INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO KOMITAS’ 140TH ANNIVERSARY

AZG Armenian Daily
06/05/2009

Culture

"Renaissance" international music festival of young music performers
dedicated to Komitas’ 140th anniversary is to be held on May 6-11 in
Gyumri with the blessing of the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of
All Armenians, His Holiness Garegin II and support of the First Lady
of the Republic of Armenia Rita Sargsian.

The festival is the continuation of the tradition initiated by Gyumri
branch of Komitas State Conservatory. The first music festival under
heading "Renaissance" was held in 2007, and the second one – in 2008.

RA Culture Ministry, Gyumri branch of Komitas State Conservatory,
and "Pyunik" Human Resources Development Fund are the organizers of
the festival.

About 700 young music performers from different regions of Armenia,
Artsakh, Georgia and Javakhk, as well as Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran,
Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Switzerland applied to participate in
the contest-festival.

The participants will rival in spheres of piano, stringed and wind
instruments, national musical instruments and vocals. Well-known art
critics and artists from Armenia, Georgia, Germany and Cyprus will
serve on the jury of the festival. Awards in different nominations
will be presented at the festival.

The ceremonial opening, finish and gala concert of the festival will
be held at Gyumri Vardan Achemian State Dramatic Theatre.