State Academic Chorus Of Armenia To Tour United States In 2009

STATE ACADEMIC CHORUS OF ARMENIA TO TOUR UNITED STATES IN 2009

Noyan Tapan

Dec 19, 2008

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. 2008 was a year of interesting
concert programs and tours for the State Academic Chorus of Armenia. At
the December 29 meeting with reporters in Tesaket Club, the artistic
director and conductor of the chorus Hovhannes Chekijian pointed
out, in particular, the concert in memory of the victims of the 1988
earthquake when the chorus conducted by world-famous Vladimir Spivakov
performed Mozart’s Requiem. In the words of Maestro Chekijian, there
has been creative amity in the State Academic Chorus in the past 48
years. A few days ago the chorus successfully performed Beethoven’s
ninth symphony on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Mr. Chekijian said that his life was full of difficulties, but he
has always managed to overcome them. "My path was thorny, but I am a
struggling person so I always get out of the situation with honor,"
he said.

The chorus is going to tour the United States next year, while the
ministry of culture promised to cover travel expenses.

H. Chekijian recalled that in the Soviet time the state provided
sufficient allocations for the chorus, whereas today the situation is
different: "We have no heating, no rehearsal room. Among our problems
are low salaries and many other things proceeding from it".

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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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