Congratulatory Message Of RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan To Hovhanne

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE OF RA NA SPEAKER HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN TO HOVHANNES CHEKIDJIAN

National Assembly of RA
Dec 23 2008
Armenia

RA NA Speaker Mr Hovik Abrahamyan sent congratulatory message to
Hovhannes Chekidjian on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

"Honourable Maestro!

I warmly congratulate you on the occasion of your 80th
birthday. Invaluable is your contribution in the cultural life of the
Republic of Armenia. Through decades the academic choir headed by you
presented the Armenian singing art in Armenia and outside Armenia,
entirely serving to advocating the true art and making the people
participants of the most important thing – world of beauty.

The performances of the best works of the Armenian and world music
became the wealth of all of us thanks to you and the choir headed
by you.

I congratulate you once again and wish you strength and vigour,
happiness and new creative successes."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS