KOMITAS’S JUBILEE CELEBRATED WITH SPLENDOR IN PARIS

Tert
Oct 22 2009
Armenia

A number of jubilee events were held devoted to Komitas’s 140th
anniversary. First, a concert-conference was held at Richelieu
Amphitheatre in Sorbonne, which was devoted to Komitas’s secular
music. Then, a choir concert was held at the Cathedral of Saint-Louis
des Invalids devoted to Komitas’s spiritual music; musicologists Mher
Navoyan and Anthony Girard presented Komitas’s life and creative
activity, and his role in the development of Armenian national and
world music.

The delegation headed by Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan
was invited to the events. During the visit, Posghosyan met her
counterpart, French Minister of Culture and Communication Frederic
Miteran. They agreed to sign a new framework agreement which will
specify spheres of mutual interest.

The range of events dedicated to Komitas’s jubilee in Paris were
realized by cooperation of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of
Culture and French Ministry of Culture and Communication, with the
participation of the Armenian Embassy in France.