Second Marz Phase Of The Republican Recitation Youth Contest-Festiva

SECOND MARZ PHASE OF THE REPUBLICAN RECITATION YOUTH CONTEST-FESTIVAL STARTED

National Assembly of RA, Armenia

Oct 31 2011

The Republican Recitation Youth Contest Festival is being held for
the fourth time under the auspice of the NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan,
which this year is dedicated to the Western Armenian poets Petros
Durian, Ruben Sevak, Vahan Tekeyan and Misak Metsarentz.

>From September 15 in all marzes of the republic, in Artsakh and Javakhk
the first phase of the Contest-Festival has started. The launching
of the second marz phase on October 30 was solemnly announced in the
secondary school N 19 of Ghyumri. Writers, poets, artists, actors,
singers, teachers well known in the republic are included in the
festival jury.

Karo Vardanyan, the speaker, candidate of philological sciences,
Director of Charents Museum of Literature and Art, presented the
Western Armenian poetry. And RA Honoured Artist Sargis Najaryan
admired those present with his wonderful recitation, especially
reading samples of the Western Armenian poetry. We’ll note that 3240
pupils from 167 schools of Shirak marz, who have taken part in the
first phase of the Contest-Festival, 35 pupils of them have gained
the right to take part in the final marz phase.

After summing up the final points of the jury the winners of the two
age groups, 11-14 and 15-17 (8 participants) became known, and they
gained the right to take part in the 3rd final phase. Razmik Davoyan
and Kryun Arakelyan congratulated the winners. On November 4 the jury
will be hosted in Ararat marz..