  Rhode Island marks Armenia independence 20th anniversary September 13, 2011 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 10, the Armenian Music Festival of Rhode Island Inc., supported by The Armenian Euphrates Evangelical Church, Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church, Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church and Armenian organizations of Rhode Island presented a “Salute to Armenia” program, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. The Republic of Armenia’s ambassadors to the United States and the United Nations have accepted invitations to participate in “Salute to Armenia.” Federal, state and local dignitaries were also invited. The commemorative concert included performances by: Metropolitan Opera singer Yegishe Manucharyan, Victoria Avetisyan (Massachusetts), Garo Nichanian (Canada), Kate Norigian, Joanne Mouradjian, David Ayriyan, Debra Takian Pjojian, David Gevorkian, Gohar Manjelikian, David Alexander, Mher Saribekyan, Alexan Tokatlian (New York), The Armenian Chorales of Rhode Island and Greater Worcester and the Philharmonic Community Symphony Orchestra of Rhode Island. Konstantin Petrossian is artistic director and conductor. Guest composers from Armenia, Martin Vardazaryan and Levon Chaushyan, were also in attendance. In addition to traditional Armenian music, the program premiered songs composed especially for this event by Armenian composers.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |
