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Echmiadzin's renovated musical school to open soon
tert.am
21:07 - 07.10.12
After three years' repairs, the musical school of the Echmiadzin will
soon open its doors with a completely fresh external design and
interior.
Its opening ceremony, held earlier on Sunday, was attended by
President Serzh Sargsyan, Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II,
Echmiadzin Mayor Karen Grigoryan, and several other officials.
Mayor Grigoryan praised the state efforts towards assisting in the
building's renovation and thanked the president on behalf of himself
and the school's staff.
Speaking to reporters, the school's director said their institution,
which formerly lay in ruins, may now have no equal across the
republic.
`We were afraid lest the children should hit the glasses while running
and find themselves downstairs. But thank God, the country leader
found a way to help us. The building has been constructed at the
expense of the state budget,' Benik Shamiryan said, adding that they
now have 293 pupils, of whom 82 were admitted this year.
`I have made inquiries and found that this number doesn't exist
anywhere, not even at the musical schools of Yerevan. This
demonstrates that people in our city love music and attend school to
learn [music],' he said.
Shamiryan added that the folk, string and wind instruments are taught
free of charge thanks to the city's mayor. He asserted further that
they have almost no shortage of instruments.
`There is a problem with just few instruments,' he said. `We have
applied to corresponding people at the Ministry of Culture and asked
for their help, if possible.'
After visiting the school, the president and the other high ranking
officials laid flowers to a monument built in commemoration of the
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war heroes.
tert.am
21:07 - 07.10.12
After three years' repairs, the musical school of the Echmiadzin will
soon open its doors with a completely fresh external design and
interior.
Its opening ceremony, held earlier on Sunday, was attended by
President Serzh Sargsyan, Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II,
Echmiadzin Mayor Karen Grigoryan, and several other officials.
Mayor Grigoryan praised the state efforts towards assisting in the
building's renovation and thanked the president on behalf of himself
and the school's staff.
Speaking to reporters, the school's director said their institution,
which formerly lay in ruins, may now have no equal across the
republic.
`We were afraid lest the children should hit the glasses while running
and find themselves downstairs. But thank God, the country leader
found a way to help us. The building has been constructed at the
expense of the state budget,' Benik Shamiryan said, adding that they
now have 293 pupils, of whom 82 were admitted this year.
`I have made inquiries and found that this number doesn't exist
anywhere, not even at the musical schools of Yerevan. This
demonstrates that people in our city love music and attend school to
learn [music],' he said.
Shamiryan added that the folk, string and wind instruments are taught
free of charge thanks to the city's mayor. He asserted further that
they have almost no shortage of instruments.
`There is a problem with just few instruments,' he said. `We have
applied to corresponding people at the Ministry of Culture and asked
for their help, if possible.'
After visiting the school, the president and the other high ranking
officials laid flowers to a monument built in commemoration of the
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war heroes.