Armenia composer: Armenia needs good performers of Komitas worksMarch 31, 2011 - 18:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia lacks in a quality school to teach performance of Komitas compositions, a composer specializing in Komitas works, Arthur Shahnazaryan told a news conference. “In Armenia, Komitas compositions are performed either by opera artists, with their style of sinning reminding Italian opera, or folk singers who try to perform them like ashugs did. This is the reason many dislike Komitas works,” he noted. As the composer stressed, Armenia needs a school, where quality specialists would teach a correct manner of performing Komitas works. Soghomon Gevorki Soghomonyan –Komitas, born on September 26 or October 8, 1869 in Kutahya, Ottoman Empire, died on October 22, 1935 in Paris, France, was an Armenian priest, composer, choir leader, singer, music ethnologist, music pedagogue and musicologist. Many regard him as the founder of modern Armenian classical music. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |