Dark Eyes/New Eyes: Gurung

Gurung is the most emblematic Armenian traditional song. A man sees a crane flying and asks, "From where are you coming? What can you tell me of my homeland?" Performed here in the traditional version and then the version by Gomidas Vartabed (1869-1935), an Armenian priest, musicologist and composer, who notated and arranged scores of Armenian traditional songs and liturgical music. Performed as part of Perspectives Ensemble's Dark Eyes/New Eyes, on May 16, 2013 at Judson Memorial Church in New York City. Nina Stern, chalumeau; Bridget Kibbey, harp; Sato Moughalian, flute; percussionists Shane Shanahan and John Hadfield. Visual art by Kevork Mourad.
This concert was made possible through the generous support of the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, Jarvis Doctorow, and Robert & Suzanne Larson in celebration of the life of Danièle Doctorow. Perspectives Ensemble is deeply honored to be the recipient of this year's Danièle Doctorow Prize.
Additional support is generously provided by the Hegardt Foundation, and Judson Arts, Michael Conley, Director, as well as the NoMAA General Operating Support Re-Grant Program made possible by JPMorgan Chase Foundation and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation. Dark Eyes/New Eyes is made possible, in part with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by New York State Council on the Arts and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.