Don’t miss this rare opportunity to attend a FREE concert by world-renowned pianist Şahan Arzruni, featuring music by the father of Armenian ethnomusicology Komitas Vardapet.

Şahan Arzruni Performs the Music of Komitas Vardapet

Friday, October 23, 8PM

Jan Popper Theater
Schoenberg Music Building, UCLA
445 Charles E Young Dr. E
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Admission is free, but space is limited! Reserve your seat at http://goo.gl/forms/ed7b4cEh6r.

In addition to his reputation as a recitalist and chamber music partner, pianist Şahan Arzruni has achieved recognition as a composer, ethnomusicologist, teacher, lecturer, writer, recording artist, broadcasting personality, producer and impresario. He has toured in these capacities throughout North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Arzruni has become a familiar figure through many television broadcasts, such as The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Mike Douglas Show. He has also been featured in a number of PBS specials and has recorded for European radio networks, including the BBC. Mr. Arzruni has given command performances at the White House, as well as the British, Danish, Swedish and Icelandic courts. An artist of striking versatility, has performed with Victor Borge, playing the role of straight man in the master’s hilarious musical programs.

Motivated by ethnic awareness in the United States, Arzruni continuously researches the musical roots of his Armenian heritage. He holds degrees from The Juilliard School and has pursued doctoral studies at New York University. He records for New World Records, Composers Recordings, Musical Heritage Society, Hearts of Space, Philips, Varèse Sarabande, Good Music, Positively Armenian and Kalan.

This event is funded by the Campus Programs Committee of the Program Activities Board, the Ethnomusicology Graduate Student Organization, and The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Department of Ethnomusicology.

Parking in UCLA Lot 2: $12 (Hilgard and Westholme)
Information: (310) 825-5947