Île-à-Vache Île-à-Vache Île-à-Vache, (French, also expressed Île-à-Vaches, former Spanish name Isla Vaca, all translate to Cow Island) is a Caribbean island, one of Haiti's satellite islands. It lies in the Baie de Cayes about off the coast of the country's southwest peninsula, roughly between the town of Les Cayes and Pointe l'Abacou. It was formerly known by the name of Abacca. Administratively, it became a commune in 1976 as part of the Les Cayes Arrondissement in the Sud department. Île-à-Vache was claimed by the Spanish Empire in 1492 as part of Hispaniola, and for the next two centuries it was known
Vache Sharafyan more violent outbursts, back to mournful lines—made it entirely absorbing to the ear and mind..." "The New York Times" / May 9, 2002, Thursday MUSIC REVIEW:" At a Cultural Crossroads, Yo-Yo Ma Becomes a Spice Trader; By ALLAN KOZINN ..."And the Shostakovich, on Tuesday, seemed to flow naturally from the world of the work performed just before it -- "The Sun, the Wine and the Wind of Time" by Vache Sharafyan, from Armenia -- although it quickly established itself on Shostakovich's own terms"... "Pittsburgh Post Gazette" (8 May 2002) wrote: …The evening's gem, though, was the Sharafyan. Without overtly referencing