Isabel Bayrakdarian with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra October 20, 2008

Inspired by her first trip to her ancestral home, world-renowned Armenian-Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian celebrates the music of Armenian composer Gomidas Vartabed (1869-1935). She will perform long-lost Gomidas songs in the original Armenian, accompanied by Canada’s Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Also included in this performance will be works by Ravel and Bartok.