The Armenian Museum of America is proud to present "Early Recordings of Armenian Classics" by musician and composer Ara Dinkjian. Ara will discuss early recordings of well-known Armenian songs, play recordings made more than 100 years ago, and share historic photographs.

This event is part of our "Sound Archive" series sponsored by the SJS Charitable Trust. It is free for members, and we will raise funds for humanitarian relief for the Armenians of Artsakh. All donations will be matched by an anonymous donor.

Composer/instrumentalist Ara Dinkjian graduated from Hartt College of Music, earning the country’s first and only special degree in the oud. He is considered one of the finest oud players in the world. His compositions have appeared in movie soundtracks and have been recorded by musicians in 16 different languages. Dinkjian’s composition “Homecoming (Dinata, Dinata)” was performed at the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Athens Olympics. Dinkjian’s collection of over 6,000 Armenian and Turkish 78 rpm records is one of the largest archives of this material in the world.