Marilyn Bliss
Beneath the Azure Sky
Year: 2004
Composers: Marilyn Bliss
Description: For soprano, flute, violin, and cello, a setting in three movements of oral poetry by Afghan women whose names remain anonymous. The poems were originally couplets called "landays" which I knitted together to form a narrative. The first movement is entitled Love, the second Separation, and the third Exile.
Performer: Gayane Gegamyan
Performer Role: soprano
Performer: Ani Ohanyan
Performer Role: flutist
Performer: Aram Asatryan
Performer Role: violinist
Performer: Vahan Grigoryan
Performer Role: cellist
Performer: Ruben Asatryan
Performer Role: conductor
Video URL: https://youtu.be/24qTLfoUA1E
Category: Concert Performances