Following Gor Mkhitarian...
I had flown out to New York in May and by chance heard that Gor Mkhitarian would be performing in the Village. I called up a friend who lives in NY and asked if she had any information about the show and she said that she and a few friends were going so I met them there. It was so great hearing Gor in another state.
I was even more excited when I learned Gor was going to be representing Armenian culture at the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena during their summer concerts in the park series on one of the "world music" nights. My cousin and I packed up our beach chairs, a couple blankets and some snacks and headed to the show. We got there pretty early (during sound check) but our early arrival afforded us the opportunity to hang out in the park playing backgammon, eating her mom's homemade cheese and cucumbers accompanied by some tasty white wine. Slowly the crowd started rolling in. It was great to see Armenians coming out and also the numerous non-Armenians who had come to enjoy an evening of Armenian folk music under the stars.
As the sun set and the darkness took over I noticed how pretty the Levitt Pavilion and its grounds were. The trees surrounding the grassy area were blanketed with little white twinkly lights. Families with young children had come out, kids were dancing, adults were singing along. It was such a great night and the best part was that it was Free! Donations were being collected but in a very informal and casual no pressure way. It seems each night in this summer concert series has a theme. There's a children's night, a Jazz night, a world music night and a Latin night. I was bummed to see that, Quetzal, a Latin band I like had already performed a couple weeks ago, but I'm planning on returning to catch Los Pinguos another great Latin band! As an Armenian, I was proud and glad to see that our music was chosen to be included in this concert series and I'm glad we have a great artist like Gor to represent our culture! www.gormusic.com
I was even more excited when I learned Gor was going to be representing Armenian culture at the Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena during their summer concerts in the park series on one of the "world music" nights. My cousin and I packed up our beach chairs, a couple blankets and some snacks and headed to the show. We got there pretty early (during sound check) but our early arrival afforded us the opportunity to hang out in the park playing backgammon, eating her mom's homemade cheese and cucumbers accompanied by some tasty white wine. Slowly the crowd started rolling in. It was great to see Armenians coming out and also the numerous non-Armenians who had come to enjoy an evening of Armenian folk music under the stars.
As the sun set and the darkness took over I noticed how pretty the Levitt Pavilion and its grounds were. The trees surrounding the grassy area were blanketed with little white twinkly lights. Families with young children had come out, kids were dancing, adults were singing along. It was such a great night and the best part was that it was Free! Donations were being collected but in a very informal and casual no pressure way. It seems each night in this summer concert series has a theme. There's a children's night, a Jazz night, a world music night and a Latin night. I was bummed to see that, Quetzal, a Latin band I like had already performed a couple weeks ago, but I'm planning on returning to catch Los Pinguos another great Latin band! As an Armenian, I was proud and glad to see that our music was chosen to be included in this concert series and I'm glad we have a great artist like Gor to represent our culture! www.gormusic.com
posted by LORI at 11:15 AM
1 Comments:
Never heard of him until now! I read the bio on his website, and his influences are pretty descent, so I might just download some songs.
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