Leo Derderian hails from Indian Orchard ,Massachusetts. A Nuclear Engineer by trade, he enjoys making recordings of middle eastern music; with ethnic mixes of Armenian, Arabic and Greek influences. At the age of five, he played the middle eastern drum commonly known as the dumbeg. Leo studied violin then graduated to the oud at the age of thirteen. With the help of other musicians in the metropolitan washington area he has produced a total of nine works of LP lenght. The later CD works are here available at CDbaby.com. He started recording in the late sixties under the Armenian Strings label then later on the group name of Middle Eastern Impressions emerged as the music came to take on a more international flavor. He is widely regarded as an oud virtuoso; he has performed with the Middle Eastern Impressions Ensemble for over twenty five years. Some of the more notable performances include the Nelson Rockefeller family, the Hariri Society, the Saudi Royal family, the United Arab Emirates and several presidential inaugural events. His style is clean,delicate and dynamically sensitive. He has earned the respect of his fellow musicians.

Track Titles:

1. Halvah Variation

2. Parov Yegar

3. Anoush Karoon

4. Yarus

5. Zaghge Poonch

6. Giligia

7. Improvisation

8. Tamzara

9. Kun Yeghir Palas

10. Kani Voor Janim

11. Seres

12. Loosnag Keesher