Tag Archive ' Oud'

Many months ago, Dr. Michael Moore, Head of Department of Music Education at BJU and Dr. Paul Radford, Head of Department of Communication Studies at BJU, shared a vision with Haro and me.   As these two men were talking, I grew very quiet. I listened intently. My heart and mind trying to process the words…

I am getting my heart and soul ready to see the new movie The Promise about the Armenian Genocide. I want to see this film;  I want to see how the directors have crafted our story. At the same time, I don’t want to see this film.  I don’t want to be reminded of the…

  Your dancing brown eyes, long dark lashes have grown dim your once swollen cheeks starved, skeletal gaunt. Your parched lips, with tongue stuck to the roof of your mouth, try to utter a word: silence. Cries of anguish deafen you Where is the music of your childhood that marked your days and nights? The…

So now it is officially official. John Berberian will be performing with us at our next concert, in Greenville, SC at Centre Stage. I still can’t believe this is actually true.  John Berberian, world renowned oud player… here…  performing together again. The first time I performed with John was in Boston.  When I first spoke…

Here is our new video for all of you… it is very close to my heart… in it, you will get to meet the members of my very talented band: Eliot, Chris and River. These guys are amazing. You will also hear me talk about why I do what I do… the story behind the…