A letter to my Mother

Three years ago, the Artistic Director at SSCE, baritone Saribek /Sar/ Sargsyan decided to stay in Poland and build his future in the country, gradually adding to his ample multilingual repertoire a variety of beautiful Polish songs. The artist constantly searches for compositions which match his style and sensitivity – “A letter to my Mother” (A. Skorupka, S. Werner- M. Łebkowski) proved to meet all of his expectations. Despite the piece being highly recognizable in Poland, the version now offered by Sar is a completely new interpretation. In his work the artist continues to promote the heritage of the classical Armenian music composers, but is also looking for ways to present a slightly different edge to the Armenian musical legacy. One of such endeavours is to add an evidently Armenian arrangement to the new song, thanks to the work of an acclaimed Armenian musician and composer, A. Maghakyan. The use of the duduk as accompaniment, an Armenian folk instrument masterfully played by L. Tevanyan, has given the song a somewhat distinct, but at the same time clearly nostalgic note.The vocals to “A Letter to my Mother” were recorded in October and November 2019 at ther Delphy Records studio in Warsaw, the duduk recording was made at the Mi-Production studio in Yerevan, mix and mastering by M. Margaryan. The song can be downloaded from the following link: A letter to my Mother.