.... has enthralled audiences and media alike with
stunning and highly stylized performances of classical, folk, and gypsy music.
Diablo Magazine of Northern California has affectionately dubbed their
music-making as "Maz-Hysteria"!
Violinist-dad Greg
is a Juilliard grad who has performed as soloist in the United States, Canada,
and Asia. He has also performed with the San Francisco Symphony, Opera and
Ballet orchestras and as backup artist for Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Tony
Bennett among many others. The San Francisco Chronicle has described his playing
as "sheer classiness" while The Strad of London has praised his
"thrilling virtuoso flair!" Son, Eddy
and daughter, Rose are both highly accomplished violinists in their own
right, while their sister, Ida, is an award-winning pianist who has
taught keyboard since she was 12 years old!
Their
numerous appearances in California include performances at Pacific Union
College, St. Mary’s College, the Regional Center for the Arts as guest
soloists with the Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra, the Sierra Chamber Society,
the Northern California Heritage Festival, the Bing Crosby estate in
Hillsborough, the Sheraton Palace Hotel in San Francisco and benefit
performances for the Coyote Point Museum, the Kavar Orphanage in Armenia, the
Monterey Bay School music program in Carmel, etc, etc, etc!
The Mazmanians have been featured on several
television news broadcasts and have been profiled in the San Francisco
Chronicle, Contra Costa Times and other publications. Their CD recording
entitled "It’s the Mazmanians!" features folk-inspired classics from
around the world, including song and dance tunes from their own Armenian
heritage.
In addition to his duties as dad and leader of
the group, Greg is also a dedicated teacher. As the rare
recipient of the Eminence Credential from the State of California, he directs
the music program at Orinda Intermediate School in the family's hometown near
San Francisco, conducts the regional Contra Costa Youth Orchestra, and maintains
a very active private teaching studio.
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