my parents left and i am sad... i miss them and their positive energy and their love for me... and support of me... and the overall comfort you feel when you are around your mom and dad. it is an amazing feeling that never goes away... no matter how old you are.
yesterday arthur and i set off for gyumri. arthur ispirian, my husband, is a singer and a benefit concert had been organized to help one of his good friends. armen gevorgyan, a strong vocalist, who was famous for singing hay im ashxar. arthur grigorian, the head of the national song theatre of armenia, and some of arthur's closest friends (forsch, aramo & emma, anahid manukyan, irina malkhasian, and new talents; arsen grigoryan and aram avakian) set off to sing and raise money to help armen with his medical costs to treat a very sad and sudden liver disorder.
we stopped on the way to have coffee and arthur and his friends laughed and enjoyed inside jokes from the past... remembering, laughing and enjoying the road trip. we got to gyumri and headed towards the theatre and went backstage to prepare. i had a few minutes while everyone got ready so i called my friend aram who is doing some great work with the new housing projects there. he came to visit and we chatted. he brought with him presents, among my favorite the first modern map of gyumri and a tourist brochure on the old kumayri district.
the concert started with an empty stage while hay im ashxar played. it was a very beautiful moment, as the people of gyumri were reminded of what a talent had come out of their own city, and how important this concert was. i was given a seat next to the head of culture for gyumri, a feisty woman named dikin hasmik. she had brought her beautiful daughter whose english was perfect. we sat and enjoyed what was a beautiful concert... filled with beautiful songs. arthur sang two songs from his three candles album and got a loud round of applause. i exchanged telephone numbers with dikin hasmik's daughter sona and went backstage to find the group. everyone was huddled together teary and praying.
after the concert we left to visit armen who was in bed in his house in gyumri (a domik/temporary shelter that his family was moved to after their house was destroyed in the earthquake). they had recently received a new apartment from the lincy foundation however had not been able to completely move everything. it was sad to see armen looking physically weak. i had seen him on video and he looked so different. however his spirits were not broken. happy to see all of his friends, he was laughing and joking and making funny cracks with the group in no time.
we returned home feeling blessed to have had the opportunity to contribute to armen's well being. i love it when arthur does benefit concerts... it makes his career so special and so valuable. i just hope that they can be for happier occassions... or at least they can make one drop in the ocean... of change and good.
yesterday arthur and i set off for gyumri. arthur ispirian, my husband, is a singer and a benefit concert had been organized to help one of his good friends. armen gevorgyan, a strong vocalist, who was famous for singing hay im ashxar. arthur grigorian, the head of the national song theatre of armenia, and some of arthur's closest friends (forsch, aramo & emma, anahid manukyan, irina malkhasian, and new talents; arsen grigoryan and aram avakian) set off to sing and raise money to help armen with his medical costs to treat a very sad and sudden liver disorder.
we stopped on the way to have coffee and arthur and his friends laughed and enjoyed inside jokes from the past... remembering, laughing and enjoying the road trip. we got to gyumri and headed towards the theatre and went backstage to prepare. i had a few minutes while everyone got ready so i called my friend aram who is doing some great work with the new housing projects there. he came to visit and we chatted. he brought with him presents, among my favorite the first modern map of gyumri and a tourist brochure on the old kumayri district.
the concert started with an empty stage while hay im ashxar played. it was a very beautiful moment, as the people of gyumri were reminded of what a talent had come out of their own city, and how important this concert was. i was given a seat next to the head of culture for gyumri, a feisty woman named dikin hasmik. she had brought her beautiful daughter whose english was perfect. we sat and enjoyed what was a beautiful concert... filled with beautiful songs. arthur sang two songs from his three candles album and got a loud round of applause. i exchanged telephone numbers with dikin hasmik's daughter sona and went backstage to find the group. everyone was huddled together teary and praying.
after the concert we left to visit armen who was in bed in his house in gyumri (a domik/temporary shelter that his family was moved to after their house was destroyed in the earthquake). they had recently received a new apartment from the lincy foundation however had not been able to completely move everything. it was sad to see armen looking physically weak. i had seen him on video and he looked so different. however his spirits were not broken. happy to see all of his friends, he was laughing and joking and making funny cracks with the group in no time.
we returned home feeling blessed to have had the opportunity to contribute to armen's well being. i love it when arthur does benefit concerts... it makes his career so special and so valuable. i just hope that they can be for happier occassions... or at least they can make one drop in the ocean... of change and good.
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