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Armenian Folk Singing Workshop with Hasmik Harutyunyan

March 29 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Ford Center for the Fine Arts (CFA), Jay Rehearsal Hall

Free

This event is open to the public.

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Armenian Song and Dance Workshops

Knox College is thrilled to welcome internationally-renowned Armenian folk musician Hasmik Harutyunyan for a series of workshops on traditional Armenian song and dance. An energetic, engaging performer and educator, Hasmik has taught across Armenia, Europe, and the United States. Her workshops offer full-body and voice immersion into traditional Armenian culture.

The following events are free and open to the public.

Wednesday, March 29

10:40-11:50 a.m. (Jay Rehearsal Hall, CFA)

Armenian Folk Singing Workshop

Join the MUS 177 Middle Eastern Music Workshop class to learn traditional Armenian folk songs taught by celebrated Armenian folk singer Hasmik Harutyunyan.

 

8:00-9:00 p.m. (Oak Room, Seymour Union)

Armenian Dance Workshop

Enjoy an evening of Armenian folk dance with renowned artist Hasmik Harutyunyan. Beginners welcome: no dance experience required!

 

A Meritorious Artist of the Republic of Armenia, Hasmik Harutyunyan is well-known for her work with the Shoghaken Folk Ensemble and for her deeply touching renditions of Armenian lullabies. Mentored by folk singer and historian Hayrik Mouradian, she graduated from the Department of Vocal Music at the Arno Babajanian School of Music and the Yerevan State Pedagogical Institute. Her performances are often broadcast on Armenian National Radio and presented at traditional music festivals around the world, including the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival produced in association with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project. Her CD, Armenian Lullabies (Traditional Crossroads), was praised by the New York Times as “the best Armenian recording worldwide.” 

 

Hasmik Harutyunyan’s visit is made possible thanks to generous support from the Knox College Music Department, the Eleanor Stellyes Center for Global Studies, and the Greig-Post Fund.

 

Photo credit: M. Zakrzewski