Next week, I am visiting Armenia for the world premiere of my piece Imaginary Lover for Tenor and Piano. This is part of a project organised by Armenian composer Arpine Kalinina and the British Embassy in Yerevan to celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations between Britain and Armenia. The concert, on 22nd September, will also feature my solo soprano piece Six Dream Songs and a premiere by British composer James Moriarty, alongside music by Britten, Purcell, Komitas and Kalinina. I will be giving a seminar on my music for student composers at the Aram Khachaturian House Museum the next day.
The text of Imaginary Lover is compiled from the work of Armenian poet Vahan Terian, and the piece will be performed by tenor Berj Karazian, an Honoured Artist of the Republic of Armenia, and Arpine Kalinina. You can view the first page of the score here. Six Dream Songs will be performed by soprano Sofya Sayadyan.
I am thrilled to be taking part in this exciting project and immensely grateful to the British Embassy for enabling me to travel to Armenia.
JONATHAN WOOLGAR 