psyberium

Hi, I was very excited to stumble onto this post. Its my first time in this forum. Cathy was my grandmother, and Luciano waas my grandfather. She was absolutely an Armenian-American having been born in Mass. from parents who escaped the genocide. You should try to find some of versions of her Armenian folk songs, they are quite beautiful. I'll post again soon with more information. As a matter of fact, she was the one who inspired my grand-father to write the pieces called Folk Songs, which is one of his best recordings. Among her many talents, I'm told her knowledge of Armenian cuisine was astonishing. Some say she was as good a chef as she was a singer. Obviously I'm partial, but most scholars will tell you she was one of the most influential singers of the 20th century. She did things with her voice that nobody imagined possible. She also collaborated with some of the greatest composers of all time, Stravinsky, Cage, Berio and others. She was also the first person to perform a Kurt Weill repertoire, and bring his music to popularity. The article link somebody provided, actually had some inaccuracies. The piece she wrote was called "Stripsody". It was based on omnomatoepias from cartoon strips. For more information you can contact me. I'm a young filmmaker, webdesigner, and have been doing some music production with my own band. I'm actually making cathy's site right now (cathyberberian.com), its not up yet but it should be done soon. There people will be able to listen to her music, etc... I found this post by coincidence because I actually made the website for a dear friend of mine the artist vahe berberian (www.vaheberberian.com). You can also visit my own site at www.artilleryunit.com. Thanks, and I look forward to being part of this forum. Alberto Berio