I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient — Alan Hovhaness
I was born in somerville, but I don’t remember very much about it because we moved from there to — Alan Hovhaness
I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the armenian culture as I grew older — Alan Hovhaness
There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks — Alan Hovhaness
No, no, I didn’t know him. He lost his mind around 1917 because of the tragedy of the armenians. — Alan Hovhaness
My mother’s background was scottish. She came from an old family, some of whom lived in upper — Alan Hovhaness
It’s hard for me to think of others because I’m not particularly in sympathy with the music of this century. — Alan Hovhaness