''The Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble'' based in
Armenia
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was founded in 2008, and is led by the Armenian musician, Levon Eskenian. The Ensemble’s awards include the prestigious
Dutch Edison Award: Best World Music Album 2012 and Armenian National Music Award: Best Folk Music Album 2011, for their album, “Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff,’’ produced by
ECM Records. The ensemble consists of Armenia’s leading practitioners of traditional music performing on
Duduk,
Blul,
Kamancha,
Oud
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*Necked bowl lutes
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Kanōn,
Santur,
Tar/Saz, Dap/Daf,
Dhol
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, and
Tombak
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. The repertoire is composed of the “mystic and spiritual teacher,”
George I. Gurdjieff's
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spiritual and folk music, authentically arranged for Eastern instruments by Eskenian. The repertoire also includes additional Eastern music that exemplifies Gurdjieff’s musical influences during his travels in the East.
Yerevan
Retrieved on 10 December 2012.
Awards and recognition
* November 5, 2012 Dutch Edison Award Jazz/World 2012 for Best World Music Album, Netherlands
* April 17, 2012 Best Folk Music Album 2011 at Armenian National Music Awards, Armenia
* September 19, 2011 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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(ABC) Classic FM CD of the Week, Australia
* November, 2011- Editor’s choice as top of the world for the Songlines
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magazine's November/December issue, United Kingdom
* January 7, 2012 WQXR- Q2 Classical Music Radio, music album of the week for January 7, 2012, United States
Ensemble Musician Featured on the album "Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff" (2011)
Levon Eskenian: Director;
Emmanuel Hovhannisyan: duduk;
Avag Margaryan: blul;
Armen Ayvazyan: kamancha;
Aram Nikoghosyan: oud;
Meri Vardanyan: kanon;
Vladimir Papikyan: santur;
Davit Avagyan: tar;
Mesrop Khalatyan: dap, dhol;
Armen Yeganyan: saz;
Reza Nesimi: tombak;
Harutyun Chkolyan: duduk;
Tigran Karapetyan: duduk;
Artur Atoyan: duduk.
References
External links
Gurdjieff Ensemble
The Gurdjieff Ensemble
at ECM Records
The Gurdjieff Ensemble
- Facebook Fan Page
The Dutch Edison Awards
Official Gurdjieff Ensemble Website
The Gurdjieff Ensemble Performance at the Dutch Edison Awards
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Armenian musical groups
World music groups
Armenian oud players
Santur players
Tar players
Musical groups established in 2008