Yerevan Drums
Yerevan Drums Երեւանյան թմբուկներ | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | www |
The Yerevan Drums (Armenian: Երեւանյան թմբուկներ) is a musical group based in Yerevan, Armenia. Pavel Sargsyan was the founder and is the current head of the Yerevan Drums. The current art director of the group is Meline Petrosyan. The Yerevan Drums was founded in 2009 during the celebrations of Yerevan's 2,791st anniversary. The group's founders include Pavel Sargsyan, Gagik Beglaryan, and Ruben Jaghinyan. The band currently comprises 2 art directors and 14 drummers, who were selected from musical and public schools in Yerevan. The drummers are teenage girls from 15–25 years old who have a musical education. The performers received choreographic and musical training by world-class experts Alexander Harkavy and Sergei Bravarnyuk.
Participation in events[]
- Since 2009, the Yerevan Drums has taken part in almost all events related to the anniversaries of the City of Yerevan and the Independence Day of Armenia. In recent years, the group also has represented Armenia in the Delphic Games, the Aram Khachaturian International Competition, Young Eurasia forum, etc.[1][2]
- In 2014 and 2017, the Yerevan Drums performed together with the Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia at Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo in Moscow.[3] From April 19–25, 2015, the group took part in an international percussion festival in Cairo, Egypt.
- In 2018, the Yerevan Drums had a Europe tour, dedicated to Yerevan’s 2800th Anniversary and the 100th Anniversary of the First Republic of Armenia. The Yerevan Drums demonstrated marches and performances in Brussels, Paris, and Milan.
- In 2018, the Yerevan Drums took part in the in Greece.
- In 2019, the Yerevan Drums performed together with the Band of the General Staff and the Honor Guard of the Armenian Armed Forces at the International Defense and Exhibition Conference (IDEX) 2019 in Abu Dhabi.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Logic, Code. "Yerevan Drums - About us". www.yerevandrums.am.
- ^ "Deem Booking". www.deemcommunications.com.
- ^ "The Drummers Group "Yerevan drums" — [EN] Spasskaya bashnya". spasstower.ru.
External links[]
Categories:
- Drum and bugle corps
- Armenian musical groups
- Yerevan
- Musical groups established in 2009