Dr. Nuné Melikian, acclaimed violinist, scholar, and educator. A prize-winner of numerous competitions and audience awards, Nuné has performed at the Stern Auditorium and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall at Lincoln Center, and many other prestigious venues. Nuné graduated from the Gnessin Music College, studied at the Moscow State Conservatory, and holds a Masters from the University of Montreal and a PhD from McGill University.

Arno Babadjanian, born in 1921 in Yerevan, was one of the most
influential musical figures of the Soviet Union. Despite the constraints of composing within the Soviet musical landscape, Babadjanian’s works are deeply infused with a distinctively Armenian spirit, making his compositions resonate with a unique cultural essence. Though he is well-known in Russia and the former Soviet republics and revered in Armenia, Babadjanian’s music remains relatively unknown in the Western world. Arno Babadjanian: An Armenian Beat in Soviet Time is the first English language book on this remarkable composer, aiming to introduce his genius to a broader audience. It features never-seen-before archival photos, musical analysis of his most notable works, first-hand
recollections by his contemporaries, and a full list of his works.

CO-SPONSORS:

Mashtots Chair in Armenian Studies at Harvard University

Friends of Armenian Culture Society (FACS)

Tekeyan Cultural Association—Boston Chapter

NAASR