Kolkata concert features Armenian folk songsDecember 17, 2011 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Compositions of Béla Bartók and Bach were performed at St John’s church in Kolkata, India. The program also featured a dance performance and solo pianists as well as the Kolkata Music Academy Chamber Orchestra comprising only strings. Four Armenian folk songs, sung by the Tadevosyan Family Trio sans accompaniment, were indeed a revelation. The soundscape the Trio created instantly transported the listener to a medieval Armenian apostolic monastery somewhere in the Caucasus, The Telegraph India reports.   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 |  Latest news Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |
