Isabel Bayrakdarian soprano
with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Anne Manson, conductor
Serouj Kradjian, piano
Hampic Djabourian, duduk
Sunday, October 19, 3pm, NEC’s Jordan Hall

Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian’s first trip to her ancestral home of Armenia was captured in the 2005 documentary,
A Long Journey Home. Her trip also inspired the creation of this program celebrating the music of Gomidas (1869–1935), Armenia’s national composer. The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Serouj Kradjian (piano) and Hampic Djabourian (duduk) will join Bayrakdarian for this stop on her Remembrance Tour.

“Isabel Bayrakdarian’s is a voice the world seems destined to know well.”
—The Toronto Star

Program:

Bartók
Román népi táncok/Romanian Folkdances

Ravel
Deux mélodies hébraïques

Nikos Skalkottas
Greek Dances

Gomidas Vartabed
Songs of Yearning

Gideon Klein
From Partita for Strings, Variations on a Moravian Folksong

Gomidas Vartabed
Songs of Nature and Love
Dances for Piano
Songs for children and humor


Encores:

Gomidas Vartabed
Voh inch kaghtsr pan - Oh, What a Delight!
Koon Yeghir Balas - Lullaby
Hayasdan - Armenia