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Berberian School Alumni
Berberian or Berberyan () is an Armenian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alain Berberian (1953-2017), French film director and writer * Ara Berberian (1930–2005), American bass singer *Cathy Berberian (1925–1983), American mezzo-soprano and composer * Charles Berberian (born 1959), French cartoonist, illustrator and writer *Hampartzoum Berberian (1905-1999), Armenian composer and conductor * John Berberian (born 1941), American musician playing the oud *Martin Berberyan (born 1980), Armenian Freestyle wrestler * Reteos Berberian (1848–1907), Armenian educator, pedagogue, principal, writer, poet * Schahan Berberian (1891–1956), composer, son of Reteos Berberian * Viken Berberian (born 1966), Armenian-American writer Other * Berberian School, a school in Constantinople, founded by Reteos Berberian *Berberian Sound Studio ''Berberian Sound Studio'' is a 2012 British psychological horror film. It is the second feature film by British director and screenwr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Surname
An Armenian name comprises a given name and a surname. In Armenia, patronymics, which go between the first and last name, are also used in official documents. First names According to the Statistical Committee of Armenia, the most commonly used names for newborn boys in Armenia, , were Davit, Narek, Gor, Hayk, Alex, Erik, Arman, Samvel, Tigran, and Aram. For girls, the most popular names were Nare, Milena, Mane, Ani, Anna, Anahit, Mariam, Elen, and Mary. Traditionally, Armenians have used Biblical names of Greek, Latin and Hebrew origin, such as Abraham, Hakob (Jacob), Hovhannes (John), Petros (Peter), Poghos (Paul), Madlene ( Magdalene), Yeghisabet ( Elizabeth), Tamar, etc. Surnames Typical modern Armenian last names ( family names) end with the originally patronymic suffix -յան ( reformed orthography) or -եան ( classical orthography), transliterated as -yan, -ian, or less often '-jan'. Example: Petros''yan'', meaning "issued from Petros", akin to the Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Berberian
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Alain, the pseudonym used by Emile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher, journalist, essayist, pacifist, and teacher of philosophy. * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ara Berberian
Ara Berberian (, May 14, 1930 – February 21, 2005) was an American bass and actor who had an active international career in operas, concerts, and musicals from the early 1960s until his retirement from the stage in 1997. He notably had an 18-year association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where he gave a total of 334 performances between 1979 and 1997. He sang over 100 roles during his career, including those of Osmin in Mozart's '' Abduction from the Seraglio'' and Sparafucile in Verdi's ''Rigoletto''. Biographic data Berberian was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 14, 1930. He died on February 21, 2005, in Boynton Beach, Florida. Early life and education Born in Detroit, Berberian attended the Culver Military Academy, a college preparatory school in Culver, Indiana, from which he graduated in 1948. One of his classmates and friends at Culver was baseball executive George Steinbrenner. He then matriculated to the University of Michigan where he earned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Berberian
Catherine Anahid Berberian (July 4, 1925 – March 6, 1983) was an American mezzo-soprano and composer based in Italy. She worked closely with many contemporary avant-garde music composers, including Luciano Berio, Bruno Maderna, John Cage, Henri Pousseur, Sylvano Bussotti, Darius Milhaud, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, and Igor Stravinsky. She also interpreted works by Claudio Monteverdi, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Kurt Weill, Philipp zu Eulenburg and others. As a recital curator, she presented several vocal genres in a classical context, including arrangements of songs by The Beatles by Louis Andriessen as well as folk songs from several countries and cultures. As a composer, she wrote ''Stripsody'' (1966), in which she exploits her vocal technique using comic book sounds (onomatopoeia), and ''Morsicat(h)y'' (1969), a composition for the keyboard (with the right hand only) based on Morse code. Biography Cathy Berberian was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts to Armenian parents, Yervant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Berberian
Philippe Dupuy (born 12 December 1960, Sainte-Adresse) and Charles Berbérian (born 28 May 1959, Baghdad) are French cartoonists most famous for their series of Franco-Belgian comics albums featuring the character ''Monsieur Jean''. Their collaboration is notable as they share every aspect of creating their stories, from plot through layouts, pencils and inks, to the extent that it is impossible to detect who is responsible for what. But in 2003, they decided to again work on their own, and have since published solo material like ''Hanté'' by Dupuy in 2005. Bibliography * ''Le Petit Peintre'' (Magic Strip, 1985) * ''Chantal Thomas'' (Michel Lagarde, 1987) * ''Les Héros ne Meurent Jamais'' (L'Association, 1991) * ''Le Monde est Fou'' (À Suivre, 1997) — based on a script by Vincent Ravalec * ''Monsieur Jean 4: Vivons heureux sans avoir l'air'' (1999) * ''The Complete Universe of Dupuy-Berberian'' (Oog en Blik, 2006) Awards * 1989: Award for First Comic Book at the Angoulê ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampartzoum Berberian
Hampartzoum Berberian (; Adana, May 25, 1905 – Watertown, Massachusetts, March 13, 1999) was an Armenian composer, conductor and political activist. Background Born in the Adana province of the Ottoman Empire, Hampartzoum was the youngest of 13 children. During the 1915 Armenian genocide, he ended up in Aleppo, Syria, where he found refuge in the local American orphanage. There his musical gifts became evident. Career Through Smyrna, in time, he ended up in Greece, where he decided to become a musician. Berberian enrolled in the Athens Conservatory, studying conducting with Dimitri Mitropoulos. He graduated in 1929. In addition to the indisputable gifts as a composer, Berberian was talented as a violinist, conductor and teacher. In 1931, he was appointed Associate Dean to the Hellenic Conservatory in Cyprus, where he built a reputation as a successful composer and conductor. In 1945, Catholicos Karekin I of Cilicia invited him to Lebanon to serve as music teacher at the An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Berberian
John J. Berberian (born October 9, 1941 Sivas) is an American musician known for his virtuosity on the oud, the Middle Eastern stringed instrument. Early life Berberian was born in Sivas, Turkey as the son of Armenian family. His father, Yervant Berberian, was an accomplished oud player and an instrument maker. Oud masters of Armenian, Turkish, and Greek heritage frequented his family's home. John Berberian started his musical education learning the violin, but by the age of 10 began imitating his father on the oud. At the age of 16, he had his first job as a musician, playing the oud in a band in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. "The Relationship: Hachig Kazarian and John Berberian", ''The Armenian Weekly'', September 19, 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Berberyan
Martin Berberyan (, born on 22 May 1980) is a retired Armenian Freestyle wrestler. He is an Armenian Champion, European Champion, World medalist and three-time Olympian. Berberyan was awarded the Master of Sport of Armenia, International Class title in 1998. Biography Martin Berberyan started freestyle wrestling in 1987 under the teaching of Samvel Markarian. He became a Junior World Championships silver medalist in 1997 and a Junior European Champion in 1998. In 1999, Berberyan was selected as a member of the Armenian national freestyle wrestling team. Berberyan came in sixth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, his best Olympic result. Berberyan won a gold medal at the 2004 European Wrestling Championships. The 2004 European Championships were hosted by Ankara and competitions were held on April 24, the same day as the Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire began. Because Berberyan became a European Champion at the competition, the Armenian national anthem, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reteos Berberian
Reteos Berberian, also known as Reteos Perperian (, 1848, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – 1907, Üsküdar, Ottoman Empire), was an Ottoman Armenian educator, pedagogue, principal, writer, poet, and founder of the prestigious Armenian '' Berberian Varjaran'' school. Further reading Reteos Berberian* Tevoyan, A.M., ''Reteos Berberian Biography'' Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...], Yerevan (1989) References 1848 births 1907 deaths Educators from the Ottoman Empire People from Beyoğlu Writers from Istanbul Armenians from the Ottoman Empire 19th-century writers from the Ottoman Empire 20th-century writers from the Ottoman Empire 20th-century Armenian male writers {{Turkey-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schahan Berberian
Schahan R. Berberian (; 1 January 1891 – 9 October 1956) was an Armenian philosopher, composer, and psychologist. Biography Early years Berberian was born in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). Shortly thereafter, along with his parents Retheos and Zaruhi and his elder brother Onnig, Berberian moved to Geneva, Switzerland to escape the atrocities against the Armenians perpetrated by the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II from 1894 to 1896. Returning to Constantinople, Berberian enrolled at the Berberian School, which had been founded by his father Reteos Berberian, in Kadıköy, a district on the Asian side of the city. At that time, he started taking private lessons on the violin, but soon quit playing the "insufferable instrument" (allegedly throwing it into the fireplace to burn it). Instead he took up piano lessons although this venture was also rather unsuccessful. Berberian graduated in 1906. The first job of the fifteen-year-old young man was to teach literature and na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viken Berberian
Viken Berberian is a writer and essayist whose works rely on satire and defy easy categorization. Berberian's fiction and essays have appeared in print and online in ''The New York Times'', ''le Monde Diplomatique'', ''Foreign Affairs'', ''Financial Times'', ''Granta'', ''BOMB, ''The Nation'', and the ''New York Review of Books''. His novels have been translated to French, Hebrew, Italian, German and Dutch. They are marked by keen wit and a sense of economic and political injustice. Biography Berberian was raised in an Armenian-speaking household in Beirut. The family moved to Los Angeles at the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war, and this experience helped shape his first novel, ''The Cyclist.'' His second novel, ''Das Kapital'', which he has described as falling somewhere between Groucho Marx and Karl Marx, was influenced by his work in the financial industry. He has graduate degrees from Columbia University and the London School of Economics (LSE). Awards and honors Berberi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |