Ara Dinkjian and Andrew (Antranig) Kzirian performed together in an oud duet at Columbia University on March 31, 2010.

Kusan Ashod composed the Armenian classic, Sari Sirun Yar (Mountain Sweetheart) which is a staple of the Armenian musical canon. Kusan, meaning “singer,” was a title, similar to ashough, given to accomplished troubadours and minstrels. Perhaps the most famous Armenian composer and musicologist was Gomidas Vartabed, a clergyman who collected and arranged hundreds of historic Armenian pieces during the early part of the 20th century. The piece Al Ayloughus Gorav (“My Red Kerchief Is Lost”) is one of his more playful folk melodies.

Press coverage of the event: [ Ссылка ]

The concert featured the works of various Armenian composers such as:

Vagharshak Kotoyan
Sayat Nova
Kemani Tatyos Ekserjian
Garo Zakarian
Khachatur Avedissian
Armen Mantagooni
Stephan Dzherbashian
Bîmen Şen Der Ghazarian
Taniel Ghazarian
Smpad Pyurad Der Ghazarents
Kusan Ashod
Gomidas Vartabed
Oudi Hrant Kenkulian
Ara Dinkjian
Andrew (Antranig) Kzirian

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