Sunday January 13th
Armenian duduk master Arsen Petrosyan joins singer and multi instrumentalist Jenny Bliss (‘fantastic’ Sean Rafferty, Radio 3) for a unique collaboration. The plaintive voice of the duduk is the iconic sound of Armenian music. Elizabethan lute songs, haunting Armenian melodies, virtuosic baroque sonatas for violin, evocative settings of Rumi poetry by Jenny Bliss, jazz and free improvisation will be woven together to create an unforgettable experience.
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Doors open 7.30pm for 8.00pm start
Tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ancient-armenian-music-fusion-arsen-petrosyan-and-jenny-bliss-tickets-53775052630
Arsen Petrosya is a graduate of the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, where he studied under renowned duduk master Gevorg Dabaghyan (Shoghaken Ensemble, Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble). From Charentsavan in Armenia, Petrosyan has toured extensively internationally and is currently a soloist with the Armenian Traditional Music Ensemble (Yerevan) as well as having recently created his own group, the Arsen Petrosyan Trio. Petrosyan has participated as a soloist with the Naregatsi Ensemble. His debut album “Charentsavan: Music for Armenian Duduk” (Pomegranate Music) was released in November 2015.
Jenny Bliss studied at Purcell School of Music as a gifted young violinist and specialised in early music at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Holland. Jenny has played with many of the UK leading period-instrument ensembles such as the Academy of Ancient Music, Gabrieli Consort and others. Jenny crosses musical divides easily and has played in the Jazz fusion Quartet Talinka, with the Medieval Baebes, and in a duo with with harpsichordist and jazz pianist David Gordon. She is a songwriter and composer, especially inspired by the nature, myths and legends of Glastonbury where she lives.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ancient-armenian-music-fusion-arsen-petrosyan-and-jenny-bliss-tickets-53775052630