On January 16, 2013 ANIM held the fifth concert of the Third Annual Winter Music Academy. Dr. Sarmast opened the program with a welcome speech and introduced guest artists and musicians from Afghanistan, Australia, Mexico, and the United States. Guest artist Kimball Gallagher joined ANIM faculty members William Harvey and Avery Waite for a pleasant [...]
Winter Music Academy Fourth Concert
On January 9, 2013, ANIM held the fourth concert of the Third Annual Winter Music Academy. Dr. Sarmast opened the program with a welcome speech and introduced guest artists and musicians from Afghanistan, Iran, Italy, Australia, Georgia, Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Opening the concert was Australian guest oboist Anne Gilby along with faculty [...]
Winter Music Academy Third Concert
On January 2, 2013, ANIM held the third concert of the Third Annual Winter Music Academy. Dr. Sarmast opened the program with a welcome speech and introduced guest artists and musicians from Afghanistan, India, Tajikistan, Mexico, France, Canada, and the United States. A fusion group including guests Umar Temurov (ghichak, Tajikistan), Erika Donald (cello, Canada), [...]
Winter Music Academy Second Concert
On December 26, 2012, ANIM held the second concert of the Third Annual Winter Music Academy. Dr. Sarmast opened the program with a welcome speech and introduced guest artists and musicians from Afghanistan, India, Tajikistan, Iran, Mexico, and the United States. Eric Lane (piano) began the concert with a number of pieces including melodious jazz [...]
Opening Concert of the Third Annual Winter Music Academy, Welcoming New Teacher Avery Waite
On December 19, 2012, ANIM hosted an in-house concert showcasing new cello faculty member Avery Waite. Hailing from New York City, Mr. Waite presented a concert of classical cello music that featured his student Menhaj and piano faculty member Allegra Boggess. This concert showcased the music of Beethoven, Aarvo Pårt, Schumann, Granados, Bloch, and Tchaikovsky [...]