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ARMENIA REJECTS ACCOMMODATION AND FINANCING FOR ONE OF BEST EUROPEAN CHOIRS
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
05.06.2009 15:49 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Magdeburg and Hale (Germany) hosted two choral
festivals - European night of choral art and international festival
of children's choirs - from May 6 to 11. The event brought together
best choirs from Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Hungary,
Czech Republic and Belarus. Armenia was represented by Speghani choir,
whose program featured Komitas and Vache Shafaryan's works.
Speghani's concert began with a minute of silence to honor the memory
of soldiers killed in Shushu liberation battle, the fathers of the
children who sang in the choir when it was formed in 1996.
"During each tour abroad I am asked under the aegis of which music
school or academy the choir functions. And each time I refrain from
giving an exact answer," said Sarina Avtandilyan, the founder and
conductor of the choir.
Speghani's participation in German festivals became possible thanks to
the Armenian Ministry of Culture. But the issue of premised is still
not settled. "Preparing for various festivals, we have to rehearse in
4 different halls every day. Thanks to patience of our singers and
their parents we achieved success. But Speghani can't exist without
financial assistance and premises," Mrs. Avtandilyan said.
"Sarina Avtandalyan, who widowed in Karabakh war, is a member of
International Choir Association. Speghani, which consists of 60
children, is in the list of best choirs in Europe. And now, it has
no place to rehearse," art critic Margarita Rukhkyan said.
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
05.06.2009 15:49 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Magdeburg and Hale (Germany) hosted two choral
festivals - European night of choral art and international festival
of children's choirs - from May 6 to 11. The event brought together
best choirs from Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Hungary,
Czech Republic and Belarus. Armenia was represented by Speghani choir,
whose program featured Komitas and Vache Shafaryan's works.
Speghani's concert began with a minute of silence to honor the memory
of soldiers killed in Shushu liberation battle, the fathers of the
children who sang in the choir when it was formed in 1996.
"During each tour abroad I am asked under the aegis of which music
school or academy the choir functions. And each time I refrain from
giving an exact answer," said Sarina Avtandilyan, the founder and
conductor of the choir.
Speghani's participation in German festivals became possible thanks to
the Armenian Ministry of Culture. But the issue of premised is still
not settled. "Preparing for various festivals, we have to rehearse in
4 different halls every day. Thanks to patience of our singers and
their parents we achieved success. But Speghani can't exist without
financial assistance and premises," Mrs. Avtandilyan said.
"Sarina Avtandalyan, who widowed in Karabakh war, is a member of
International Choir Association. Speghani, which consists of 60
children, is in the list of best choirs in Europe. And now, it has
no place to rehearse," art critic Margarita Rukhkyan said.