  Istanbul’s Lutfi Kirdar theater to host Komitas concert  December 13, 2010 - 18:06 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian composer, musicologist and choral conductor Komitas is being commemorated on the 141st anniversary of his birth and the 75th anniversary of his death. The Respect for Komitas: Songs of This Land concert will be held on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Istanbul’s Lutfi Kirdar International Congress and Exhibition Palace. Komitas’ compositions will be played by pianist Sahan Arzruni and sung by Ari Edirne, Sevan Sencan and Kevork Tavityan. Leading choruses from the Turkish-Armenian community – Karasun Mangants, Lusavorich, Sahakyan, Surp Takavor and Vartanants – will one by one take the stage and give voice to Komitas’ choral pieces. Other artists, including Aynur, Sevval Sam, the Bosphorus Exhibition Group and the Askin Ensemble, will provide additional color to the evening with their interpretations of Komitas’ works. The evening is part of the events of the Istanbul 2010 European Cultural Capital and has been organized by the Anatolian Culture and the Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation with the support of Kalan Music, Hurriyet Daily News reported.   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 |  Latest news Pashinyan visits flood-hit region  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |
