Reading Cultural Council seeking grant applicationsFunding proposals are being accepted for community-oriented arts, humanities and science programs in Reading. The Reading Cultural Council has set an Oct. 17 deadline for organizations, schools and individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in the Reading community. More ...Tigran Hamasyan, the pianist giving jazz an Armenian twistHe's the hottest pianist in jazz and he likes to mix things up, whether it's bebop, thrash metal or dubstep. But his heart is in the folk music of his native land Herbie Hancock declared: "Tigran, you are my teacher now!" Tigran Hamasyan: 'I get into different types of music and really immerse myself in each one.'
Somewhere, there's home-movie footage of a three-year-old Tigran Hamasyan at his childhood home in rural Armenia. He is listening to Black Sabbath's Paranoid and freaking out on a toy guitar. "That was my childhood ambition," he laughs. "Still, to this day, if I could become a killer guitar player in a couple of years, I'd quit playing the piano and start learning now.
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The Oxford Handbook of Creative Industries – Book ReviewThe book is useful not only for researchers, but also for creative professionals, writes Elisa Pannini
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Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Best Actor Nomination for 2016 OscarsMore ...British Council ArmeniaThe long-coveted event is on its way! The 14th British Film Festival featuring the best and brightest pieces of the British cinematographyMore ...
Natalie Cole's unforgettable life celebrated at star-studded Los Angeles memorial withStevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight and moreOne of the greatest voices of all time was celebrated by music's biggest stars on Monday in Los Angeles.More ...Montegrappa’s New Pens Highlight the History of ArmeniaDecember 18, 2015Crafted in collaboration with a group of Armenian artists, entrepreneurs, and clergy members, the new Montegrappa Erebouni series of writing instruments pays tribute to Armenia, the storied nation straddling Europe and Asia between the Black and Caspian seas. Carrying the ancient name of Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan, the collection comprises three versions: the top-shelf Hokevor, the limited-edition Haverj, and the standard-edition Kragan.More ...
ENCATC Cultural Policy and Cultural Management Research AwardAWARD CEREMONY 2015On the evening of 25 November in Brussels, Alessia Usai from Italy and Annika Hampel from Germany were announced as the winners of the 2015 ENCATC Research Award on Cultural Policy and Management. ENCATC, the European network on cultural policy and management, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 ENCATC Research Award on Cultural Policy and Cultural Management:More ...Concert in Vienna, dedicated to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide2015-11-07
The Concert “With you, Armenia” dedicated to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide took place in Vienna, Austria on Saturday, November 7. The concert concluded the series of oversees cultural events took place recently in various major cities worldwide.
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