The magic sound of Yerevan

Fri. Apr 6, 2018 at 7:00pm CDT
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Musical Connections presents:


 


The magic sound of Yerevan


Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Triumphant Love Lutheran Church


9508 Great Hills Trail, Austin, TX 78759


 


This evening’s performance will feature Armenian music performed on the santour, the Armenian national instrument, with piano and Armenian dhol (Armenian percussion)accompaniment. Armenian santour maestro Sarkis Petrosian, internationally acclaimed pianist Hamayag Hovanessian with Artur Galustyan will perform folk and Classical music which spans the Armenian tradition from the 12th century to the 20th century. The trio performers were classically trained at the Komitas State Conservatory for Music of Yerevan.


 The santour, similar to the Romanian cimbalom or the Ukrainian cimbali, is a stringed instrument, a hammered dulcimer played with mallets to create a unique range of sound.


 


Tickets (at the door):



  • Adults: $20

  • Seniors and Students: $10

  • Children under 12: free


Advance tickets at:


This performance is made possible with support from the City of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, Musical Connections, Russian Speakers Society.


 To learn about upcoming shows or to obtain interviews or reviews, contact Sergey Vashchenko at balalaika@sbcglobal.netor at (512) 656-6865.


           


More information is available from Musical Connections at www.musicalconnections.net


 

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Triumphant Love Lutheran Church 9508 Great Hills Trail
Austin, TX 78759
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