{"id":64453,"date":"2026-02-02T05:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=64453"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:14:58","slug":"armenia-st-gayane-and-the-adagio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=64453","title":{"rendered":"Armenia, St. Gayane, and The Adagio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ve gone down an interesting rabbit hole today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all began with a visit to our local Ukrainian and Eastern European market (a delightful store called Borderless European Market<\/a><\/strong>. Having never tried sturgeon, I purchased a sturgeon meal-in-a-can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Due to push-back among the anti-piscatorial<\/em><\/strong> faction at the home office, I’ve had to delay the opening of the can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Armenia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If we had to describe Armenia is one word, it would be “resilient.”<\/strong><\/em> This ancient country has had a complicated and often torturous history, but it strives for betterment: politically, economically, ecologically….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we reflected on Armenia, we recalled that one of our favorite pieces of music, the Adagio <\/strong>from the Gayane Ballet Suite, was written by an Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian<\/strong>. Many of you are familiar with the famous “Saber Dance,”<\/strong> which comes from the same ballet. The Saber Dance is lively, spirited, raucous, while the Adagio <\/strong>is quiet and reflective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Gayane, Aram Khachaturian, and a Beautiful Adagio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aram Khachaturian’s Gayane ballet adagio has held an almost sacred place in the heart of WLBOTT<\/strong>. The haunting cellos evoke a sense of loneliness, but also of hope and internal strength. It signifies not triumph, not despair, but endurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can feel Khachaturian’s grief shaped by genocide, exile, and endurance.