Anahit Chaushyan, piano – March 12

A Musical Performance
In memory of composer Levon Chaushyan
Co-sponsored by the Composer’s Union of Armenia and Amaras Art Alliance

Anahit Chaushyan, piano (composer’s daughter from England)
Knarik Nerkararyan, soprano
Levon Hovsepian, piano
Remarks by composer Konstantin Petrossian

Armenian Cultural Foundation, 441 Mystic St, Arlington, MA
Tickets: $40 – info 617-331-0426

Composer Levon Chaushyan was an “Honored Artist of Armenia” a title he received because of his great works and his advocacy of Armenian culture. His symphonic, instrumental, chamber and vocal works are widely published and performed all over the world. Chaushyan was a founding member of Armenian Musical Assembly with the goal of promoting modern Armenian music. He was Deputy Chair of the Union of Composers of Armenia, chairman and jury member of many international competitions and festivals, and as a professor at the Komitas Conservatory he helped educate many young composers.