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A new recording of improvisations and arrangements based on the ancient Armenian songs as documented by musicologist Gomidas Vartabed (also spelled Komitas) released by composer Ara Sarkissian, who holds a masters degree in music composition from the Boston Conservatory. He recorded the disc over the course of two years in Boston, using several experienced musicians in Gomidas's repertoire, although the intention was to record parts of the album in Yerevan as well. The Komidas Project, as Sarkissian's led group is called, is aiming to present the music using contemporary classical modes without sacrificing the integrity of the original melodic-harmonic arrangements. This 20-part suite, titled "Es El Yes Em" (And This Is Me), represents the group's first issue, distributed by Sarkissian's own Lucent Music label.