  Composer Sedrak Yerkanyan to celebrate three jubilees on November 28November 23, 2009 - 16:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 28, Komitas' Chamber Music Hall will host the celebration of pianist, composer and conductor Sedrak Yerkanyan's 50th jubilee, as well as 40th anniversary of his creative work and 15th anniversary of his work in Tagharan Early Music Ensemble. The jubilee concert will feature Sedrak Yerkanyan's "Ancient Armenian wedding songs: 2nd volume" composition. According to the composer, Armenian wedding songs were based on the principles of ancient Armenian music composition as well as professional criterions, worked out by the great Komitas. National Armenian music fans are invited to visit, with the concert held on a free entrance basis.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
