CONCERT- Shoghaken Armenian Folk Ensemble, Madison, Wisc., Feb. 20, 2008
Posted by: Jennifer Tishler <jtishler@creeca.wisc.edu>
As part of its North American tour, Armenia's leading Folk Ensemble,
Shoghaken, is coming to Madison, Wisconsin! The Shoghaken Folk Ensemble
will be performing in the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union's Great
Hall on Wednesday, February 20, at 8 pm, as part of the Wisconsin Union
Theater's World Stage Series and the Madison World Music Festival
Through the Year.
Tickets are $13 for the general public, $10 for Discount Groups and
non-UW-Madison students, and $5 for UW-Madison students. Call the box
office at 608-262-2201 or buy online at
https://www.choicesecure01.net/mainapp/eventschedule.aspx?Clientid=Uni
vMadWisconsin&prod=002246
The ensemble was founded in 1991 in Yerevan. It uses only traditional
Armenian instruments like the duduk, zurna, dhol, kanon, kamancha, shvi,
and others. Celebrated Canadian-Armenian Film director Atom Egoyan,
looking for authentic Armenian folk music for the soundtrack of his film
about the Armenian genocide Ararat, recorded and used Shoghaken's music.
The ensemble was later invited to the United States by world-renowned
cellist, Yo Yo Ma, to perform at the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
in Washington, D.C.
The group has traveled through much of the world and recorded a number
of albums. Hear their music at:
http://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:2873.890735174/rid:3791
5add1c800b787717bf35bbe3c604#shgohaken
The Madison performance is sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Theater
Committee and supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board
with funds from the State of Wisconsin. Other sponsors include the Dane
County Cultural Affairs Commission, the Center for Russia, East Europe,
and Central Asia of the UW-Madison (CREECA), The Village Dance House and
WORT-89.9 FM Community Radio.
To check for a performance in your area:
http://traditionalcrossroads.com/
Jennifer Ryan Tishler
Associate Director
Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA)
210 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
tel. 608-262-3379
fax. 608-890-0267
http://www.creeca.wisc.edu
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