ANNOUNCEMENT -- ALAN HOVHANESS MUSEUM PROJECT Following the success of the 20th anniversary concert of Yerevan's Alan Hovhaness Chamber Orchestra (November...
I hope the museum in Yerevan is a success. I have a few questions, though: 1. Are there any scholarships in the names of Hovhaness or Khachaturian which are...
Dear Jeff, It would be wonderful if we could inspire others to do exactly what you mention: provide scholarships, start programmes, etc. This is a very...
I know nothing about DiGiovanno but a friend told me that one of his paintings is available...i personally did not feel moved to inquire futher...maybe a...
Greetings, Is it possible for members to upload files to the file section? If so, any idea why my attempts have failed? I have a composition in memory of AH...
Thats a wonderful thing to do , Gordon. thanking you in advance,
Bob underwood
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Greetings, Greetings, As part of a New Music festival and John Cage conference Gordon Mumma was here in Calgary. Last night he performed Variation II by John...
Hey, I was wondering... Is anyone aware if the C.F. Peters publication of Saturn includes a separate clarinet part? I've poked around online and found a site ...
A grateful thank you to the so many who have contributed to the Alan Hovhaness Museum to be built in Yerevan, Armenia. In several days, the first shipment: two...
I've always wondered if the music of Gustav Holst ever excercised any influence on the work of Hovhaness. The use of melodic percussion in the movements...
... I've also noticed harmonic similarities between middle-to-late Hovhaness and Ralph Vaughn Williams. Early Hovhaness is Armenian-based, and late Hovhaness...
Learning Sanskrit isn't *such* an extreme step! Admittedly, it's quite difficult to begin with if you haven't learned an inflected language like Latin or...
One of the reasons why Holst learned Sanskrit was to get a feel for the texts he was using in some of his works. These works are in English, but there is...
According to the Glasgow University Library Website <http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/month/sep2004.html> Holst did his own translations from the Sanskrit...
English is a tough language! I am profoundly grateful that I was raised in an English speaking home and didn't have to learn it as an adult. I have many...
Dear Group Members,
Next week (and repeated the following week) Alan Hovhaness features as
'Composer of the Week' on BBC Radio 3, the British national...
Well, I am glad that there is some interest in Hovhaness in the UK. It has been gratifying to see the increased interest in Hovhaness' music in recent years....
Is BBC broadcast in Minnesota? If not, does anyone know how one could obtain a recording of this? I do not want to miss any part of this spectacular event! ...
If you have a shortwave radio, you might be able to pick up the BBC. Please visit http://www.bbc.co.uk. You might be able to (and probably will be able to)...
Thanks for the info about BBC- I'll definitely have to look into having it saved onto my computer. I also wanted to let you all know that I am presenting a...
I just joined this group because I like Alan Hovhaness' music. At the Hovhaness web site it mentioned that he was composing "world music" before it was...
As some time has passed since the original post, I was curious how the writing came out? As well, I am interested in any writings on Hovhaness' compositional...
Interesting questions, most of which I can't answer for sure. But that won' t stop me from commenting! ... No. But earlier (see archives) we learned that there...
I believe that Hovhaness named one of his daughters (was it Jean?) after Sibelius. I know that he went to Finland to meet the great Finnish composer. It is...
As well, does anyone happen to know where to find a copy of "An Analytical Survey of the Music of Alan Hovhaness" by Arnold Rosner? I haven't been able to...
On Monday, 11 April, WJFF Radio will broadcast/webcast the live world-premiere performance (from Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow, 26 March, 2004,) of the Alan...
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