Past Events at Boston Symphony Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra presented a new work dedicated to the memory of the late Berj Zamkochian and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with performances on:
March 26 – March 31, 2015 Symphony Hall, Boston program: Michael Gandolfi: Ascending Light for organ & orchestra; Olivier Latry, organist (world premiere, commissioned by the BSO through a generous grant from the Gomidas Organ Fund.) Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6 Boston Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons, conductor For more information and tickets, visit www.bso.org |
Berj Zamkochian, a native of Boston, was a frequent collaborator with the BSO and a world renowned organist. He devoted his career to the Armenian people. He established the Gomidas Organ Fund to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Armenian composer, priest and ethnomusicologist Gomidas Vartabet.
A former Board member of the Friends of Armenian Culture Society, Zamkochian was instrumental in establishing the tradition of Armenian Night at the Pops through his cooperation with the late Arthur Fiedler, founder and Music Director of the Boston Pops, and family friend Robert C. Hagopian. |
The Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Andris Nelsons presented the world premiere of Ascending Light, a new work for organ and orchestra by celebrated composer Michael Gandolfi, written in memory of the late Berj Zamkochian a frequent collaborator with the BSO and world renowned organist. The new work was performed on March 26, 27, 28 and 31, 2015.
Learn more about this event: March 23, 2015 - artery.wbur.org Composer Michael Gandolfi's 'Ascending Light' Remembers Armenian Genocide March 19, 2015 - The Boston Globe BSO to premiere major commissioned Gandolfi work March 9, 2015 - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator Organ Concerto to Memorialize Berj Zamkochian Full Program Notes (c) 2015. Used by permission of the author(s) and the Boston Symphony Orchestra 
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Past Events at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall
Methuen Memorial Music Hall, initially named Serlo Organ Hall, was built by Edward Francis Searles to house "The Great Organ", a very large pipe organ that had been built for the Boston Music Hall. Learn more at wikipedia >>
On April 9, 2000, Berj Zamkochian and the Festival Orchestra marked the 30th anniversary of the Gomidas Organ Fund at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall. The Festival Orchestra was under the direction of Jeffrey Brody, who was also represented on the program as composer of a work to receive its first performance. "The Haec Dies" (This is the Day) for organ and orchestra was composed by Brody for this gala 30th - anniversary celebration, and it was dedicated to organist Berj Zamkochian.
(Source: The Armenian Reporter)
In 2008, through the generosity of the Gomidas Organ Fund, Inc., a new artists' room was built in memory of the late organist Berj Zamkochian, a frequent performer at the Music Hall.
In 2010, the Gomidas Organ Fund, Inc.underwrote a series of six annual "Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recitals".
Friday, October 22, 2010
The first Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Featured Performer: Paul Jacobs
Friday, October 21, 2011
The second Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Featured Performer: Janette Fishell
Friday, October 26, 2012
The third Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Featured Performer: John Scott
Friday, October 18, 2013
The fourth Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Featured Performer: Hector Olivera
Friday, October 24, 2014
The fifth Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Featured Performer: Isabelle Demers
On April 9, 2000, Berj Zamkochian and the Festival Orchestra marked the 30th anniversary of the Gomidas Organ Fund at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall. The Festival Orchestra was under the direction of Jeffrey Brody, who was also represented on the program as composer of a work to receive its first performance. "The Haec Dies" (This is the Day) for organ and orchestra was composed by Brody for this gala 30th - anniversary celebration, and it was dedicated to organist Berj Zamkochian.
(Source: The Armenian Reporter)
In 2008, through the generosity of the Gomidas Organ Fund, Inc., a new artists' room was built in memory of the late organist Berj Zamkochian, a frequent performer at the Music Hall.
In 2010, the Gomidas Organ Fund, Inc.underwrote a series of six annual "Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recitals".
Friday, October 22, 2010
The first Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Featured Performer: Paul Jacobs
Friday, October 21, 2011
The second Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Featured Performer: Janette Fishell
Friday, October 26, 2012
The third Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Featured Performer: John Scott
Friday, October 18, 2013
The fourth Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Featured Performer: Hector Olivera
Friday, October 24, 2014
The fifth Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Featured Performer: Isabelle Demers
Friday, October 23, 2015, 8:00 PM
The sixth Berj Zamkochian Memorial Organ Recital
Methuen Memorial Music Hall
Organist: Christopher Houlihan