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    Glendale News Press, CA
    Jan 2 2008


    ON THE TOWN:
    Celebrating beginnings and anniversaries


    By RUTH SOWBY


    The Armenian National Treasures Foundation did itself proud on
    Thursday with its debut `Armenian Holiday Concert' at Glendale
    Presbyterian Church.

    It was standing room only as more than 1,000 music lovers overflowed
    the poinsettia-filled sanctuary to listen to the Cilcia Symphonic
    Orchestra, conducted by Mikael Avetisyan. The orchestra played
    traditional holiday scores that have been part of Armenian heritage
    for more than 100 years. Contemporary works by Armenian composers
    were also featured.

    Concert soloist Anahit Nercesyan sung `Yerevan,' by Artemi Aivezian,
    founder of the first Armenian jazz orchestra in the 1930s, according
    to Bianca Manoukian, co-founder/chairperson of the foundation.

    Glendale residents who were part of the sold-out crown included:
    Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian, Chairwoman of the Armenian Fund Maria
    Mehranian, Onnik and Kristine Keshian, Atineh Haroutunian, Romina
    Derbedrossian, and Ani Hovagimian with her mother Mary Demirjian,
    visiting for the holidays from Las Vegas.

    Religious leaders present included: Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian,
    Father Muron Aznikian and the Rev. Barthev Gulumian. All represent
    the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America.

    The Armenian National Treasures Foundation was established in the
    summer of 2007, `to help ensure that future generations will have
    [the] opportunity to experience our past and understand our identity
    as a community and as a nation '
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