The Naghash Ensemble (Photo by saLeh roZati, via the Naghash Ensemble)

The Naghash Ensemble of Armenia performs original music set to the poems of Mkrtich Naghash, a medieval Armenian poet and priest. The ensemble’s founder, composer John Hodian, is from Philadelphia. He moved to Yerevan about 20 years ago, and it was there that he was first inspired by the singing of soprano Hasmik Baghdasaryan.

In November, the ensemble begins an 11-city U.S. tour, bringing its eclectic sound to Armenian and non-Armenian audiences alike.

Led by Hodian on piano, the ensemb

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