The Suni Family
Grikor Mirzaian Suni, composer, conductor, ethnomusicologist, and teacher, was steeped both in his own Armenian folk tradition and, later, European classical music. He was first and foremost a composer of choral music, and creator of scores of vocal solos, and orchestral, operatic, instrumental, and piano works. Read More…
Gourgen (George) Suny (1910 Erzurum, Turkish Armenia -1995 Broomall, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.). Son of Grikor Mirzaian Suni, conductor of the Philadelphia Suni Chorus from 1940, and from 1971 conducted Armenian song and dance ensemble concerts in Philadelphia under the auspices of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). He created arrangements for chorus and orchestra of his father’s and others’ music. Read More…
Dancer, Choreographer, Ballet Teacher, Musician, and Daughter of Armenian Composer Grikor Mirzaian Suni (1876 Getabek-1939 Philadelphia). Seda Suny was a lively participant in Armenian cultural life, singing and dancing at her father’s concerts and her own. Read More….
Siranoush (Siran) Suny Kazanjian (1903 St. Petersburg, Russia-1972 Philadelphia) was the eldest child of Grikor Mirzaian Suni and Nvart (Natasha) Sonyants Mirzaian Suni. Siran was born while her father was studying with Rimsky-Korsakov at the St. Petersburg Coservatory of Music. Siran Suni sang in her father’s choruses and performed as a dancer in Suni programs. Read More…
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