Mehr News Agency, Iran
Jan 5 2007

Tjeknavorian conducts Armenian orchestra in "Messenger" symphony

TEHRAN, Jan. 5 (Mehr News Agency) — Iranian musician Loris
Tjeknavorian conducted an Armenian orchestra in a performance of "The
Messenger of Love and Hope" symphony in honor of the Prophet Muhammad
at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on January 4 in one of the programs of the
22nd Fajr International Music Festival.

Composed by Seyyed Mehdi Shojaii, the symphony features various
stages of the Prophet’s life from Mecca Conquest, Hajjat al-Wadaa
(the Holy Prophet’s Farewell Pilgrimage), and his demise and also
describes Ashura and the appearance of Imam Mahdi.

The symphony is comprised of George Frideric Handel’s "Hallelujah",
Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles François Gounod’s "Ave Maria",
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s "Lacrimosa", Tjeknavorian’s "Birth of the
Prophet Muhammad", Farhad Fakhreddini’s "Imam Ali", and several other
pieces.

The orchestra is scheduled to give a reprise performance tonight.