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PRESS RELEASE
Monday, March 22, 2010
Dziadzan Chorus of AGBU Cairo Chapter Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
The Dziadzan Chorus of the AGBU Cairo Chapter, comprised of 38
children and adolescents, celebrated its fifth anniversary with a
series of concerts. The first took place in Aleppo, Syria, at the end
of August, followed by one in Cairo on October 17, while the third was
a performance in Alexandria, Egypt, on November 6, 2009.
The Cairo concert took place in the Belekdanian Hall under the
artistic direction of Maestro Mihran Ghazelian from
Armenia. Distributed on this occasion was a beautiful program booklet
with Mt. Ararat and the great pyramids of Giza on the cover, while the
inside pages contained extensive information about the chorus’s
activity over the past five years, as well as photos of the 38
participants. The first part of the program was dedicated to the 70th
anniversary of the birth of composer Tigran Mansurian, while the
second part was dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of
Hovhannes Toumanian, the 130th of composer Armen Tigranian, and the
140th of Komitas Vartabed.
The chorus sang 20 children’s and youth-oriented songs, following the
direction of the artistic director and conductor, Kohar Ghazelian. In
addition, there were solos and amusing remarks delivered by members of
the chorus. Piano accompaniment was provided by Nanor Apigian. The
performances of songs, dances, recitations and dialogues expressed the
dreams of society, homeland, family, and the youths themselves.
The concert ended with appreciative remarks and benediction by Bishop
Ashod Mnatsaganian, Primate of the Diocese of Egypt. Along with the
musicians and performers, credit for the evening’s success also goes
to Aline Djizmedjian and Carolyn Aslanian, as well as to Saad Naguib
for the stage décor, Robert Tashdjian for the sound system, Shahe
Lousararian for the computerized design of the program, and Noubar
Simonian for the printing of the attractive booklet.
Established in 1906, AGBU () is the world’s largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian program, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
