Alin K. Gregorian

Watertown

Editor at The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

Editor of the https://t.co/1hbFWaK84A. I love my daughter and my dog. In that order most days. Always on the lookout for good books.

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An Apt Musical, Creative Tribute to the Memory of Dr. Aram Chobanian

5 days ago | thecaliforniacourier.com | Alin K. Gregorian

“Aram wrote reasonably tonal music,” he said. “Trying something new at that age was exciting for him and was certainly inspiring for me.”Chobanian was often composing pieces for his wife, Jasmine. When she passed away in 2014, he began delving more deeply into music, Casinghino said, to deal with the void. “It was a void that you only have when you have a Jasmine in your life. And I know it helped him because he would talk about it,” he said.
An Apt Musical, Creative Tribute to the Memory of Dr. Aram Chobanian

1 week ago | mirrorspectator.com | Alin K. Gregorian

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Azerbaijan Destroyed Memorial Complex in Artsakh's Askeran

3 weeks ago | mirrorspectator.com | Alin K. Gregorian

YEREVAN (Panorama.am) — Azerbaijan has destroyed a memorial complex in the Askeran region of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Hovik Avanesov, Ombudsman for Cultural Heritage of the Armenian Highlands announced on May 11. “Satellite images from March 12, 2025 reveal that the Mayraberd Memorial Complex (Askeran) has become the latest target of Azerbaijani vandalism.
Netanyahu ‘Postpones’ Baku Trip amidst Reports of Turkey Blocking Airspace

1 month ago | mirrorspectator.com | Alin K. Gregorian

“The allegations that the Israeli Prime Minister’s plane was not given permission to overfly are absolutely untrue. There has been no request conveyed to us in this regard,” Keçeli reportedly said. Reports of Turkey barring Netanyahu’s plane from entering its airspace come off the heels of several similar reports; Al Jazeera has cited Israeli media as reporting that Turkey barred an Israeli military aircraft from crossing its airspace into Azerbaijan in April.
Joint Genocide Commemoration Featuring Sassounian Pays Tribute to 40th Anniversary of UN Recognition

1 month ago | mirrorspectator.com | Alin K. Gregorian

“The Genocide Convention defined genocide as the intentional destruction of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group,” he said. “On May 28, 1948, the UN Economic and Social Commission on Human Rights … adopted a report by the War Crimes Commission. Eight pages of the report were devoted to the Armenian Massacres.
Ellen Alaverdyan Feels the Groove

2 months ago | mirrorspectator.com | Alin K. Gregorian

LAS VEGAS — A casual observer of Ellen Alaverdyan might be fooled by her cute smile or sweet peals of laughter. After all, she looks like a charming pre-teen. However, once she starts playing her bass guitar, she unleashes riffs from songs by a variety of bands, from Metallica to Earth Wind and Fire.
40th Musical Armenia Concert Held at Carnegie Hall

2 months ago | mirrorspectator.com | Florence Avakian |Alin K. Gregorian

Following the intermission, 21-year-old Arno Melkonyan presented a creative program dedicated to his homeland and began his pianistic and compositional mastery with Babadjanian’s Prelude, a folk-inspired piece demonstrating the brilliant style of Rachmaninoff and Khachaturian, truly a tribute to his Armenian people. Melkonyan’s Wedding Song began with quiet thoughtfulness and built to joyous celebration.
Human Rights Attorney Jared Genser Is Making the Case for Ruben Vardanyan

2 months ago | mirrorspectator.com | WIlliam Saroyan |Alin K. Gregorian

“When Ruben was arrested in September 2023, he was remanded to pretrial detention on three charges — financing terrorism, participation in the creation and operation of armed groups not sanctioned by law, and illegal crossing of the state border. It was only after over a year in pretrial detention that the prosecutor announced the 42 charges listed above.
Jazz Piano Great Tigran Hamasyan to Tour US in Support of New Record

2 months ago | mirrorspectator.com | WIlliam Saroyan |Alin K. Gregorian

As described in Hamasyan’s website about the tale, Hazaran Blbul is about a generous king who opens the palace gates to share his property with his people. In the greedy subjects’ jostling, a small child is trampled; his grandmother holds the king responsible and puts a curse on him. Only the bird of a thousand songs can lift it. And so the king sends his oldest sons on a quest to find the mythical creature. But when they return empty-handed, it’s the youngest son Areg’s turn.
Attorneys Work Remotely to Help Armenian Prisoners on Trial in Baku

Mar 6, 2025 | en.aravot.am | Alin K. Gregorian

The Armenian Mirror-Spectatorby Alin K. GregorianWATERTOWN — The fate of the Armenian leadership of Karabakh (Artsakh), who were arrested in September 2023, after Azerbaijani forces staged a brutal attack on the enclave, taking it over entirely, remains bleak as their trials in Baku are underway. Recently, two attorneys who are working on the cases of the eight, spoke about the dire outlook.