YEREVAN, JUNE 9, NOYAN TAPAN. A concert of Alex Russell, Duane Funderburk and Jane Thorngren, American musicians to the accompaniment of the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia (SPOA) will take place at the Yerevan "Aram Khachatrian" Concert Hall on June 10. As pianist Duane Funderburk informed at the June 9 press-conference, Felix Mendelssohn's, Alan Hovhanness's, George and Ayra Gershvins' works, as well as German and American chamber anthems, Ukrainian folk songs will be performed at the concert. The pianist visiting Armenia for the forth time mentioned that they cooperate with the SPOA for the first time but they are aware that the orchestra musicians perform works of the world-great artists at the high level. According to Donovan Gray, a violinist and conductor, Armenians, in spite of Americans, love classic music. "One must sow love towards classic music from small age but Americans prefer to listen to light music and thier children follow parents' example," he mentioned. American musicians are acquainted with Aram Khachatrian's and Alan Hovhanness's works as well as with the Armenian chamber music. They informed that some of Stepan Shakarian's as well as other Armenian composers' works will be included in thier concert program. And soprano Jane Thorngren mentioned that she loves Armenian duduk (Armenian national pipe) and dreams to learn Armenian national dances. The National Guidance Institute and the SPOA organized the Yerevan concerts of the American musicians. The musicians informed that the concert's whole profit will be passed to the UN World Food Program.

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