BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 19. A concert titled
"West Meets East" was held at the University of Hartford in the
U.S. state of Connecticut, Trend reports.
The concert was organized by Kamilla Mammadova, an Azerbaijani
musician living in Connecticut and professor at the University of
Hartford, with the support of the State Committee for Work with
Diaspora of Azerbaijan.
that the event was attended by representatives of the
Azerbaijani community, foreign guests, the university's teachers
and students, as well as an employee of the said committee.
First, a video clip about Azerbaijan and its rich cultural
heritage was shown.
In her opening speech, Mammadova briefed on the history of the
country's rich musical culture, national traditions, and the values
that this heritage gives to the world treasury. She emphasized
that such events are of great importance in terms of promoting and
developing Azerbaijani culture on an international scale.
The committee employee noted that such cultural events play an
important role in promoting Azerbaijani music and culture at the
international level. He said that such initiatives strengthen the
dialogue between different peoples and build cultural bridges
between the East and the West.
U.S. musician, kamancha player, Chairman of Mugham Society of
America, Jeffrey Werbock, spoke about the rich traditions and
centuries-old history of Azerbaijani mugham art. He noted that this
musical heritage reflects human values and is distinguished by
its improvisational features.
The concert featured works by prominent Azerbaijani composers
Uzeyir Hajibayli, Fikrat Amirov, Gara Garayev, and Tofig Guliyev,
as well as examples of folk songs. Werbock performed the "Segah"
and "Karabakh Shikastesi" mughams accompanied by violinist Azer
Damirov, a doctoral student at Temple University. The "Gaytaghi"
dance presented by U.S. pianist Colin Christie, as well as the
songs "Azerbaijan" and "Garanfil" sung by U.S. performer Sofia Zay,
aroused the interest of the audience. At the same time, Uzeyir
Hajibayli's "Sevgili canan" and the famous folk song "Kucelere su
sepmisem" performed by Azer Damirov on the kamancha and accompanied
by Kamilla Mammadova on the piano were met with continuous applause
from the audience.
At the end, the performers were given gifts, and a commemorative
photo was taken.
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