the people of Syria and a wish for sustained peace.