[Gordy]

Russell gives and receives a great write-up on 6Moons 

http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/armenia/armenia.html

[JAMn Joe]

Congratulations Russell! An excellent write-up and outstanding pictures

It's great to finally put a face to the name.

The Romeo and Juliet CD you sent me is still one of my favorites. In fact, I was just listening to it again yesterday. It is certainly a gift that keeps giving enjoyment every time I listen to it.

Thanks!

[Captain Humble]

Congratulations Russell from another proud owner of all three versions of your Romeo and Juliet !
Jeff

[Zero]

Excellent write-up.  What a stunning landscape! South Eastern Europe is a place I'd love to visit one day - the sooner the better.

Congrats Russell!

[lonewolfny42]

Russell gives and receives a great write-up on 6Moons 

http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/armenia/armenia.html

Very nice....congrats Russell !!!

And thanks Sarjan ...nice job...very informative.

I too own a copy of Russell's recording of "Romeo and Juliet".....good stuff !!! 

                                        Chris

[Imperial]

Congrats yeah! Very nice Russel D, and Srajan E.
I've once attended a concert with a choir called ecclesiastes. In Trondheim, Norway.
They were from some russian state, I don't remember were!
I have their cd on my hard drive, but have lost the disc and cover so I don't remember more than that!

Imperial

[Russell Dawkins]

thanks, guys.

The DVD that resulted from the Garni concert recording is my most cherished document of all my work to date.

Visuals, especially as well done as these are, really do help!

The quality of the photos in the 6moons story is some indication as to the quality of the video. Although shot at night with available light, the exposures and colors are outstanding, as is the editing.

[ooheadsoo]

Is this dvd available for purchase?

[Russell Dawkins]

It is available, though not easily, through "Artbridge Cafe" in Yerevan (!) which is as good as saying "no". Additionally, this is in the PAL format, which many DVD players will not play, although ironically many of the cheapest ones do.

There is an American bootleg made from a converted copy which is being sold for around $20 in the NTSC format, but it is illegal, as no royalties have been paid.

I am in the process of trying to convince the conductor and all involved of the importance of making these things more easily available, for example there should be a link to Artbridge on the orchestra site, not just a mention, especially since this seems to be the only retail outlet for the orchestra's discs.

The conductor has a friend in Armenia who is computer savvy enough to make Armenia the first country in the world to issue visas over the internet. I am getting him to contact him to set up online sales from the orchestra's website.

[ooheadsoo]

That sounds great.  These kinds of things should be shared as widely as possible.

[Russell Dawkins]

To further clarify, the DVD of the 2004 Garni concert was intended not to be a commercial product, but a thank-you gift for donors to the Armenia Tree Project.
The Armenia Tree Project involves reforestation of (mainly northern) Armenia, which was partly de-forested in the early 90's as the population struggled to keep warm without electricity during the time when their primary source of electricity was a nuclear power plant which was considered unsafe and which they were convinced to shut down as a result. This was, as I understand it, in response to pressure from abroad.