AMERICAN TOWN OF ARLINGTON WILL HOST A MARATHON IN MEMORY OF ALAN HOVHANNES
PanARMENIAN.Net
01.05.2009 15:22 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On May 2, American town of Arlington will host
number of festive events to celebrate 100 years anniversary of Alan
Hovhannes, American composer of Armenian heritage.
Alan Hovhannes monument opening ceremony, free concert in Arlington
town hall, and a marathon from New Hampshire to Alan Hovhannes’
native house will be held within celebration framework.
The composer’s father Harvard university graduate was Taft University
professor and Armenian -English dictionary author.
American composer of Armenian Heritage, Alan Hovhannes authored 67
symphonies and 434 opuses for Asian instruments.