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Eurasia Partnership Foundation
Isabella Sargsyan Communications Officer
56 Zarobyan Street
Yerevan 0009, Armenia
Tel.: (374.10) 58.60.95 x 303
Fax: (374.10) 58.60.96
Skype: bekaisa
www.epfound.am
Sayat Nova Choir and Kardeþ Türküler to Perform in Yerevan December 12
Yerevan, Armenia- The Istanbul-based Sayat Nova Choir and Kardeþ Türküler
musical ensemble will perform at the Aram Khachaturyan Concert Hall in
Yerevan, Armenia at 7:00 pm on Friday, December 12. The concert is part of a
cultural exchange between Armenia and Turkey organized by Eurasia
Partnership Foundation and made possible by funding from USAID. The groups
will also perform in Vanadzor at Charles Aznavour Culture Palace on December
13.
In Yerevan Sayat Nova and Kardeþ Türküler will perform together Turkish,
Armenian, Kurdish, Georgian, Arabic, Gypsy and Laz songs including the
well-known Ov Hayots Ashkharh, Krunk, Bingyol, Ya Hawa, Kamancha, Medet,
Cilicia, Ella Ella, Demme and others.
 
Kardeþ Türküler came into being in 1993, as a concert project by the
Boðaziçi University Folklore Club which aimed to interpret folksongs of
peoples living in Turkey in their original languages. First they preformed
Turkish, Kurdish, Azerbaijani and Armenian songs. Later, the Kardeþ Türküler
project broadened its repertoire to include songs from other cultures such
as Laz, Georgian, Circassian, Roma, Macedonian and Alevi. The last album of
Kardeþ Türküler, "Bahar" (Spring), was released in 2005. More information on
Kardeþ Türküler can be found on their website:
http://www.kardesturkuler.com/en/
The Sayat Nova Choir came into existence on April 24, 1971 under the roof of
the Holy Yerits Mangants Church. Apart from performing as a choir, to the
group also studies and interprets Armenian folk music. The Sayat Nova Choir
formed its own orchestra in 1992 and now has over 60 permanent members.
Since 2004, the choir is conducted by Melikcan Zaman, a former chorister of
the Sayat Nova Children's and Juvenile Choir. More information on Sayat Nova
can be found on: http://www.sayatnova.org/
"This is a unique concert by a unique group. What started as a students'
volunteer exercise in the national and ethnic music of Turkey became one of
the leading bands in traditional ethnic music and dance not only in Turkey
but also outside its borders.  The concert will give its Armenian audience a
chance to experience traditional music from the many ethnic minorities that
live in Turkey and will enrich Armenia's knowledge of Turkey today. We
believe cultural dialogue between a variety of nationalities which live in
these two countries will complement the dialogue going on between the two
countries on the official and non-official levels.," says Gevorg
Ter-Gabrielyan, Eurasia Partnership Foundation Country Director in Armenia.
The Aram Khachaturyan Music Hall is located at 46 Mashtots Avenue.  Concert
tickets are available free of charge from the Box Office of the Aram
Khachaturyan Music Hall, as well as from concert manager Arman Padaryan, by
phone at (091) 43-24-80. In Vanadzor invitation tickets are available from
organizers by phone at (0322) 2-04-88. 
Isabella Sargsyan Communications Officer
56 Zarobyan Street
Yerevan 0009, Armenia
Tel.: (374.10) 58.60.95 x 303
Fax: (374.10) 58.60.96
Skype: bekaisa
www.epfound.am
Sayat Nova Choir and Kardeþ Türküler to Perform in Yerevan December 12
Yerevan, Armenia- The Istanbul-based Sayat Nova Choir and Kardeþ Türküler
musical ensemble will perform at the Aram Khachaturyan Concert Hall in
Yerevan, Armenia at 7:00 pm on Friday, December 12. The concert is part of a
cultural exchange between Armenia and Turkey organized by Eurasia
Partnership Foundation and made possible by funding from USAID. The groups
will also perform in Vanadzor at Charles Aznavour Culture Palace on December
13.
In Yerevan Sayat Nova and Kardeþ Türküler will perform together Turkish,
Armenian, Kurdish, Georgian, Arabic, Gypsy and Laz songs including the
well-known Ov Hayots Ashkharh, Krunk, Bingyol, Ya Hawa, Kamancha, Medet,
Cilicia, Ella Ella, Demme and others.
 
Kardeþ Türküler came into being in 1993, as a concert project by the
Boðaziçi University Folklore Club which aimed to interpret folksongs of
peoples living in Turkey in their original languages. First they preformed
Turkish, Kurdish, Azerbaijani and Armenian songs. Later, the Kardeþ Türküler
project broadened its repertoire to include songs from other cultures such
as Laz, Georgian, Circassian, Roma, Macedonian and Alevi. The last album of
Kardeþ Türküler, "Bahar" (Spring), was released in 2005. More information on
Kardeþ Türküler can be found on their website:
http://www.kardesturkuler.com/en/
The Sayat Nova Choir came into existence on April 24, 1971 under the roof of
the Holy Yerits Mangants Church. Apart from performing as a choir, to the
group also studies and interprets Armenian folk music. The Sayat Nova Choir
formed its own orchestra in 1992 and now has over 60 permanent members.
Since 2004, the choir is conducted by Melikcan Zaman, a former chorister of
the Sayat Nova Children's and Juvenile Choir. More information on Sayat Nova
can be found on: http://www.sayatnova.org/
"This is a unique concert by a unique group. What started as a students'
volunteer exercise in the national and ethnic music of Turkey became one of
the leading bands in traditional ethnic music and dance not only in Turkey
but also outside its borders.  The concert will give its Armenian audience a
chance to experience traditional music from the many ethnic minorities that
live in Turkey and will enrich Armenia's knowledge of Turkey today. We
believe cultural dialogue between a variety of nationalities which live in
these two countries will complement the dialogue going on between the two
countries on the official and non-official levels.," says Gevorg
Ter-Gabrielyan, Eurasia Partnership Foundation Country Director in Armenia.
The Aram Khachaturyan Music Hall is located at 46 Mashtots Avenue.  Concert
tickets are available free of charge from the Box Office of the Aram
Khachaturyan Music Hall, as well as from concert manager Arman Padaryan, by
phone at (091) 43-24-80. In Vanadzor invitation tickets are available from
organizers by phone at (0322) 2-04-88.