Jeffrey werbock young voices ancient song
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There can be no other explanation of mugham except as a miracle
Our editorial team represented bygd Fatma Hajiyeva (10A1) and Samir Javadov managed to meet online with Mr. Jeffrey Werbock. Initially it was planned as an interview, but it turned to very interesting and sincere talk. Read and make yourself also inspired by this extraordinary and talented person
Mr. Samir:We all have watched your film “Young Voices, Ancient Song” and we are impressed by this film. Especially students, they enjoyed this rulle very much. I talked about you as you are in love with Azerbaijan. When inom listen to mugham, I can clearly understand if the individ plays as he or she learned or from the bottom of the heart. From the first moment, I understood that you play mugham from the heart. Because you can’t play mugham without feeling it from the heart. Mugham is the music, you are not playing, you are narrating. Each mugham is a story, the player is the storyteller. Now, inom will give the floor to • An event called “Cultural Bridge between Azerbaijan and the USA: Jeffrey Werbock” was held on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Heydar Aliyev, the founder of the modern Azerbaijan. Representatives of the Presidential Office, ADA University, Azerbaijani diaspora and local community, as well as members of the mass media attended the event held at the State Song Theater named after Rashid Behbudov. The event began with a minute of silence in honor of the dear memory of our martyrs who died for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Then, a video-roll dedicated to Jeffrey Werbock’s meeting with national leader Heydar Aliyev was screened. It was pointed out that the issues mentioned during that meeting had come true; the territorial integrity of our country has been ensured and the friends of Azerbaijan are also enjoying the joy of victory with us. The guests talked about American musician's active participation in the diaspora-formation of our c • A film “Young Voices, Ancient Song” dedicated to refugee children from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region was screened on September 14, 2016 in Los Angeles. Directed by Jeffrey Werbock, a renowned devotee of Azerbaijani traditional music, the film tells the story of Azerbaijani refugee children performing Mugham – this most sophisticated form of their national music and continuing the musical traditions, despite the hard refugee life and the injustice of being forced out from their homes and lands. Hosted by Azerbaijan’s Consulate General in Los Angeles, the premiere was attended by foreign diplomats, journalists, representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations, academicians, composers and others. Taking the floor before the screening, Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Los Angeles Nasimi Aghayev spoke about the illegal military occupation and ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijan’s internationally recognized territory by Armenia, which resulted between 1988-94 in the inva