Earthwise welcomes
Raffi Garabedian Octet
Raffi Garabedian Octet free concert of new music at Palo Alto Art Center
Raffi Garabedian Octet
In the past several years, I've written a suite of music for an octet as an homage to my father. I adapted the work from my father’s writing as an author and from my grandmother’s writing as a poet and playwright. My father had been writing a memoir about his parents’ lives escaping the Armenian Genocide, immigrating to the United States, and his life growing up as a first generation Armenian-American. The octet consists of female voice, flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone, trombone, vibraphone, electric bass, and drums. Among the musicians are
Ben Goldberg(Earthwise appearance 10/18/22),
Scott Amendola(Earthwise appearance 3/11/23), and Danny Lubin-Laden(Earthwise appearance 8/21/22). I’d love to see you there.
This is without a doubt my biggest musical endeavor, something I am deeply proud of and committed to.
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Raffi Garabedian