PEOPLE’S OPINION TO BE OF DECISIVE ROLE IN ISSUE OF ACCEPTING RA NEW HYMN

Noyan Tapan
Aug 10 2006

YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Ministry of Culture and Youth
Issues got 85 claims for participation in the competition of the
RA new hymn from June 8 to August 1 inclusive. As Minister Hasmik
Poghosian stated at the August 9 press-conference, the claims were
dispensed among the following nominations: "New Word and New Music,"
"Famous Word and New Music," "Famous Word and Famous Music," "Famous
Music and New Word." By results of the first stage of the competition,
5 of the presented works entered the second stage. Those are works
written on Tigran Mansurian’s music and Yeghishe Charents’ text,
Yervand Yerznkian’s music and text of an author with "Ararat B" pen
name, on Edgar Hovhannisian’s music and Vahagn Davtian’s text, Aram
Khachatrian’s music and Arsen Soghomonian’s text, Robert Amirkhanian’s
music and Lyudvig Durian’s text. H.Poghosian mentioned that during
the second stage of the competition which will be held in the form
of public hearings, the mentioned 5 works will be performed in two
variants: by a symphony orchestra and by a choir to the accompaniment
of symphony orchestra. According to the Minister, though a competition
board consisting of 22 people will make the final decision, but the
public opinion will be of a decisive role in the issue of choice of
the RA new hymn.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress