Walter Paul Bebirian

ABOUT WALTER PAUL BEBIRIAN from what I can remember as it comes to me -

I was born in Forest Hills, New York near the end of 1949.

At age 7 I began private violin lessons -
during the same year my father took me to visit my uncle Jack Arabian working at the ABC Television Station at 66th Street in Manhattan -

On my 8th birthday my parents gave me a Kodak Brownie Camera - and I took my first photograph - of my Uncle Jack Arabian making shish kebab on his ba-b-que:




In grammar school P.S. 144 Forest Hills in the NYC Public School System I played the violin in the school orchestra - broke my hand playing sports - began playing the Sousaphone and practiced at my home on a trumpet and also played the Bass Drum for Orchestra performance -


In Junior High School I became a member of the Queens Junior High School All Borough Orchestra performing at Queens College Colden Auditorium and the All City Junior Hight School Orchestra - performing in Carnegie Hall


my music experience during high school years:
yes I remember that time of life - we had orchestra rehearsal every lunch hour - I was playing the violin - Friday nights I was performing with my rock band (bass guitar) at different locations - Saturday mornin...