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September, the AAF program
Last
in four of our college-aged
resulted
being accepted into music
Fellows
and the top conservatory in
colleges
country. We were thrilled that the
the
Boston-based charity
wonderful
agreed to collaborate with
YerazArt
and provide one-year full-tuition
us
for two of these Fellows, Ani and
costs
from the village of Karagloukh.
Narek
were accepted in the prestigious
Both
Conservatory in Yerevan.
Komitas
AAF continues to fully finance
The
lessons in Yerevan for two
weekly
talented siblings Mariam
extremely
and Alexandr (piano) from
(flute)
The AAF is providing the best
Gyumri.
Armenia for them: Narek Avagyan
in
flute of Armenian
(principal
Orchestra) and Tigran
Philharmonic
a respected pianist and
Berkelyan,
in Armenia, both of whom are
teacher
with the work ethic and
thrilled
of the children (More on
progress
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Hermine Gevorgyan, who
Soprano
our vocal training programs, is
runs
amazing results in the
producing
and Kotayk regions. Some
Armavir
are already participating in
students
and international competitions.
local
of our top talents, Anna from
One
won first prize at a
Javaghk,
in Georgia last year and
competition
on to win the ''Special Prize'' (A
went
scholarship for a two-week
full
at the finals in Pesaro,
masterclass)
She continues to visit Hermine
Italy.
month for extended stays in
every
(Hermine kindly hosts her
Yerevan
her stay). Now only 14 years of
during
her exceptional and rare voice is
age,
splendidly.
developing
the AAF we have created a
At
mechanism to discover
powerful
talent. This talent needs to be
great
on sound foundations to
developed
full potential. This is what we
achieve
Make it your mission to discover
do.
develop the next Khachaturian,
and
Aznavour, or Komitas.
Galamian,
A F F E L L O W S
A
E E P O N S H I N I N G
K
AAF FELLOWS KEEP ON SHINING
Mariam in the next pages).