Tehran Times November 1, 2017 Wednesday Maestro Loris Tjeknavorian donates all scores to Music Museum of Iran TEHRAN – Maestro Loris Tjeknavorian donated his entire collection of scores to the Music Museum of Iran in Tehran on Tuesday. The donation was made in a special ceremony that was attended by Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Ali Moradkhani and several top musicians, including Shahram Nazeri, Farhad Fakhreddini, Shahin Farhat and Kambiz Roshanravan. At the ceremony, Moradkhani said that the collection will help provide a rich and valuable source for the researchers and students. He called Tjeknavorian a great man and promised that the collection would be preserved in the best possible condition. "All Iranian people have a share in my works since an artwork does not belong just to its creator; it is a blessing from God," Tjeknavorian said for his part. He added that all his compositions have been inspired by God and called himself "a music chef". Tjeknavorian was born in 1937 in Borujerd in the southwestern Iranian province of Lorestan and was educated in Tehran. After he studied violin and piano at the Tehran Conservatory of Music, he studied composition at the Vienna Music Academy, where he graduated with honors in 1961. Tjeknavorian has performed throughout the world, having conducted international orchestras in Austria, Britain, the United States, Canada, Hungary, Iran, Finland, the former Soviet Union, Armenia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Africa and Denmark. His own compositions have been performed by major orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the American Symphony Orchestra in New York and the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. He also has tried his hand at painting and held an exhibition of his works at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran in April 2016. In addition, his book "Kharestan" (The Land of Donkeys), containing short comic stories on donkeys, was published in March 2017. Photo: Maestro Loris Tjeknavorian delivers a speech at the Music Museum of Iran on October 31, 2017 after donating his entire collection of scores to the museum. (Mehr/Mehran Riazi) RM/MMS/YAW
Author: Christine Harutyunian
Analysis of the situation in Armenia after September 3, 2013
The Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office (HVAC) has recently conducted analysis of the situation in Armenia after September 3, 2013.
The sides touched upon Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union, its constitutional amendments, as well as trends in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the challenges of human rights protection in Armenia.
Complete Analysis, here.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Shares Her Impressions of Armenia and Artsakh
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard with ANCA SF Chapter Board
“Through all the visits and meetings, really the strength and resilience of the Armenian people came through loud and clear,” stated Rep. Gabbard.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D) offered an overview of her recent trip to the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and discussed the imperative of U.S. reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide in a public forum hosted by the Armenian National Committee of America – San Francisco (ANCA-SF) on October 9th.
“Through all the visits and meetings, really the strength and resilience of the Armenian people came through loud and clear,” stated Rep. Gabbard, who had joined Bay Area U.S. House Members of Armenian descent Jackie Speier (D) and Anna Eshoo (D), as well as Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ), David Valadeo (R-CA) and James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) on the trip, which coincided with September 21st Armenia Independence Day celebrations. The Congressional Delegation visited with elected officials, leaders of civil society and industry throughout their stay, exploring opportunities to expand the U.S.-Armenia political and economic relationship.
A snap shot of the audience
Commenting on her visit to an Artsakh vocational school in Shushi and subsequent meetings with elected officials and parliamentarians in Stepanakert, Rep. Gabbard noted: “It was great to see everywhere that we went, how focused people are — and they literally are … it’s not a figure of speech to say that — on building a bright future. Literally, that is what is happening, with their hands, and with their feet, and with their hearts.” Rep. Gabbard decried Azerbaijan’s destabilizing role in the region, noting that Aliyev’s “continuous acts of aggression along the border have undermined the whole [peace] process and all the work that has gone in for decades to be able to try to reach this agreement.” She noted that in 2016, Hawaii became one of several U.S. states to have recognized Artsakh independence.
During her remarks, Rep. Gabbard shared her discussions with Armenia’s leaders regarding the modern-day imperative of U.S. reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide, explaining, “it is not about recognizing something in the past just for show. This has a very real impact on what is happening in the region and the world today and unless this is recognized and condemned, we will continue to see history repeat itself.”
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard speaking in San Francisco
Rep. Gabbard discussed the need for a reassessment of the U.S.-Turkey relationship “given all that is happening under Erdogan’s leadership – that is, both directly and indirectly supporting terrorist groups in Syria and other places, and how Turkey’s objectives in the region are very often counterproductive for our objectives – for the United States – for the safety and security of our people, in our efforts to defeat these terrorist groups that continue to threaten us.”
Asked about the May 2017, beating of Washington, DC protesters by Turkey’s President Reycip Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail, Rep. Gabbard stated, “the response from the Administration and State Department was too late and too weak and the tough recourse and action that should have been taken, frankly hasn’t”.
Rep. Gabbard was introduced by ANCA Western Region Legislative Consultant and ANCA San Francisco Board Member Haig Baghdassarian. Baghdassarian thanked the Congresswoman for her participation in the Congressional Delegation, as well as her support for H.Res 220 (Genocide Prevention Resolution) and the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues. The ANCA SF Chapter presented Rep. Gabbard with a gift of a photo of the Armenian-American float at the San Francisco 4th of July parade in 1918.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was elected to serve Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional district in 2012. She is one of the first two female combat veterans to ever serve in the U.S. Congress, and its first Hindu member. Now in her third term in Congress, Gabbard serves on both the House Armed Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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President of Israel confessed that Tel Aviv does not recognize the Armenian Genocide for political reasons
ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia Friday President of Israel confessed that Tel Aviv does not recognize the Armenian Genocide for political reasons Yerevan October 27 Tatevik Shahunyan. The world-famous French chansonnier of Armenian origin Charles Aznavour at the residence of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem raised the issue of recognizing the Armenian Genocide in Tel-Aviv in Ottoman Turkey. During the ceremony of awarding medals of the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg for "heroic actions during the Holocaust" to Aznavour and his sister Aide, the world famous chanson asked the Israeli leader when Israel recognizes the Armenian Genocide. "I will not ask you a secret question, and I do not expect an answer. However, it is important to raise this issue. Why do not you recognize the Armenian Genocide, while they themselves suffered from the fascist regime? "Aznavour said. In response, the President of Israel confessed: "Unfortunately, the Israeli government, for political reasons, could not recognize the tragic events in the Ottoman Empire of 1915 as genocide, but I myself raised the issue in the Knesset and the UN."
Music: Noted classical pieces from Armenian, Georgian, Ukrainian musical repertoire presented in Boston
Ukrainian Weekly
Oct 20 2017
Nazar Syneiko
At the concert at Christ the King Parish Center (from left) are: Levon Hovsepian, (piano), David Gvinianidze (tenor), Olga Lisovska (soprano) and Vartan Gabrielian (bass-baritone).
Film: Foreign film fest ready to roll
Lethbridge Herald, Canada
Oct 15 2017
Five-night event starts Monday at library
Dave Mabell
Lethbridge Herald
Three Oscar-nominated features are included in the city’s annual Foreign Film Festival.
The five-night event, free for all interested, will open with an international festival winner on election day, Monday, at the downtown library.
“This year features world-class cinema at its best,” says event organizer Sheila Braund.
The films will be screened at 7 p.m. each night in the Theatre Gallery, with seating on a first-come basis.
“Foreign language films have the amazing ability to help us glimpse and understand life in other parts of the world,” Braund says.
Most of this year’s selections have played at the international festival in Toronto, she adds, or they were nominated for an Oscar.
Launching the festival on Monday will be “Frantz,” named the top film at the Venice International Film Festival last year. It’s described as “a haunting tale of love and reconciliation” in a small German town in the aftermath of the First World War.
On Tuesday a Persian film, “The Salesman” focuses on a couple in Tehran. Writer-director Asghar Farhadi received a “best foreign film” nomination for it in this year’s Oscar competitions.
“Toni Erdman,” the feature on Wednesday, is a comedy about a retired music teacher and his daughter living in Bucharest.
It was also nominated for an Oscar this year.
A collaborative English, French, German and Armenian film, “The Promise” will be shown on Thursday. It’s the story of a love triangle caught up in the atrocities of war during the final days of the Ottoman Empire.
And then ringing down the curtain Friday, it’s the Swedish film “A Man Called Ove.” Festival planners says it’s “a feel-good movie” that follows the life of an old curmudgeon and his strict principles.
It, too, was nominated for a “best foreign” Oscar this year.
Braund says the annual event serves to highlight the library’s foreign film collection.
“The festival offers cineophiles the chance to view some of the best foreign films, guaranteeing an ultimate week of binge viewing.”
There are 800 vacancies (video)
Job seekers had the opportunity to say goodbye to the status of unemployed today. More than 60 organizations in Yerevan’s Khachkar Park have offered 800 vacancies, starting from technical issues to high qualifications.
The labor market functions till 15.00. It is organized for 10 years in Yerevan and in the regions.
Vahagn Hovhannisyan, Head of Employers’ Cooperation Division of the State Employment Agency, said “The goal is to find a job seeker and employer to meet one another, to negotiate, and job seekers to find a job. We then carry out some monitoring: call out employers, and check out how many people have applied for jobs and how many people have been hired.”
Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan Helping Build a Home with Fuller Center for Housing Armenia. 11 Years of Partnership
Yerevan volunteer staff members, led by the Management Team, joined Fuller
Center for Housing Armenia team in the village of Geghashen, Kotayk region to
help Yeghiazaryan family in need of decent housing to build their home.
It is already the 11th year of partnership with the shared mission of
eliminating substandard housing in Armenia by lending a helping hand to more
and more families in need of decent housing and changing their lives to the
better.
“Marriott’s Spirit to serve makes our culture more vibrant, our business
stronger and the world a better place. Investing in the communities where we do
business is at the core of Marriott’s Spirit To Serve Our Communities corporate
social responsibility strategy. Our commitment to society blends financial
contributions with in-kind giving of products and services, and the volunteer
service of our associates around the world. Now the time has come to put our
actions to another Spirit to Serve our communities event together with Fuller
Center for Housing Armenia,‘’ said Armenia
Marriott Hotel Yerevan General Manager Ms. Catalina
Susan
The Yeghiazaryan family of five had been living in a small metal
container for several years with no bathroom, no kitchen, no separate bedrooms…
Tatul, the head of the household is the only breadwinner of the family who is
doing seasonal construction work. Despite of working very hard the family’s small
income has never been enough to complete the construction of the half-built
house which they had begun building a long time before.
“My husband and I work hard to
care for the needs of the family but it has been very difficult to raise
children and build a house at the same time. For many years we have tried to finish
the construction of the house but have been unable to afford it. Having a home
has become a dream for us. And now we can’t even imagine that by the end of the
year we will live in a safe and comfortable home. It’s been incredible to see
how quite foreign people, not our freinds and relatives, came to gives us a
real hand-up working side be side with us and helping build our dream home,”,
shared Aghunik, the family mother.
“It’s already 11 years that our loyal partner, Armenia Marriott Hotel
Yerevan, shares our belief that every person should have a decent, safe and
affordable place to live… 11 fruitful years of commitment to making decent
housing affordable in the communities where we work and live. We are proud to
have a dedicated partner like Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan where serving to
the communities is of highest priority,” stated Fuller Center for Housing
Armenia President Ashot Yeghiazaryan.