MINISTRY OF CULTURE CELEBRATES OLD NEW YEAR IN CHAMBER MUSIC HALL

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.01.2010 21:35 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Komitas Chamber Music Hall hosted "Winter night’s
dream" children’s program, organized in celebration of the Old New
Year. The program was initiated by RA Ministry of Culture.

"We celebrate every New Year with similar events, trying to keep this
tradition alive," RA Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan stated.

Children’s Chamber Orchestra of UNICEF, guided by conductor Sergey
Smbatyan, performed music compositions of Komitas, Piazzolla and
others.

The event was attended by RA President Serzh Sargsyan and First Lady
Rita Sargsyan.

The Children’s Chamber Orchestra of UNICEF is a unique project. Its
aim is to play child rights on musical instruments, to communicate
important messages on child rights through the inspirational language
of music.

Established with the financial support of Beeline, one of Armenia’s
leading telecommunication companies, as well as through efforts of
the Tchaykovsky Musical School, Vladimir Spivakov Foundation and the
Ministry of Culture in Armenia, the first in the region Children’s
Chamber Orchestra will also have a fundraising mission and will help
UNICEF to mobilise resources for the cause of Armenian children.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress