September 29 – day of jubilee concert dedicated to Tigran Mansuryan
25.09.2009 14:19 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Great composer Tigran Mansuryan is this year
celebrating his 70th birthday. On September 29, Yerevan will host a
jubilee concert dedicated to this anniversary. Concert program
includes musical pieces created by Mansuryan in different periods of
his creative acivity (1965-2009). Particularly, audience will have the
chance to listen to `Serenade’, `Yerevan Mulberry Yard’, `Testament’,
`Three Plays in Thick Colors’, `The Art of Creation’ (choir song) etc.

`Any jubilee concert is perceived as a gift and sign of attention,
which is so important for someone who creates,’ maestro said in an
interview with a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent.

Several musicians and organizers of Yerevan Music and `National
Gallery’ festivals, as well as lovers of Mansuryan’s creative art have
this year organized concerts dedicated to maestro. Mansuryan’s "Agnus
Dei", Sting Trio, "Con anima", `Sunset Songs’, `Partite’ and `Alt and
Orchestra Concert No. 2′ were played in National Gallery’s fresco hall
and State Philharmonic Orchestra’s big concert hall.

Tigran Mansuryan was born on January 27, 1939 in Beirut (Lebanon). In
late 1940s he moved to Soviet Armenia. In 1965, he graduated from
Yerevan State Conservatory (creative instructor: Lazar Saryan) and in
1968 he completed his post-graduate education. In 1963-64, Mansuryan
was a concertmaster in Yerevan Choreographic College. In 1964-65, he
worked as musical editor for Armenian Radio and TV Company.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress