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Sunday, 22 Feb 2009 | Views [432]
While the date is still two months away, I am very aware that April 24 is coming up. This is the day that remembers the Armenians lost during the Genocide in 1915-1923. This sad event almost wiped Armenia off the map, killed 1.5 million people and resulted ... Read more >
Monday, 2 Jun 2008 | Views [618]
The Armenian Folk Ensemble, Shoghaken ( http://www.road-to-armenia.com/music/music.html ), that was founded by Gevorg Dabaghyan, my duduk teacher and friend, in 1990, toured the US in January - March 2008. I was depressed because the closest they were ... Read more >
Monday, 2 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
Shoghaken tour of US
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Sunday, 20 May 2007 | Views [786] | Comments [3]
So I am now home after a fairly uneventful although tiring trip back. It was such a treasure to touch down in Port Angeles and see Jake, Kyle and Sarah's smiling faces waving at me from the terminal and also knowing that Kristina was on the way. The ... Read more >
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Sunday, 13 May 2007 | Views [3162] | Comments [7]
So nothing major today, just a series of small events and observations. I went to an Orthodox Mass at Mayr Tachkr, the oldest church at Etchmiadzin. Echmiadzin the is Holy See of the Armenian Orthodox Church. The head of the church is His Holiness the ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Friday, 4 May 2007 | Photo Gallery
Lake Sevan
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Thursday, 3 May 2007 | Views [6226] | Comments [6]
So I went to Echmiadzin today. This is the Holy See of the Armenian Orthodox Church. The head of the church is the Catholicos Karenkin II. This was about a 45 minute bus ride. I wish I'd taken a minibus because once they fill up, they go. The bus stops ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sunday, 22 Apr 2007 | Views [1354]
April 24 is genocide remembrance day for all Armenians and for the world. This is the date that the second and most terrible phase of the Armenian genocide began in 1915. An earlier genocide occurred in 1895-1896. This is a day of great sorrow for all ... Read more >
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Monday, 16 Apr 2007 | Views [637] | Comments [3]
Bari Or, Actually a week and a half to go. I am very excited and at the same time, savoring my time before leaving. I know how much I'll miss Kristina, our children and grandchildren and friends. I had a wonderfully funny phone conversation with my ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 | Photo Gallery
Kristina, kids and grandkids
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Wednesday, 11 Apr 2007 | Views [7524] | Comments [1]
The Armenian language ( Armenian : հայերեն լեզու , — hayeren lezu , conventional short form hayeren ) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people in the Republic of Armenia , in Georgia ... Read more >
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Sunday, 4 Mar 2007 | Views [2224] | Comments [1]
I've been sick for a few days and that gives me a great chance to take care of all the details I want to get done for my trip. I will be gone for 3.5 weeks. My main focus is to get lessons on the duduk from world master, Gevorg Dabaghyan. He doesn't ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Sunday, 4 Mar 2007 | Views [1262]
Duduk The duduk ( pronounced [du-duk]) is a traditional woodwind instrument popular in the Caucasus region. It is of Armenian origins. This English word is often used generically for a family of ethnic instruments including ... Read more >
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Sunday, 4 Mar 2007 | Photo Gallery
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