Tweet
FIVE WORKS FOR NEW ARMENIAN ANTHEM TO BE PRESENTED FOR PUBLIC APPROVAL
Armenpress
Aug 09 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 9, ARMENPRESS: The commission set up to select the
works for the new Armenian anthem has selected the best five works
from the 85.
Armenian Culture and Youth Affairs Minister Hasmik Poghosian said that
by the majority of the voices the work of Tigran Mansurian based on
the poem of Yeghishe Charents took the first place, then comes Yervand
Yerznkian's work based on the poem of Ararat II, Edgar Hovhannissian's
work based on the poem of Vahagn Davtian, Aram Khachaturian's work
based on the poem of Arsen Soghomonian and finally comes the work of
Robert Amirkhanian based on the poem of Ludwig Durian.
The first round of the competition was summed up by three
hearings. Poghosian said that the above mentioned works will be
presented to the public, until that they will develop the system by
which people will express their opinion about the works. They are also
going to work out mechanisms on how they will take into consideration
the opinions of the people.
The minister assessed the work of the commission as unbiased and
effective and noted that all the discussions were conducted in a
working atmosphere.
The public hearings of the second round will be organized by the end
of the month.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Armenpress
Aug 09 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 9, ARMENPRESS: The commission set up to select the
works for the new Armenian anthem has selected the best five works
from the 85.
Armenian Culture and Youth Affairs Minister Hasmik Poghosian said that
by the majority of the voices the work of Tigran Mansurian based on
the poem of Yeghishe Charents took the first place, then comes Yervand
Yerznkian's work based on the poem of Ararat II, Edgar Hovhannissian's
work based on the poem of Vahagn Davtian, Aram Khachaturian's work
based on the poem of Arsen Soghomonian and finally comes the work of
Robert Amirkhanian based on the poem of Ludwig Durian.
The first round of the competition was summed up by three
hearings. Poghosian said that the above mentioned works will be
presented to the public, until that they will develop the system by
which people will express their opinion about the works. They are also
going to work out mechanisms on how they will take into consideration
the opinions of the people.
The minister assessed the work of the commission as unbiased and
effective and noted that all the discussions were conducted in a
working atmosphere.
The public hearings of the second round will be organized by the end
of the month.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress