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Today's Zaman, Turkey
Nov 11 2010
Gusan 2010 Choir to commemorate Gomidas
11 November 2010, Thursday / Today's Zaman, Ä°stanbul
The Armenian Church of the Three Altars in Ä°stanbul's BeyoÄ?lu, known
in Turkish as the Ã`ç Horan Church, will today host a concert of
religious music by the Gusan 2010 Choir.
The concert is part of a series of events marking the 140th
anniversary of the birth of Gomidas Vartabet (1869-1935), an
internationally acknowledged Armenian ethnomusicologist, composer,
interpreter, choir chief and clergy man who improved and expanded
Armenian music.
His most important work, `Badarak' (Rite) is one of the 10 badaraks
accepted by the Armenian Church and still performed today. Badarak
will be performed at tonight's concert, a joint effort by the Anadolu
Kültür foundation with support from the İstanbul 2010 European Capital
of Culture Agency.
The Gusan 2010 Choir, formed by the Gomidas Platform, will be
conducted by Hagop Mamigonyan and Edvin GaliopoÄ?lu. The 31-member
choir is made up of some of the best male choir singers selected from
Armenian male choirs in Ä°stanbul, and is formed as a tribute to the
Gusan Choir of Gomidas.
The Gusan 2010 Choir will perform Gomidasyan Badarak (Gomidas' Ritual
Music) in its original form and as a cappella for the first time in 50
years, the event's organizers said in a written statement.
Admission is free of charge. The concert starts at 9 p.m. The Armenian
Church of the Three Altars is located on Balık Pazarı Sahne Sokak, No:
24/A in the Galatasaray quarter.
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-226869-110-gusan-2010-choir-to-commemorate-gomidas.html
From: A. Papazian
Nov 11 2010
Gusan 2010 Choir to commemorate Gomidas
11 November 2010, Thursday / Today's Zaman, Ä°stanbul
The Armenian Church of the Three Altars in Ä°stanbul's BeyoÄ?lu, known
in Turkish as the Ã`ç Horan Church, will today host a concert of
religious music by the Gusan 2010 Choir.
The concert is part of a series of events marking the 140th
anniversary of the birth of Gomidas Vartabet (1869-1935), an
internationally acknowledged Armenian ethnomusicologist, composer,
interpreter, choir chief and clergy man who improved and expanded
Armenian music.
His most important work, `Badarak' (Rite) is one of the 10 badaraks
accepted by the Armenian Church and still performed today. Badarak
will be performed at tonight's concert, a joint effort by the Anadolu
Kültür foundation with support from the İstanbul 2010 European Capital
of Culture Agency.
The Gusan 2010 Choir, formed by the Gomidas Platform, will be
conducted by Hagop Mamigonyan and Edvin GaliopoÄ?lu. The 31-member
choir is made up of some of the best male choir singers selected from
Armenian male choirs in Ä°stanbul, and is formed as a tribute to the
Gusan Choir of Gomidas.
The Gusan 2010 Choir will perform Gomidasyan Badarak (Gomidas' Ritual
Music) in its original form and as a cappella for the first time in 50
years, the event's organizers said in a written statement.
Admission is free of charge. The concert starts at 9 p.m. The Armenian
Church of the Three Altars is located on Balık Pazarı Sahne Sokak, No:
24/A in the Galatasaray quarter.
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-226869-110-gusan-2010-choir-to-commemorate-gomidas.html
From: A. Papazian