PRESS RELEASE
Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America
138 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-689-7810
Fax: 212-689-7168
e-mail: [email protected]
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Contact: Iris Papazian
October 14, 2004
CHRISTMAS IN THE BIG APPLE:
THE PRELACY WILL SPONSOR FAMILY CONCERT
NEW YORK, NY – At close proximity to the Christmas tree at Rockefeller
Plaza, the French Institute/Alliance Francaise will be the site of a
Armenian-style Christmas spectacular. The concert, sponsored by the
Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, will
feature Nvair and a special guest from California-Taline. Together
they will regale young audiences and their families with song and
dance. The much-anticipated concert will take place on Saturday,
December 4, 2004, at 3:00 PM, at the French Institute’s Florence
Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, in New York City.
This highly anticipated Christmas concert will feature new Christmas
songs as well as old favorites in enjoyable singing, dancing, and just
pure fun for the whole family. Nvair and Taline will be accompanied
by their mascots and singing characters.
A committee of mostly young mothers invited by the Eastern Prelacy has
been hard at work organizing this unique concert, which will feature
Armenian Christmas songs, old favorites and a sing-a-long. The stage
will be decorated in festive motifs. Of course Gaghant Baba will make
his appearance and the whole program will be replete with surprises.
“My objective is to produce entertaining and educational Armenian
songs and videos that today’s children can relate to and to keep
the Armenian spirit alive in our new generation,” says Taline of her
highly popular and successful entertainment venues.
Nvair notes that, “Many of these songs are musical treasures to be
kept and nurtured in the family environment. Some are new, some are
translations and others have been sung at Armenian holiday gatherings
for generations.”
This east coast concert comes on the heels of a monumental gathering
in California, where over 1,400 students from nine Armenian schools
gathered for two concerts. Parents and grandparents enjoyed watching
the enthusiasm of the children, and found many of the songs to be
familiar reminders of their own childhood. Critics have described
concerts by the two performers as “a very entertaining show for both
children and parents. It was very well produced and presented..Teachers
and children relate to Taline and her music extremely well because her
videos and CDs are very entertaining and educational at the same time.”
“Taline and I share the important goal of nurturing our children’s
interest in the Armenian language and culture”, says Nvair. “We
started performing together with joint concerts in Boston and New
Jersey. Our collaboration is producing great results.”
Both Taline and Nvair have new DVD’s and CD’s that will be available
for purchase.
Committee members are: Lucie Bandazian (chairperson), Silva
Kouyoumdjian (co-chair), Aline Kassabian, Meghanoush Alashaian,
Asdghik Inedjian, Karen Toufayan-Nargizian, Sophie Khatchatryan,
and Gilda Kupelian.
Please make your reservations early, as seating is limited. For
tickets, contact the Armenian Prelacy at 212-689-7810 or Silva at
201-779-6744.