CONCERT OF "HOVER" CHOIR TAKES PLACE IN FRANCE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF YEAR OF ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Dec 26 2006

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Concerts of the "Hover" chamber
orchestra, laureate of international contests, took place on December
1-10, in France, within the framework of the Year of Armenia. The Noyan
Tapan correspondent was informed about it by Sona Hovhannisian, the
artistic head and master of the choir. "Hover" performed concerts in
Paris, Nantes, Marseilles, La Roche sur Yon, Vandea, Fontevreau. The
choir performed Armenian spiritual songs, choral songs, dancing
songs as well as works of foreign composers. "Hover" performed in
Marseilles the "Plough Song of the People of Lori" ("Loretsineri Gutani
Horovel") of Komitas with one of famous music groups of France. In
S.Hovhannisian’s words, the Frenchmen admired the Armenian music. In
her words, they have knewn the Armenian spiritual music, particularly
the "Liturgy" ("Patarag") of Komitas. S.Hovhannisian mentioned that
in the spring of 2007, "Hover" will take part in the festival of
spiritual music to take place in Prague as well as will go on tours to
Germany. In her words, the Flora Family Foundation of the U.S. Stanford
University will release the 7th disc of the choir by Professor Hrant
Khachatrian’s order. Secular choral songs of Komitas will be involved
in it. By the way, this year the "Liturgy" of Komitas, performed by
the male staff of "Hover," was recorded in Germany, and the disks were
sent to the most important cultural hearths, universities of the world.