OPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN JULY 30 TO SEPTEMBER 21 IN YEREVAN
Noyan Tapan
July 24, 2009
YEREVAN, JULY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The goal of holding the Open Music
Festival dedicated to music of various genres is to meet the
lack of cultural events noticed in July, August and September in
Yerevan. Artistic director and principal conductor of the National
Chamber Orchestra of Armenia Aram Gharabekian stated it at the July
23 press conference. He said that the festival which consists of
twenty-three separate concerts and a number of special events will
start on July 30 and continue till September 21.
"A summer music illumination will take place," A. Gharabekian
promised. He emphasized that the peculiarity of the expected concerts
is that they will be organized at the open-air hall of the Moscow
cinema, with vocal equipments brought from abroad specially for this
festival. "I do not know any other capital which has such a wonderful
open-air hall," A. Gharabekian added.
Touching upon the festival title, maestro mentioned that the term
"open" symbolizes people’s open hearts, free way of thinking and
tolerance. The festival will represent both famous musicians of Armenia
and artists and companies arrived from abroad, including accordeonist
and bandoneonist Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, clarnetist Michel
Lethiec, Mezzo-soprano Anna Maria Chiuri and saxophonist Federico
Mondelci. Famous jazz pionist Tigran Hamasian will also perform.
In A. Gharabekian’s words, the festival would not take place if
there were no people believing in its success. He mentioned that
VivaCell-MTS, Converse Bank, HayPost, Diasporan Armenian benefactor
Hovig Kurkjian, U.S. Embassy in Armenia, Gimishian fund are the
sponsors of the festival.