President Serzh Sargsyan attended on Monday a gala event dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the Armenian Composers’ Union (ACU) at Aram Khachaturian Philharmonic Hall.

As the press department at the President’s Office reported, the Head of State presented a group of artists with high State awards and titles for outstanding services and valuable contribution to art music, as well as on the 85th anniversary of the Armenian Composers’ Union.

Extending his congratulations on the ACU 85th anniversary, President Sargsyan wished the composers new creative achievements to the glory of the Armenian music and the Armenian nation, stressing that the Union should provide ever greater care for composers’ works.

The evening ended with the closing concert of the 4th Armenian Contemporary Music Festival. The festival seeks to introduce and propagate the works authored by representatives of contemporary Armenian music school.