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Music: 9th Festival of Armenian Composers’ Art dedicated to the 110th anniversary of Grigor Eghiazaryan

ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
 Friday


9th Festival of Armenian Composers' Art dedicated to the 110th
anniversary of Grigor Eghiazaryan

Yerevan February 23

Alexander Avanesov. From March 5 to 9, Yerevan will host the 9th
festival of Armenian composers' art. Each year the festival is
dedicated to one of the famous Armenian composers. This year it is
dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the composer, teacher, People's
Artist of the USSR Grigor Eghiazaryan.

Grigory Yeghiazaryan is one of the founders of the modern Armenian
composer school. Among his students are Alexander Ajemyan, Emin
Aristakesyan, Grigor Ahinyan, Edgar Hovhannisyan, Geghuni Chichchyan,
Martun Israelyan and many other composers. Grigory Egiazaryan composed
music mainly in symphonic and ballet genre, wrote symphonic poems,
symphonies, ballets, romances, music for theater and cinema. Since the
foundation, the festival of Armenian composer art has been held under
the high patronage of RA President Serzh Sargsyan. The organizer of
the festival is the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra. This initiative
is in the center of attention of the RA Ministry of Culture, and the
ministry sponsors the festival. The artistic director and chief
conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Smbatyan,
stressed the importance of the Festival of Armenian Composers' Art.
"Some people always say that the works of contemporary composers are
not being performed, but the festival of Armenian composer's art
proves the opposite. The festival has a very important mission and
purpose. We must preserve our national culture, and society must see
our heroes, those who create our contemporary music, "said Sergei
Smbatyan. It should be noted that much work has been done in the
framework of the festival in recent years. Symphonic and chamber works
of more than 50 Armenian composers were digitized, more than 200 works
were recorded, as well as premieres of more than 150 works by Armenian
composers. This activity is aimed at the preservation and development
of cultural heritage. Within the framework of the festival of Armenian
composer art, the compositions of Grigor Eghiazaryan were also
digitized. The organizers of the festival are trying to find the
archives of the composer. His writings are mostly manuscripts and very
poorly preserved. Several works were published from 1930 to 1940. The
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra found chamber compositions by Grigor
Eghiazaryan in the archives of the Conservatory and individuals. The
team is trying to find symphonic works of the composer in order to
restore the notes and in the future to include them in concert
programs. Within the framework of Gregory Yeghiazaryan-Fest there will
be 5 concerts. Works by Grigor Eghiazaryan, his students and also
contemporary Armenian composers will be performed. The works of
Alexander Harutyunyan, Arno Babajanian, Simon Hovhannisyan, Gagik
Ovunts, Valery Sargsyan, Vagharshak Kotoyan, Geguni Chichyan, Eduard
Baghdasaryan, Alexander Ajemyan, Barsegh Kanachyan, Stepan will be
presented at the festival. Lusikyan, Eduard Abrahamyan, Vache
Sharafyan and other composers. A separate evening will be dedicated to
composers living in the Diaspora: chamber pieces by Richard Yardumyan,
Alan Hovhannes, Harutyun Dallalyan, Nubar Aslanyan, Konstantin
Petrosyan will be presented.

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