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Here is the story of Valse Astolfi, my composition that won 2nd prize in Unsigned Only 2021, Instrumental category. I was inspired by a master class I attended by French Waltz guitarist Christophe Astolfi. In my composition I tried to keep the expected structure of French waltzes and also weave the melody with a more Armenian traditional style. I even…
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On Valentine’s day I had a pleasure of playing with Paul Cullen at his restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. What I loved about this gig was the total musical freedom I was given. The set was built on the principle of intuitive, collaborative improvisation. Of course it will not work for any type of music, but it…
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Well, there weren’t that many performances to start with. Remember how all events and concerts got cancelled in the spring and the closures continued throughout the year? But there was one I will never forget. On 4th of July, I got to play with the United States Air Force Band. What was so special about it? I was…
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This was a creative venture that blew in with “The Wind,” the character for which professional concert violinist Christine Kharazian was cast as in Quotidian Theatre Company’s 2015 production of Anton Chekhov’s “A Little Trick.” She was discovered by accident, through a happenstance directory of professional musicians for hire. Quotidian needed a musician to literally…
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