GLENDALE, MARCH 4, ARMENPRESS: The Hamazkayin Music Committee members would like to urge you not miss a unique, exquisite concert they are presenting called “Music from Armenia”. Dedicated to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide, it will take place on Sunday, March 15 at the Glendale Presbyterian Church, reports Armenpress referring to Asbarez.

As Armenian communities around the world continue to seek healing and reparation for their tragedy and losses, this event is yet another way to comfort our souls and strengthen our spirit.

The Canadian duo of pianist Patil Harboyan and cellist Heather Tuach will perform works by Armenian composers Alexander Arutiunian, Arno Babajanian, Haro Stepanian and Komitas. The works to be presented in the program are recorded in their CD, recently released by Divine Art Records in England, and is called “Music from Armenia”. This publication received great reviews and generated wonderful enthusiasm amongst both Armenian and non-Armenian musical societies. It helped the acknowledgement and the showcasing of great Armenian music.

Recipient of two Canada Council for the Arts grants and a grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Patil Harboyan was awarded first prizes at the Margo Babikian Piano competition, the Armenian Allied Arts Association and also won recognition at the Southwestern Youth Music Festival in California. In 2004, she won first prize at the Trois-Rivières Symphony Competition, along with the Radio-Canada Prize.

Harboyan attended the prestigious R.D. Colburn School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, and was a recipient of a Philiban Scholarship. She holds a Doctorate in Musical Arts from Stonybrook University, where she studied with Gilbert Kalish on a full scholarship. Her previous teachers include Richard Raymond, Marc Durand and Jean Saulnier.