Allison Oster
Senior Public Relations Specialist
(626) 815-4518
APU’s Cultural Arts Celebration Features Guest Armenian Musicians and Artists
October 30, 2006
AZUSA, Calif. –
Azusa Pacific University’s School of Music and Lake Avenue Church, Pasadena, Calif. presents A Symphonic Collaboration, a special concert event featuring Maestro Eduard Topchian, highly-acclaimed conductor of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
For one evening only, the Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra and the Lake Avenue Chamber Symphony combine to create a 100-member symphony orchestra under the direction of Topchian. The event includes a performance by an Armenian dance troupe from the Yeraz School of Armenian Dance in Orange County and a gallery exhibiting works by local Armenian artists. The program includes movements from Aram Kachaturian’s Spartacus Suite, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra, and Symphony No. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich.
Guest artists include Karen Kocharyan, cello, from the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra; Duane Funderburk, piano, from APU and Lake Avenue Church; and Alex Russell, violin, from APU and Lake Avenue Church.
The event takes place at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 10 at Lake Avenue Church, 393 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. General admission tickets will be $20 for adults and $10 for students with valid I.D.
For more information, contact APU’s Felix Event Center Box Office at (626) 815-5494 or Lake Avenue Church at (626) 844-4723.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 21 master's degrees, and 6 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,300.
