MARY BALIAN RELEASES NEW CD - 'BASHDENK'
Armenian singer-songwriter Mary Balian has released a CD of contemporary Armenian Christian worship music. "BASHDENK" ("Let's Worship") is a passion project, five years in the making for the LA-based Balian.
The CD boasts an array of high-energy, Armenian-styled pop music, like Khachin ZInvor (Solder of the Cross) to contemporary Armenian versions of familiar hymns like Aghaghageh Deeroch (Shout to the Lord) and Eench Medz es Toon (How Great Thou Art) to heartfelt original songs like the title track.
Balian's purpose is to reach Armenians of all ages with a message of God's love and hope.
"My desire is to allow Armenians to worship in their own language, through contemporary Armenian Christian music," says Balian. "I want to encourage others through music and service."
With that passion for service in mind, Balian teams up with organizations so that they can help each other's outreach efforts. For example, she will be performing for the Armenian Milk Fund on March 6, 2010.
Her own faith has inspired her music and has proven an anchor in the midst of personal challenges that have come her way. As a teenager, she lost her father at a young age. As a high-school guidance counselor, Balian deals with at-risk youth issues every day. And as a married Armenian woman balancing work, family and art, she has reached an experienced perspective, which helps her to encourage others, both students and peers.
Balian and her husband Manuel Saghbazarian are also leaders of the couples' ministry at their church, United Armenian Congregational, in Hollywood, California.
A graduate of UCLA (BA) and CSUN (MS), Mary Balian has performed solo and in groups, on radio and in live shows around the world. Some of her upcoming performances and concerts include: * November 7-8, 2009: Toronto, Canada -- Armenian Evangelical Church of Toronto. * November 19, 2009: Hollywood, CA -- UACC Evangelical "Armenian" Worship Night. The three-day festival will also feature a youth night on Friday, Nov. 20 and an all-English worship night on Saturday, Nov. 21. * March 6, 2010: Hollywood, CA -- Fundraiser Concert for The Milk Fund.
For bookings, information or to purchase the CD, visit www.marybalian.com.
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