KOMITAS IS A DISCOVERY FOR US, MEMBERS OF SCOTLAND “RENAISSANCE” CHOIR SAY
YEREVAN, APRIL 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Joint concert of “Renaissance” choir of
the Edinburth University and “Hover” (Cools) chamber choir will be
held in Yerevan Komitas Chamber Music House on April 3. Works of
Komitas, Marentsio, Ligetti and other composers, as well as Armenian
chamber music will be performed at the concert. “Renaissance” chor
arrived in Armenia on March 27, has already managed to have concerts
in Sisian and Nork Rest House of Yerevan. The choir is envisaged to
have concerts in Lori marz and Vayots Dzor. As Noel O’ Rigan, the
Artistic Director of “Renaissance” choir of Edinburth University
informed at the March 31 press-conference, they performed Komitas’
works for the first time in Armenia, but they are sure, the music of
Komitas will have great success in Scotland as well. “Komitas was a
discovery for us, and Armenian chamber music differs from one of other
nations,” N.O’ Rigan mentioned. “Renaissance” choir of the Edinburth
University participated in a number of international festivals. The
Artistic Director of the choir studies chamber music. In 1995 Noel O’
Rigan was awarded authoritative prize after Palstrina for studying
chamber music.