Tag Archive ' Armenia'

looking back on a most incredible decade, a most incredible year…ah, yes, I am in a reflective mood…again. I am thinking back on days that have been full of much joy; yes, some of those days, months even, have been full of deep pain… but the joy has been the backdrop for it all. The…

21 years ago this week… 21. years. ago. That seems like ages ago, and then sometimes it seems like yesterday. My parents called us all in the kitchen to share with us the horrific news about a massive earthquake that had occurred in Armenia. We children all stood there in shock. It was always exciting,…

I am so grateful for this town. The South has kindly, graciously embraced this music that I am so passionate about; they have supported me in ways that I never, ever would have imagined. Little did I know that I would find such an enthusiastic audience for Armenian folk music in the South when I…

I am remembering being in elementary school, I think it was Grade 2, and coming home perplexed by an assignment we had to do. My teacher had asked us to make a family tree and to go as far back in our family’s history as we could go… my friends got all excited about this…

As a teacher and one who absolutely loves children, one of my favourite parts of singing is being asked to speak at schools. It is so much fun to connect with young people and share my passion for Armenia with them. In many of the cities that I have been invited to perform, I have…