PAN-ARMENIAN SONG COMPETITION KICKS OFF IN STEPANAKERT
Anahit Danielyan
2009/ 06/11 | 15:45
Nagorno Karabakh culture
The first leg of the yearly "Untza" (Tribute) pan-Armenian
competitive festival kicked off yesterday in Stepanakert, NKR. The
young contestants who arrived in Karabakh performed a number of
Armenian songs.
This is the fifth year of the competition sponsored by the NKR
government, Armenian Public Radio and TV and Armenia’s State Song
Theater. Taking part in the competition are 23 performers who were
contestants in the past four competitions.
The jury awarded Razmik Amayan, a young singer from Karabakh,
the highest score. He performed Gourgen Gabrielyan’s a "Karabakh
Melody". Large parts of the repetoire of the other performers were
songs penned by Artur Grigoryan, Artistic Director of Armenia’s
Song Theater.
Today the contestants will perform renditions of foreign songs. The
competition runs till June 13.