Kevork Andonian:
CLASS OF 1997
St. Pius X High SchoolClass of 1997
Ottawa, ON
Kevork's Story
Kevork is from Ottawa, Ontario. His schools include St. Pius X High School. He later attended Carleton University (Piano Performance, Music Composition, Music Theory). He works(ed) at UCLA.
Kevork's interests include Reading, Traveling. Music he likes includes Element Band, JAXX, Yana Reznik. Books he likes include Brave New World, George Orwell, War and Peace. Movies he likes include Breaking Through, ERA, Amadeus. TV shows he likes include Christine Ter-Petrossyan, GARY Springer, Saturday Night Live.
One of Kevork's favorite quotes is:""You cannot be deemed a failure as long as you continue trying to succeed."
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"One cannot appreciate something one does not understand."
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"Only music consistently returns my love."
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"What is tragic in life is not knowing your enemies from your friends."
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"Reaching the pinnacle is a huge accomplishment; staying there is an even greater one."
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"A cut from a knife heals, but a spite from the tongue doesn't."
- Armenian proverb (rough translation)
“When you are courting a nice girl an hour it seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second it seems like an hour. That's relativity.”
- Albert Einstein
"If money is lost, nothing is lost. If health is lost, something is lost. If character is lost, everything is lost."
- Chinese proverb".
More about Kevork:"Kevork Andonian, born in 1978, is a composer, pianist, orchestrator, arranger, songwriter and educator, originally from Ottawa, Canada who is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Music Composition and Film Scoring at UCLA where he is also a Teaching Fellow. He developed a great passion for music creation at an early age. At six he started writing music out on score. He holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Carleton University, graduating with Highest Honors...Expand for more
in 2001. The recipient of many scholarships and awards, he was also awarded the Carleton University Medal in Music upon his graduation. In 2007 he received his Master of Music in Theory and Composition from the University of Ottawa where he also taught as a Part-Time Professor.
A versatile composer, Kevork Andonian has composed for the concert hall, theater, as well as for film, video and multimedia productions. He writes in a neo-tonal style which stresses the importance of melody and rich harmonies. A variety of emotions, rhythms and instrumental colors are portrayed in his works. He draws his inspiration from classical music, as well as world musics, jazz and pop. Currently he is Resident Composer of the Los Angeles Dream Orchestra.
Kevork Andonian has had performances of his compositions and arrangements in Canada, the United States, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, Romania, the Czech Republic and Armenia. He has had his works and arrangements performed by many professional musicians in prestigious concert venues such as Toronto’s Glenn Gould Studio, Barcelona’s Auditori, Los Angeles’s Zipper Hall and Walt Disney Hall as well as New York City’s Carnegie Hall. His piece entitled A Longing For Joy was premiered in Belgium in 2008 by flutist Marc Grauwels and marimbist Sarah Mouradoglou. The same performers recorded this piece for a Naxos CD entitled Music for Flute and Percussion, Vol. 2, which is currently distributed worldwide. Centaur and PARMA records will be releasing his orchestral, chamber, and solo piano works in the near future.
Kevork Andonian also has written songs he would like to promote to various artists. He finds much fulfillment and joy in collaborating with choreographers, lyricists, filmmakers, producers, and other musicians. He is also an accomplished pianist and performs in many musical genres.".
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