Evening Dedicated To 295th Anniversary Of Sayat Nova Held In Minsk

EVENING DEDICATED TO 295th ANNIVERSARY OF SAYAT NOVA HELD IN MINSK

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Feb 05 2007

MINSK, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. A literary music
evening party dedicated to the 295th anniversary of Armenian prominent
composer Sayat Nova was held on January 31 in Minsk, at the People’s
Friendship House. The event was organized by the "Belarus-Armenia"
company and by the Belarus Association of Friendship and Ties with
Foreign Countries, with the assistance of the Belarus Armenian
community and the Embassy of Armenia.

As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA Foreign Ministry’s Press and
Information Department, eminent literary critics of Belarus presented
the spectators the creative path passed by Sayat Nova, articles of a
Polish publication of the 19th century dedicated to the composer were
read, Sayat Nova’s works were performed in the Armenian, Russian and
Belarusian languages. Parts of performance of Sayat Nova’s songs from
the "Sayat Nova" film were shown.

A representative of the Embassy of Armenia expressed a speech of
gratitude addressed to the evening organizers and participants.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS