March 2016
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Armen Donelian
Solo Piano:
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THE VELOCITY
OF AUTUMN
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EMPTY VALUABLES
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Armen Donelian at the Piano
…Brings a serene sense of
dignity and elegance to every measure. (Berkshire Eagle)
…But don’t underestimate his ability to swing hard
and throw punches. (Phildelphia Weekly)
In 25
countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, the
Middle and Far East, ARMEN DONELIAN has performed and
recorded since 1975 as a featured solo pianist,
bandleader, and with Jazz legends including Sonny
Rollins, Chet Baker, Paquito D’Rivera, Mongo Santamaria,
David Liebman and Billy Harper.
A pianist with a
crystalline touch but a penchant for avant gardism (New
York Times), Armen Donelian has performed in the Bilsak,
Burlington, Caramoor, Cinco de Mayo, Hennessey,
Istanbul, Jacksonville, Jazz Jamboree, Jerusalem,
Montreal, Nemu-no Sato, Oshanitsky, Ottawa, Pori,
Portsmouth, Toronto Harbourfront, Tucson, Veneto and
Yerevan Jazz Festivals.
A poetic composer (Swing
Journal) of 100 works, Armen Donelian has produced
thirteen critically acclaimed recordings for the
Sunnyside, Playscape, Odin and Atlas labels. In his 2014
release Sayat-Nova: Songs Of My Ancestors (Sunnyside), a
two-CD set of solo piano and trio vignettes with bassist
David Clark and drummer George Schuller, Donelian
transforms 18th Century Armenian folk songs through the
lens of his contemporary Jazz mastery, offering
Countless exquisite moments (Downbeat).
Armen
Donelian is a six-time Jazz Performance Fellow of the
National Endowment for the Arts for concerts and master
classes in New York City, and a Fulbright Senior Scholar
and Specialist in Armenia, Finland, Greece Sweden and
Switzerland. A faculty member at New School Jazz since
1986 and William Paterson University since 1993, he has
lectured at schools in Athens, Bucharest, Corfu,
Copenhagen, Gothenberg, Graz, The Hague, Helsinki, Iasi,
Jyväskylä, Lisbon, Malmö, Paris, St. Petersburg, Tblisi,
Vienna, Yerevan and Zurich.
Armen Donelian
authored Training the Ear, a standard two-volume book/CD
set, and Whole Notes: A Piano Masterclass (both Schott
Music). A graduate of Columbia University, Donelian has
studied privately with Carl Bamberger (conducting),
Ludmila Ulehla (harmonic analysis), Harold Seletsky
(Schoenberg theory and counterpoint) and Richie Beirach
(jazz piano).
www.armendonelian.com
The Velocity of Autumn
Rhinebeck Readers Theatre
presents a reading of Eric Coble's recent Broadway play:
THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN. Marlene Golia and Thomas Day
star in this dark comedy about an elderly mother
(Alexandra) who is resisting her children's attempts to
move her out of her home. Chris, her younger son, who
she has not seen for 20 years comes back to deal with
the situation and in the process discovers the truth of
who he is.
Bonita Jackson - Empty Valuables
Who assigns us value? Who
has the power to take our value? What happens when you
become an Empty Valuable? Take this true life journey
with these four women who dare to breathe life into
dirt. A genuine tale filled with broken laughter, honest
lies, filthy quality, and loving hatred.
Bonita
Jackson has had storytelling and the stage calling her
name since she was a youngin'! And she has answered the
call by studying the craft in the Midwest, Washington,
D.C., and New York City. She holds a BFA in Acting with
Honors. She has soulfully graced the stage in numerous
productions in New York City and Regional Theater, such
as, Black Footnotes, The Wiz, Saint Lucy's Eyes,
HAIR'itage, Cabaret, Out in the Open, and the web-series
Chopping it Up. With a strong and undeniable passion for
the performing arts and its ability to transform,
inform, inspire, and restore humanity, she is determined
to continue her artistic journey in all areas of the
craft.
