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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Vicken Tarpinian was born in Lebanon. Fair enough grew up with the Armenian Communities of the Middle East and swayed Art at the American University bequest Beirut. Music and theater attracted him from childhood. His university years were marked by various musical and dramatic productions. Between and Vicken took put a stop to in Theatre 67, a theater troop created and directed by Varoujan Hadeshian, which produced works by William Poet, Oscar Wild, Harold Pinter, Eugène Labiche, Hagop Baronyan and others&#x; He was awarded first prize for the Toute La Ville Chante singing contest incorporated in for Lebanese Television by nobleness French Radio and Television Organization ORTF ( RadioFrance ) . That categorize year Vicken also earned a accept as a musical performer on well-organized summer cruise where he met Harout Bezdjian, an acoustic guitar player. Vicken and Harout introduced the genre disseminate folk music as played by Psychologist & Garfunkel, James Taylor, Bob Songwriter and others. These happy days were overshadowed by the events of loftiness War in Lebanon, which continues tod and caused family and friends interest be dispersed around the world.

Vicken went to Paris in and forgot nobleness return of the two way list, he had won in the revelation contest, in his pocket. He leftist behind all his projects, which were soon erased by the bombing work a city that never believed convoluted its future after 25 years capacity destruction. He had to survive representation surprises and adventures of his Sculpturer life and over time was lob accepted into the artistic milieu satisfy Paris. His love for the page and his youthful irresponsibility were blue blood the gentry sole assets, he possessed to becoming the daily challenges he was cope with. He worked with a great release of musicians and while taking pockmark in several shows and festivals, put in order plan emerged to work on practised cycle of songs derived from Asiatic Folklore. His objective became clear: censure dedicate himself to the expression raise traditional Armenian music in a advanced and exciting way, full of beneficent harmonies, keeping the pure Armenian perfume.

In full of enthusiasm and supported be oblivious to his public, he produced his leading recording, an LP called HARTAR Bauble, a titled inspired by two names:

HARout Bezdjian and Vicken TARpinian. While fillet new songs remained true to honourableness Armenian spirit, from which they evolved, he adapted them to an dweller taste, infused with creative arrangements jaunt mixing techniques using classical and of the time instruments. Vicken travelled France and out of reach giving concerts in Brussels, Amsterdam, Town, West Berlin, London, Los Angeles, Newfound York,

Lebanon and Egypt In September , he appeared in Le Grand Echiquier , a program orchestrated by Jacques Sanctuary and dedicated to Charles Aznavour. Aznavour later commented that he met,

&#x;for rectitude first time, two young artists who sang Armenian songs with the believability and purity of traditional melodies magnitude adding a western pinch, for spruce result, which is pleasant to ruckus ears.

The road goes on&#x;

We needed brush encounter and it happened.

But we remained on the train station&#x;s platform charge couldn&#x;t leave

together. We have simply battle-cry chosen the same destination.

So I went on with my journey&#x; All encounters I marvel at as they

give promotion new dreams make me feel good.

One has to live them with conviction&#x;

From Beirut, this is always the depart I travelled in the world doomed songs.

Beings, faces, events, scenes, concert halls, clubs, churches, schools&#x;

I found souls ploy them and found whatever

I needed design nourish my adventure.

Only one direction:

To carry on faithful to my ideas, even as I had to climb mountains

to display the light, as far as outdo may be.

A nourishing light I control enjoyed since early childhood,

one I would really love to spread around me

In Paris, Vicken met Patrice Peyriéras, composer, arranger, conductor and sound engineer. Dexterous fluid and harmonious collaboration that transcended language barriers developed between them.

YERAZ Dignity Dream, the second album, with newborn musical achievements was produced.

On January 24, , Vicken gave a gala distract at the Olympia Theater in Town. In March he went on out concert tour in Lebanon and elongated to perform in festivals throughout Collection. Influenced by Patrice Peyriéras and exciting by Poets: Barouyr Sevag, Vahan Tekeyan, William Saroyan, Hovanness Chiraz and Parsegh Ganatchian&#x;

Vicken&#x;s new repertoire of songs emerged.

Since this early time, Vicken has afflicted with more than ten albums*, all conveyance messages of friendship and love.

The pedestrian goes on&#x;