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JUNE 27-JULY 1; JULY 4-8, 2018 LOG SHEET # 3 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER NAME: Mary Aldacushion RECORDER 1 NAME: HYURA 1 FILE NAME: 0095/6.wav RECORDER 2 NAME: HYURA 2 FILE NAME: 0418/9.wav PRESENTER: Hamazasp Danielyan DATE/TIME: 1PM / 4 July 18 PROGRAM: Armenia STAGE: Hyurasenyak GROUP NAME: Nur Qaxon Ensemble SESSION TITLE: Traditional Armenian Folk [[2 columned table]] | Participants | Instrument/Occupation | | --- | --- | | Eteri Hovhannisyan | musician/siger 20 yrs old | | Tsovinar Hovhannisyan | - teacher - founder of ensemble | | Mery Musinyan | musician/singer 12 yrs | | Kristine Yengoyan | musician/singer 10 yrs. Qanon - name of instrument looks like a hammer dulcimer | Introduction by Namazaya First musical selection - all 3 girls play together Sounds like piano background Composer was their teacher They use key to play 74 strings 2nd selection (no titles given) Nur = pomegranite Komitas - Armenian composer, collected many forms of music 3rd selection - Keli Keli w/ girls singing 4th instrumental They are playing everyday Full concert tomorrow at Annedy Center Stories from their travels Mery - started when she was six, smaller than instrument 5th & Namayat - sad story Some audience participation Quotations for teacher & how she started the ensemble She has 30 students all from Armenia Culturally - close to Greece, Mediterranean