Memphis Symphony Orchestra to perform Armenian folk tunesNovember 5, 2011 - 13:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s conductor-less, style-mixing Opus One concert series takes on the crunk music of Al Kapone in its season opener on November 10. “I think the idea is to reach out to the more pop-oriented community and mix the classical and pop genres,” said Sam Shoup, who arranges pop music for the Opus One concerts. “The interesting thing is you have symphony patrons and pop patrons getting exposed to genres they wouldn’t normally hear.” Classical pieces on the one and a half hour program include Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a chamber arrangement of Shostakovich’s Eighth Quartet and an as yet untitled memorial piece commissioned for Opus One and written by MSO cellist Jonathan Kirkcey. The piece is based on Armenian folk tunes, Memphis Daily News reported. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |