Event Title:

Organization:

  Concert

  San Fran/Silicon Valley

Start Date:

  10/4/2008

End Date:

  10/4/2008

Start Time:

  8:00PM

End Time:

  10:30PM

Event Info: 

  San Francisco Performances presents soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian, with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, in unique concert featuring the works of Armenian national composer Gomidas Vartabed, 8 p.m. Saturday, October 4, Herbst Theatre.

Also on the program: Bartok's "Romanian Folk Dances," Ravel's "Deux Melodies Hebraiques," and works by Nikos Skalkottas and Gideon Klein. The vocalist will also be joined by her husband, pianist Serouj Kradjian (who arranged several of the evening's works) and a "duduk" player.

On a recent trip to Armenia, Bayrakdarian recorded a disc of songs by Gomidas with the Armenian Philharmonic that is available on the Nonesuch label.

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Location:

  Herbst Theatre

Room:

Address:

  401 Van Ness Avenue

Phone:

  415-392-2545

City:

  San Francisco

State/Province:

  CA