Posts by Matthew Snyder

Music For Moderns at Town Hall, 1957

 by Matthew Snyder, Archivist, Special Collections, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
August 19, 2016
Anahid Ajemian and George Avakian put on an ambitious and eclectic concert series that blended the music and musicians of different worlds.
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George Avakian and Louis Armstrong

 by Matthew Snyder, Archivist, Special Collections, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
July 25, 2016
The working and personal friendship of George Avakian and Louis Armstrong.
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Anahid Ajemian: In Memoriam

 by Matthew Snyder, Archivist, Special Collections, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
June 23, 2016
The violinist Anahid Ajemian, who dedicated her artistic life to performing and fostering new music, died on June 13, 2016.
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George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian: An Introduction

 by Matthew Snyder, Archivist, Special Collections, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
May 10, 2016
Music For Moderns: The Partnership of George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian will explore the careers of these unique figures and their work with of some of the most important artists of the twentieth century.
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