Research in Action: Public - University of Calgary
Research in Action: Public - University of Calgary
Research in Action: Public - University of Calgary
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<strong>Research</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Action</strong>: Education<br />
Re<strong>in</strong>troduc<strong>in</strong>g classical<br />
music education to Ch<strong>in</strong>a’s<br />
most talented young<br />
musicians: Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Edmond Agopian teaches<br />
and <strong>in</strong>spires young Ch<strong>in</strong>ese<br />
musicians to become<br />
teachers and performers.<br />
At the Mount Royal College Conservatory, Agopian is music director <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Calgary</strong> Youth Orchestra.<br />
At the U <strong>of</strong> C he is pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> viol<strong>in</strong> and chamber music, chair <strong>of</strong> the performance area, conducts the<br />
U <strong>of</strong> C orchestra and is first viol<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> the university’s str<strong>in</strong>g quartet.<br />
Supported by the John P. L. Roberts Dist<strong>in</strong>guished Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship <strong>in</strong> F<strong>in</strong>e Arts and by the John Lefebvre<br />
donation, Agopian is currently arrang<strong>in</strong>g and compos<strong>in</strong>g music based on Klezmer and other East European<br />
folk music, <strong>in</strong>tended to bridge the gap between classical and folk music.<br />
http://music.ffa.ucalgary.ca<br />
www.mtroyal.ab.ca/conservatory<br />
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