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World-renowned rock musician and lead singer of System of Down Serj Tankian will present an orchestral piece titled “100 Years” dedicated to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. The musician announced on his facebook page that he has been working on the piece with New Zealand composer John Psathas.
“100 years” orchestral piece will premiere on September 20th in California at the Ambassador Auditorium and will be performed by the Lark Musical Society.
In an interview Tankian said. “We want to bring awareness to the fact that...genocide is still a modern human disease that's not fully looked after by the international community.”
Serj Tankian has been known to be very vocal on the issue of lobbying for the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. On August 12, 2011, Tankian was awarded the Armenian Prime Minister’s Medal for his contributions to the recognition of the Genocide.
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