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Together Through Culture: "Yerevan-Aleppo" concert supports Syrian-Armenians
Society | 01.09.14 | 14:40
NAZIK ARMENAKYAN
ArmeniaNow
By Gayane Lazarian
ArmeniaNow reporter
A charity music event dedicated to '70s of Yerevan and Aleppo took
place in Yerevan organized with the support of Ministries of Diaspora
and Culture of Armenia and funded by AGBU Yerevan. All profits of the
concert will be directed to meet the needs of Syrian-Armenians.
Popular artists from Yerevan and Aleppo participated in the concerts
on August 29 and 30 in Aram Khachaturyan Concert Hall.
Concert presenter Zhan Vardan recalled the 40-plus year cultural bond
between Aleppo-Armenians and Yerevan, dating back to a 1971 concert in
Aleppo by composer Konstantin Orbelyan. These decades later the
cultural exchange continues Vardan said.
The main musicians of the concert were Konstantin Orbelyan's Armenian
State Pop Orchestra singers. Four Aleppo-Armenian singers and three
guitar players also took part.
Songs of the 70s were presented by Aramo, Emmy, Gayane Hovhannisyan,
Radik Gabrielyan. Jazz music collection was presented by
Syrian-Armenian artists Rena Tin, Zhan Vardan, Lila
Vardanyan-Poghosian, Karo Taghtevirenian.
Singer Taghtevirenian was brought to Armenia by the ongoing war in
Syria. Before that he had been in the motherland in 1966 and had 10
concerts. In Armenia he continues his career singing in a restaurant.
At the concert he sang together with Armenian singer Emmy. He says he
will remain in Armenia.
"It is a great pleasure for me to sing in my motherland. It is with
excitement that I remember singing in this same concert hall decades
ago. In 1966 in this same hall I had six concerts. I was a young boy
then - 18-20 years old," he said.
This concert with participation of Armenian and Syrian-Armenian
artists is another step towards Syrian Armenians' integration and
proof that culture serves an important role in unifying a nation.
Expressing her gratitude Minister of Diaspora, Hranush Hakobyan said
that Syrian-Armenians express their compassion and support through
this concert.
"They can feel that their motherland is by their side, and will not
leave them alone in difficulties. We are powerful together, and
together we must win and become stronger," Hakobyan said.
http://armenianow.com/society/56503/aleppo_war_in_syria_kostantin_orbelyan_hranush_hak obyan
From: Baghdasarian
Society | 01.09.14 | 14:40
NAZIK ARMENAKYAN
ArmeniaNow
By Gayane Lazarian
ArmeniaNow reporter
A charity music event dedicated to '70s of Yerevan and Aleppo took
place in Yerevan organized with the support of Ministries of Diaspora
and Culture of Armenia and funded by AGBU Yerevan. All profits of the
concert will be directed to meet the needs of Syrian-Armenians.
Popular artists from Yerevan and Aleppo participated in the concerts
on August 29 and 30 in Aram Khachaturyan Concert Hall.
Concert presenter Zhan Vardan recalled the 40-plus year cultural bond
between Aleppo-Armenians and Yerevan, dating back to a 1971 concert in
Aleppo by composer Konstantin Orbelyan. These decades later the
cultural exchange continues Vardan said.
The main musicians of the concert were Konstantin Orbelyan's Armenian
State Pop Orchestra singers. Four Aleppo-Armenian singers and three
guitar players also took part.
Songs of the 70s were presented by Aramo, Emmy, Gayane Hovhannisyan,
Radik Gabrielyan. Jazz music collection was presented by
Syrian-Armenian artists Rena Tin, Zhan Vardan, Lila
Vardanyan-Poghosian, Karo Taghtevirenian.
Singer Taghtevirenian was brought to Armenia by the ongoing war in
Syria. Before that he had been in the motherland in 1966 and had 10
concerts. In Armenia he continues his career singing in a restaurant.
At the concert he sang together with Armenian singer Emmy. He says he
will remain in Armenia.
"It is a great pleasure for me to sing in my motherland. It is with
excitement that I remember singing in this same concert hall decades
ago. In 1966 in this same hall I had six concerts. I was a young boy
then - 18-20 years old," he said.
This concert with participation of Armenian and Syrian-Armenian
artists is another step towards Syrian Armenians' integration and
proof that culture serves an important role in unifying a nation.
Expressing her gratitude Minister of Diaspora, Hranush Hakobyan said
that Syrian-Armenians express their compassion and support through
this concert.
"They can feel that their motherland is by their side, and will not
leave them alone in difficulties. We are powerful together, and
together we must win and become stronger," Hakobyan said.
http://armenianow.com/society/56503/aleppo_war_in_syria_kostantin_orbelyan_hranush_hak obyan
From: Baghdasarian