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The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) Presents Armenia Resounding: A Tribute to Composer Alan Hovhaness

Venue: Jordan Hall (30 Gainsborough St) Boston, MA

Date: 23 May 2008

Time: 8.00am

Ticket price: Tickets range from $10 - $48. Students 50% discount. Seniors 10% discount. FREE pre-concert talk @ 7:00pm.

Details:
Boston, MA--- The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation’s leading orchestra dedicated exclusively to performing, commissioning, and recording new music, pays homage to the influential yet largely unknown music by Armenian-American 20th century composer Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) at Jordan Hall (30 Gainsborough Street), Friday, May 23rd @ 8:00pm. While showcasing Hovhaness’s large symphony Exile Symphony along with three of his Three Armenian Rhapsodies, the program premieres two BMOP-commissioned works by Armenian composers: Vache Sharafyan’s Sinfonia No. 2 Un Poco Concertante; and Tigran Mansurian’s Three Arias: Sung Out the Window Facing Mount Ararat featuring Grammy-nominated violist Kim Kashkashian.

Contact:
Email: info@bmop.org
Phone: 617.363.0396