Tweet
ARMENIAN CHURCH TO HOST CONCERT OF ISTANBUL CHOIR FEST
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 12, 2011 - 10:51 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The fourth edition of the International Istanbul
Choir Days Festival will open with a reception at the Macka campus
of Istanbul Technical University (İTU).
The event, initiated by the Fortuna Organization, first took place
in 2008. This year's lineup, which promises to be the best yet,
will present 24 choirs from seven countries: Switzerland, Slovenia,
Italy, Greece, Poland, Sweden and Turkey. Running through Nov. 21,
admission to the concerts is free of charge, in an effort by festival
organizers to spread choir culture in Turkey in a way that will be
accessible to all.
The festival is a non-competitive event that focuses on intercultural
musical dialogue and introducing choirs from different countries
to a variety of musical styles and repertories. A range of parallel
activities including seminars, workshops and sightseeing tours will
be hosted along with the concert series.
A total of 10 concerts and four seminars will be held at a range of
historically and culturally important İstanbul venues, including
the Armenian Church of the Three Altars in Beyoglu, the St. Esprit
Church and the Mustafa Kemal Amphitheater, across the four-day period
of the festival, Today's Zaman reported.
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 12, 2011 - 10:51 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The fourth edition of the International Istanbul
Choir Days Festival will open with a reception at the Macka campus
of Istanbul Technical University (İTU).
The event, initiated by the Fortuna Organization, first took place
in 2008. This year's lineup, which promises to be the best yet,
will present 24 choirs from seven countries: Switzerland, Slovenia,
Italy, Greece, Poland, Sweden and Turkey. Running through Nov. 21,
admission to the concerts is free of charge, in an effort by festival
organizers to spread choir culture in Turkey in a way that will be
accessible to all.
The festival is a non-competitive event that focuses on intercultural
musical dialogue and introducing choirs from different countries
to a variety of musical styles and repertories. A range of parallel
activities including seminars, workshops and sightseeing tours will
be hosted along with the concert series.
A total of 10 concerts and four seminars will be held at a range of
historically and culturally important İstanbul venues, including
the Armenian Church of the Three Altars in Beyoglu, the St. Esprit
Church and the Mustafa Kemal Amphitheater, across the four-day period
of the festival, Today's Zaman reported.