Irish Laments and Dances

Foreshadowing St. Patrick's Day, we hear Irish-themed excerpts from Arnold Black's "Laments and Dances" for guitar duo. Other string-based duets on the plate tonight include Rami Vamos & Dandall Avers's "Three Songs for Twelve Strings," and John McLaughlin's "Duos for Guitar and Piano." Also, music by the founder of Armenian classical music, Gomidas Vardapet, and NYC-based tour king (as well as avocational composer) Stephen Perillo's cleverly tooled orchestral work, "Hangoverture."