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ROBERT AMIRKHANIAN NOT CONVINCED THAT COMPETITION ON SELECTING RA ANTHEM
WILL BE HELD HONESTLY
YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. "The competition announced for
selecting RA national anthem to be held in May should pass in honest
conditions." Robert Amirkhanian, Chairman of the Armenian Union of
Composers, declared this at the July 21 press conference. According
to him, the works presented at the competition will be performed at
halls, for the people to be able to make a choice.
"Unfortunately, all these works will be presented "in cabinet
conditions" and the choice will be made in a hurry, in August,"
R.Amirkhanian said. According to the composer, three months are a
short period for composing an anthem: years are necessary for it.
R.Amirkhanian also has his variant of anthem, but he has not presented
it to the competition yet. "I hesitate whether to present or not, as
I am not convinced that the competition will be fair," the composer
said. R.Amirkhanian considers inadmissible to restore the anthem
by Aram Khachatrian, as it cannot reflect today's life. "If we do
not want to accept the anthem by A.Khachatrian, it does not mean
that his name is endangered," R.Amirkhanian said. At the same time,
he declared that the anthem by A.Khachatrian can be accepted only
then the works presented do not meet the competition's requirements.
WILL BE HELD HONESTLY
YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. "The competition announced for
selecting RA national anthem to be held in May should pass in honest
conditions." Robert Amirkhanian, Chairman of the Armenian Union of
Composers, declared this at the July 21 press conference. According
to him, the works presented at the competition will be performed at
halls, for the people to be able to make a choice.
"Unfortunately, all these works will be presented "in cabinet
conditions" and the choice will be made in a hurry, in August,"
R.Amirkhanian said. According to the composer, three months are a
short period for composing an anthem: years are necessary for it.
R.Amirkhanian also has his variant of anthem, but he has not presented
it to the competition yet. "I hesitate whether to present or not, as
I am not convinced that the competition will be fair," the composer
said. R.Amirkhanian considers inadmissible to restore the anthem
by Aram Khachatrian, as it cannot reflect today's life. "If we do
not want to accept the anthem by A.Khachatrian, it does not mean
that his name is endangered," R.Amirkhanian said. At the same time,
he declared that the anthem by A.Khachatrian can be accepted only
then the works presented do not meet the competition's requirements.