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Musical minds: A conversation with Musicologist Dr. Gascia Ouzounian.

By Dr. Araxie Altounian Musical minds is a conversation series with established, talented Armenian musicians with a Canadian connection who contribute to Armenian musical culture in innovative ways and build bridges between the Armenian diaspo...

Musical minds: A conversation with Canadian-Armenian musicologist Michael Turabian

By Dr. Araxie Altounian Musical minds is a conversation series with established, talented Armenian musicians with a Canadian connection who contribute to Armenian musical culture in innovative ways and build bridges between the Armenian diaspo...

Musical minds: A conversation with composer Serouj Kradjian

By Dr. Araxie Altounian Musical minds is a conversation series with established, talented Armenian musicians with a Canadian connection who contribute to Armenian musical culture in innovative ways and build bridges between the Armenian diaspo...
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Armadi Tsayn: A fusion of traditional melodies and modern flair hits Toronto this month

The ensemble will play at The Oud & the Fuzz on May 26 and at DROM Taberna on May 27 Prepare to embark on a musical journey as Armadi Tsayn takes the stage in Toronto this month. This contemporary folk ensemble, founded by Alek Surenian and ...

A yearning for mother. Krikor Hotoyan

Translated from the Armenian by Torontohye Today, from my soul's garden deep,I gather flowers, soft and sweet,To grace my mother's resting place,With sacred scent and gentle grace. Today, the bright sky of my soulIs full of clouds, majestic ...

A Toronto Armenian experience: Two brothers help others find their identity

By Sebouh Arakelian  Emotionally distant. This is a great way to describe my Armenian friends and classmates growing up and, quite honestly, until today. I was pulled out of Armenian day school after the first grade. This left me as a bit of a ...

The tillers. Daniel Varuzhan

By Daniel VaruzhanTranslated by Tatul Sonentz Tillers of my village, all mighty sons of the soil,Weavers of nature’s crown with pearls of sweat.The fields’ heart beats beneath their hairy chests,And the sun’s beams swell in their broad ...
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Jasper Moss’ ‘Renaissance’ and his duty to music

By Arman Ghaloosian  When one thinks of Armenian classical music, the first name to come to mind is Aram Khachaturian. Unfortunately for most, this is where the list ends, as many are unaware of countless other Armenian composers. This was ...

Armenia’s Rosa Linn to perform in Toronto this June

Rosa Linn, Armenia’s representative at Eurovision Song Contest 2022, will perform in Toronto on June 17 and 18. The musician revealed the news of her headline tour and the dates she will be accompanying Ed Sheeran on his +–=÷x Tour on Twitte...

Are you an Armenian actor in the GTA? Auditions for new film to be held in Toronto!

Auditions for Arshile Egoyan's "Before They Joined Us" are to be held at the Armenian Youth Centre of Toronto in April Are you an aspiring actor looking for your big break? Do you want to be a part of a unique and engaging short film project? ...