larkascending - Lark Musical Society

LARK ASCENDING
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LARK’s Faculty
We are proud of our faculty, who have always
stood by our side, even during LARK’s difficult
days. They have maintained their teaching schedules and kept students focused on their lessons,
always inculcating in them the secret nuances of
musicianship and performance.
Here is our faculty:
LARK FACULTY & STAFF
Vatsche Barsoumian
Executive Director
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Tagoui
Arzoumanian
Vice Principal
Noune Kartalyan
Theory Dept. Chair
Victoria Simonian
Performance Chair
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Artashes
Kartalyan
Harmony/Composition
Hripsime Hovsepian
Piano
Sussana Atasunts
Piano
Karine Derkevorkian
Piano
Svetlana Kazaryan
Piano
Garineh Avakian
Choir
Lado Seiranian
Violin
Arshakouhi Salatyan
Violin
Shushan Akopyan
Violin
Laura Osborn
Flute
Rick Helterbrand
Guitar
Ashot Kartalyan
Theory/Percussion
Narine Tatevosian
Theory
T
Tigran
Arakleyan
Music History/Conducting
Nareen Manoukian
Theory
Jenny Mirzoian
Intern
David Bogosian
Tuning Class
Nune Alaverdyan
Assistant to Director
Shahe Barsoumian
Director of Operations
Sarkis Alajajian
Tuning Class
Hayk Hambartsum
Media Director
Ishkhanouhi Bedrossian
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Armine Tatevosian
Bookkeeper
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Student Life
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Accountant
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GRADUATES
CLASS OF 2013
Allen Dishigrikyan:
“Lark – noun – a transcendent feeling of euphoria that arises from the intersection
of Armenian and Western disciplines of musical heritage.”
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CLASS OF 2014
Anna Shanazari:
“Lark is not a place, it's a family. At Lark we not only gain knowledge about
music, history and our Armenian heritage, but also experience love, encouragemusic
ment, friendship, joy and we can basically call it our second home.”
CLASS OF 201
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Irene Baghdasaryan:
“Lark is my happiness. It is the one place where I can truly be myself. The
knowledge I've gained, the friends I've made, and the experiences I’ve had,
thanks to Lark, enchant my very existence.”
Nora Oghlian:
“It's important for me to do well because I enjoy being at Lark, and I love learning new things about music.”
Mariam Pushian:
“Lark is a sacred place to me for we all speak, read and write a form of prayer;
music.”
3
CLASS OF 2016
Karnie Babikian:
“Lark is my second family, my second home, and most importantly a place to learn,
to dream and to live to my full ability.”
Tamar Chavdarian:
"Lark is my life. Without it I am a lonely pebble in the middle of nowhere. In Lark,
my teachers and my friends are like one big family. In short, I love Lark!"
Nishan Kazazian:
“Lark is not only a place where I learn music, but also where I hang out with my
friends whom I’ve grown closer to over the past year.”
Nicholas Nikoian:
“My piano teacher Susanna has had one of the biggest impacts on my life. She has
been such a great teacher and made me a much better person besides from piano.”
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Henry Saroyan:
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with an Armenian discipline. It means to interact with amazing people, friends,
facult
faculty, and especially, my dear piano teacher Mrs. Hripsime Hovsepian, who has
been with me since day one, shaping me musically and personally. Lark is a second
home in which I undergo a myriad of unforgettable experiences, trials, disappointment
ments, ecstasies, and happiness.”
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LARK MISSION STATEMENT
LARK Musical Conservatory has stood as a cultural beacon within the Armenian community of Los
Angeles since 1989, when a goal-oriented group of Armenian-American musicians, teachers, and
community members, with an advocacy and appreciation for the arts, came together to turn their
budding notions about educating the future generation into a reality. Their love for the proliferation
of the Armenian musical arts metamorphosed into an organization that combined the Armenian
musical tradition with those of American culture and Western classical music, where children were
to learn the music of Mozart and Beethoven alongside that of Komitas and Khachaturian. With this
as its curricular foundation, LARK has given its students a complete understanding of this culturally
responsive and wholly expressive art form. At LARK, music is studied, researched, created, pubpub
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lished, experienced, and performed by individuals of all ages who feel not only the art of music, but
pride in culture and heritage as well.
Torosyan Family: A true Lark family.
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
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Komitas once said, “My main preoccupation is
to embolden students to become devotees and
scholars of their nation’s music, to spread
amongst their people the spirit of Armenian
music, in order to ensure the embodiment of
the nation’s music within the people.”
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Today, Komitas’ call to action has become a
reality at LARK Conservatory. LARK is a shining beacon in the culture of modern music,
with a high level of aestheticism and professionalism, developing a wholesome image of
cultural enhancement.
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In its seventeen-year history, through the efforts
of its highly trained music experts and teachers, LARK Conservatory has become a center
where members of the younger generation can
connect to their cultural heritage and learn how
to strengthen the spirit of their Armenian
lineage. They are also exposed to universal
philosophies regarding the power of music.
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Alongside its musicianship and performance
classes, LARK Conservatory offers one-onone instruction, including instrumentation and
theory courses, in its after-school and weekend
programs. The objective is not only to impart
to students the principal of approaching life
with a sense of deep purpose, but to underscore
the significance of critical thinking and analysis, and to provide a healthy dose of zeal created
through musical expression. In this spirit,
guided by Komitas’ convictions, the LARK
Conservatory expresses heartfelt gratitude to
its students, teachers, parents, community
supporters, and volunteers.
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Monthly Recitals
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SPECIAL EVENTS
TANKIAN
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SPECIAL EVENTS
The Tziatzan Choir performs in the honor of
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piano concerto in Db with Ms.
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STUDENT LIFE
Ms. Der-Kevorkian guides and shapes Talar’s
alar’s technique
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EXCELLING STUDENTS
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A LARK Conservatory, students are provided with all the resources and guidance to excel at their instrument and music studies. The
conservatory’s administration encourages excellence and quality work in their students. Excelling students maintain high grades, uphold
good behavior, and show a great responsibility
towards their instrument and a commitment
towards a quality performance.
Here are last year’s excelling students:
PUZZLE WINNERS
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Commendation.............................................Anna Ohanyan
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Ouststanding Achievement Award......Nayiri Artounians
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Merit Certificate...........................................Anna Shanazari
Ani Zohrabyan
Tadeh Shanazari
Mariam Pushian
OTHER AWARD WINNERS
1. Richard Mirzoian...............Most Promising Grand Prize – AAAA Junior Piano
2nd Prize – Wilson Talent Show
1st Prize – Pi Contest
1st Prize – LA County Math Field Competition
2. Tamar Chavdarian..............Choir Excellence Trophy – Southern CA Vocal Association
3. Irene Baghdasaryan...........1st Prize – Stage of Life Writing Contest
4. Sona Narinyan....................3rd Prize – R.D. White Science Fair
5. Samantha Ambarian..........Principal’s Award – Robert Frost Middle School
6. Sarkis Seraydarian.............3rd Prize – Spelling Bee
2nd Prize – Kaham Soccer Award
7. Arthur Keshishyan.............Honorable Mention – AAAA Children Violin
8. Nick Nikoian......................1st Prize – National Show Choir Champions
Best Performer: All Men’s Division Choir
9. Nayiri Artounians..............4th Prize – County Spelling Bee
3rd Prize – Math Contest
10. Sarina Ajnass....................3rd Prize – Track & Field
3rd Prize – Math Contest
11. Henry Saroyan..................Lincoln-Douglas Debate Champion – Tri County
Forensic League, Winter 2013
4.0 GPA
12. Jessica Ambarian..............CST Award – Proficient Advanced Scores from
Granada Hills Charter High School
13. Chris Garabedian.............4.0 GPA
14. Andre Dionysian..............Honorable Mention – GATE Invention Convention
15. Ani Artounians.................Honorable Mention – Singing Award Chamlian Armenian School
16. Alexander Arutiunian......Honorable Mention – Art
17. Lalageh Noubarentz.........4.0 GPA
Perfect Attendance Award
Presidential Community Service Award
18. Hermine Keshishyan.......Outstanding Musician – Luther Burbank Middle School
19. Allen Dishigrikyan..........1st Prize – Clark Magnet High School Talent Show
20. Nanor Deirbadrossian......1st Prize – AAAA Children Piano
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Happy Halloween!
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SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
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Friends – BBQ – Lark…does it get any better?
Costume Contest Winners!
Maestro Vatsche doesn’t fall for Dracula’s tricks.
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SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
MOTHER’S
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Sarkis puts emotion into his violin performance.
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Editors
Ashot Kartalyan
Shahe Barsoumian
Nune Alaverdyan
Tagoui Arzoumanian
Nare Garibyan
Christina Nersesian-Pielow
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