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thumb Ara Topouzian (born in 1969) is an Armenian musician who began playing Armenian and Middle Eastern music in 1991. He plays the kanun, a Middle Eastern laptop harp. ==Biography== In 1991, he formed American Recording Productions (ARP) with the intent to record and preserve this type of world music. This record label has produced over thirty recordings of Armenian and Middle Eastern music, including one of Topouzian's albums, ''Live from Detroit''. In 2012, Topouzian was awarded the Kresge Artist Fellowship. He was among 24 literary and performing artists who received the 2012 Kresge Artist Fellowships, which provide support metro Detroit artists.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ara Topouzian )〕 He was also invited to the Virginia Commonwealth University Symphony, performing a composition written for the Kanun by VCU Music Professor and Composer Doug Richards entitled "Ben Seni Variations.".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jon Metzger Completes New Recording )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kanun Player Ara Topouzian )〕 In 2013, Topouzian received a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to produce a documentary on the history of Armenian music and the musicians from Detroit, Michigan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American-Armenian Musician to Shoot Movie on Armenian Musical Heritage of Detroit )〕 On March 16, 2015, Topouzian will release a film documentary on Detroit Public Television〔http://www.dptv.org/programs/armenian-heritage-night/〕 entitled Guardians of Music: A History of Armenian Music in Detroit.〔http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/farmington-hills/2015/03/08/ara-topouzian-documentary-detroit-public-tv-farmington-hills-residents-musician-armenian/24482675/〕〔http://www.candgnews.com/news/troy-chamber-president-films-documentary-armenian-music-81959〕〔http://www.farmingtonvoice.com/farmington-hills-residents-homage-to-armenian-music-airs-march-16-001008〕 On March 27, 2015, It was announced that Topouzian was the 2015 Artist in Residence in Farmington Hills, Michigan. This is an award given each year to a resident of Farmington or Farmington Hills, Michigan who displays exceptional talent and artistic accomplishments.〔http://www.fhgov.com/egov/documents/1427488141_4202.pdf〕〔http://www.farmingtonvoice.com/armenian-musician-arts-non-profit-win-farmington-area-arts-commission-honors-165338〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ara Topouzian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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