Mobile Register, AL
Oct 1 2005
Symphony welcomes guest violinist
Saturday, October 01, 2005
By THOMAS B. HARRISON
Arts Editor
Achange of seasons brings a change of venue for Mobile Symphony
Orchestra, and seldom has a concert more aptly fit the space.
Call it kismet, serendipity, a lucky break or a happy accident, but
next weekend the orchestra and its audience will be precisely where
they should be when the MSO presents an intimate evening highlighted
by Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.” (See information box.)
Not that it was designed this way. Hardly that.
As it does every October, BayFest takes over downtown Mobile for the
weekend, so Mobile Symphony was compelled to leave the friendly
confines of the Saenger Theatre for Midtown.
Thus, one Saturday evening concert will become a Saturday-Sunday dual
performance in the auditorium of the Alabama School of Mathematics
and Science at 1255 Dauphin St.
The intimate setting and tranquil melodies of Vaughan Williams,
Handel and Vivaldi should offer a respite from the madding crowds and
relentless noise of downtown’s high-decibel bacchanal.
The space seats fewer than half the Saenger’s 1,900 capacity, but the
acoustics are excellent and the theater should accommodate Vivaldi as
well as the other two selections on the program: Handel’s Concerto
Grosso in F Major, Op. 3, No. 4; and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ lovely
“Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis.”
Under the direction of Scott Speck, the orchestra will be joined by
violin soloist Ida Kavafian, known for her intensity, exemplary
musicianship and experience playing chamber music.
Born in Istanbul of Armenian parents, Kavafian is an active chamber
musician and has played chamber festivals and series worldwide. She
has toured and recorded as violist with the Guarneri String Quartet
and is an active participant with the Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center, of which she is an artist member.
Christina Littlejohn, executive director (and cellist) for Mobile
Symphony, says the program offers the sort of challenge a growing
orchestra requires.
It’s important for the orchestra to play different styles of music,”
she says. “As we grow, it is important for us not to play just
Tchaikovsky.
“The nice thing about Vivaldi is you have to listen really hard, and
it forces you to remain focused. With the other music, the melodies
just capture you and send you away, but with Vivaldi and chamber
music your ears have to be wide open. It’s so intimate you’re really
working as a team.”
Littlejohn cannot recall the last time the orchestra performed
Vivaldi — certainly not in the past decade since Mobile Symphony was
reconstituted. Same with Handel’s Concerto Grosso.
The last performance of Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia” likely came
during the hurricane-delayed 1998-99 season under then-interim
conductor Jerome Shannon.
Because of the move and the Sunday matinee performance, there will be
no open dress rehearsal for the “Four Seasons” concert, says
Littlejohn.
Next week also brings the first of the orchestra’s three composers in
residence. Kenji Bunch, the talented violist, composer and teacher,
will be in Mobile throughout the week for a series of educational
outreach programs and performances at area schools and libraries.
Mobile Symphony received a $150,000 grant from “Music Alive,” created
in 1999, a joint program of Meet the Composer and the American
Symphony Orchestra League. Funds allow a three-year residency
project, beginning this season, with Bunch, Mason Bates and Kevin
Puts.
The residency offers each an opportunity to create a new symphonic
work and to interact with the orchestra on educational activities.
Mobilians are quite fond of Bunch, who enjoyed a two-week residency
in 2003 and returned for concerts in Fairhope and the University of
South Alabama, where he performed “A Bunch of PDQ Bach.”
For Mobile Symphony the composer will produce a commissioned work,
“The Face of Mobile,” to be performed during the orchestra’s 10th
anniversary season, 2007-08.
Littlejohn says Bunch might join the orchestra next weekend during
Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia.”
Speck describes Bunch as “a phenom,” and superlatives seem to follow
the young composer wherever he goes. A superb violist, Bunch has
played with Yo-Yo Ma, and he has developed quite a following for his
bluegrass career.
Bunch will bring the “citified” sound of his group Citigrass to town
in June 2006 for the season-ending pops concert, “A Bunch of
Bluegrass.”
“I don’t know anything he hasn’t been able to do,” says Speck.
Bunch might well add to his list of accomplishments during BayFest,
where he hopes to take the stage and perform at least one tune with a
group he admires: Widespread Panic.

WAM – Emirates News Agency, United Arab Emirates
Oct 1 2005
Armenian FM visits Zayed’s tomb
Oct 1, 2005 – 12:36 –
Abu Dhabi, 01 Oct. 05 (WAM)–Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan
Oskanian has paid a visit to late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s
tomb.
“We bow our heads in honour and respect for your leadership, which
was abounded with great achievements in the best interest of your
country and towards enhancement of friendship and cooperation with
various countries of the world,” Oskanian, who arrived here Friday
night for a visit to the UAE, wrote in the register.

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| 17:02:37 | 29-09-2005 | Politics |
RE-ELECTION WILL NOT BE HELD
>From today Araik Kotanjyan is the prefect of Kanaker-Zeytun community. The
decision was taken by the Court of First Instance of Arabkir and
Kanaker-Zeytun community in accord with the suit brought by Araik Kotanjyan
himself.
To remind, the election of the head of Kanaker-Zeytun community was held on
September 18. Taking into account the minor difference between the number of
the votes garnered by the two candidates the Local Election Committee (LEC)
declared the election invalid and set a re-election for October 2.
By today’s decree the court nullified the above mentioned decision of the
LEC. The decree that came into force at the moment of its announcement
cannot be appealed.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Kevorkian to campaign for assisted suicide
If paroled from prison, which could be as soon as 2007, doctor would
plan legal fight
The Michigan Daily
September 30, 2005
LAPEER, Mich. (AP) — If released from prison, Jack Kevorkian plans to
use the legal system to campaign for changes to assisted-suicide laws,
the former doctor said in an interview from prison.
Kevorkian spoke with MSNBC’s Rita Cosby during a televised interview
that was scheduled to air on the network at 9 p.m. yesterday.
In excerpts from the interview released to the media in advance of its
airing, the 77-year-old said that if he is granted parole in 2007, his
earliest possible release date, he plans to travel and visit family as
well as resume his efforts to legalize assisted suicide.
But Kevorkian emphasized that he would not help those who want to die by
breaking the law again, or encourage other doctors to do so until it’s
legal.
“I have said publicly and officially that I will not perform that act
again when I get out,” he said. “What I’ll do is what I should have done
earlier, is pursue this from a legal standpoint by campaigning to get
the laws changed.”
When asked by Cosby if he regretted the actions that put him in prison,
Kevorkian replied: “Well, I do a little.”
“It was disappointing because what I did turned out to be in vain, even
though I know it could possibly end that way,” Kevorkian said. “And my
only regret was not having done it through the legal system, through
legislation, possibly.”
Kevorkian, who is being held at the Thumb Correctional Facility in
Lapeer, is serving a 10- to 25-year sentence for second-degree murder
after being convicted of giving a fatal injection of drugs to a Lou
Gehrig’s disease patient in 1998.
Kevorkian has said he assisted in at least 130 deaths, and Gov. Jennifer
Granholm has said she won’t consider pardoning him.
During the interview, Kevorkian also discussed the case of Terri
Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman whose feeding tube was removed
after her husband won a court order to do so.
Kevorkian said that had the woman’s situation come up 10 years ago, he
would have considered taking her on as a patient because her husband was
her legal next-of-kin and because medical officials had determined that
nothing could be done to help her.
Kevorkian has signed off on a book and a movie about his life, both of
which are expected to be released sometime next year. Producers have
mentioned Ben Kingsley as a possible choice to play Kevorkian.
“He’s a great actor,” Kevorkian said. “And beside that, he carries the
implication of Gandhi, which is OK with me also.”
PHOTO CAPTION: Jack Kevorkian is shown in this Feb. 9, l996, file photo.
If released from prison, Kevorkian plans to use the legal system to
campaign for changes to assisted-suicide laws, the former doctor said in
an interview from prison. (AP PHOTO)

Des plaies inguérissables

Des plaies inguérissables
Odile Tremblay
Édition du vendredi 30 septembre 2005 Le Devoir
Titre VO : Le Génocide en moi
Description : Réalisation, scénario et image: Araz Artinian.
La jeune cinéaste montréalaise Araz Artinian a réalisé un fascinant
documentaire sur le lourd héritage qu’elle subit et aime à la fois.
Avoir des origines arméniennes avec un père obsédé par le génocide de
1915 n’est guère de tout repos. D’où le questionnement
existentiel. Qui suis-je ? Puis-je connaître une liberté hors du champ
de mon identité arménienne ? Pas sûr. Le papa d’Araz Artinian ne peut
envisager qu’une de ses deux filles puisse épouser un non-Arménien,
réduisant leurs perspectives d’avenir.
«Tout ce qui m’arrive aujourd’hui remonte à 1915, dira la jeune
femme. J’ai pris le poids de la dénégation turque dans mon sac d’école
toute mon enfance.»
Araz Artinian avait collaboré au film Ararat d’Atom Egoyan et réalisé
The Story of Arsinée Khanjian, portrait de l’épouse et muse du
cinéaste torontois d’origine arménienne. Ce documentaire suit les
mêmes pistes que sa fiction.
Il démontre à quel point la non-reconnaissance du génocide par le
gouvernement turc rend les plaies inguérissables pour toute une
diaspora empêtrée dans ses racines rouges, en mal d’identité.
À travers une oeuvre sur la mémoire en tant que périple initiatique,
la réalisatrice rencontre les derniers survivants du génocide,
nonagénaires qui gardent en eux des images et des sensations gravées,
indélébiles : femme enceinte éventrée, les poux, la mort, la soif.
Elle déambule aussi avec sa petite vidéo numérique pour capter les
images et les témoignages familiaux, certes, mais aussi sur les routes
de la Turquie dans les anciennes terres arméniennes, où des guides
taisent le génocide aux touristes. Des documents d’archives, photos
et films tournés en Égypte et au Canada ajoutent des fragments à cette
mosaïque.
C’est l’amalgame des regards sur le génocide et l’identité arménienne
qui donne sa vivacité au documentaire d’Araz Artinian. Quel que soit
le bout par lequel elle aborde son sujet, le massacre de 1,5 million
d’Arméniens par les Turcs en 1915 vient la hanter pour mieux
bouleverser sa vie. Le Génocide en moi dit et répète à quel point peut
peser lourd le poids de l’Histoire.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr. Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version:
HIS HOLINESS ARRIVES IN TORONTO
“OUR PEOPLE’S SUPREME INTERESTS DEMAND COOPERATION FROM ALL OF US”
SAYS HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
His Holiness Aram I arrived in Toronto on September 29, starting the second
part of his Pontifical visit to Canada. Addressing the thousands of
believers who had gathered to greet him, His Holiness stressed the
importance of faith, Armenian identity and cooperation in individual as well
as the nation’s collective lives.
His Holiness Aram I traveled to Toronto from Montreal by land with Prelate
Archbishop Khajag Hagopian, V Rev Fr Krikor Chiftjian and Rev Fr Housig
Mardirosian and the delegation members.
The Pontiff was welcomed by the pastor of Toronto, V Rev Fr Meghrig
Parikian, the board of trustees, the National Assembly, other
representatives from the community and a huge crowd of believers at the St.
Asdvadzadzine Church in Toronto.
Representatives from sister churches as well as pastors of the Armenian
Catholic Church, V Rev Fr. Yeghia Kiredjian and the Armenian Evangelical
Church, Rev Yesayi Sarmazian, attended the Holy Mass held in the Church.
The Prelate of Canada, Archbishop Hagopian, delivered the opening remarks
expressing the love and respect of the believers towards His Holiness.
The Catholicos first welcomed the representatives of sister churches, seeing
in their respect the evident unity and brotherhood between Christian
Churches. His Holiness highly praised the hard work carried out by Prelate
Archbishop Hagopian and V Rev Fr. Parikian in Toronto.
His Holiness then delivered a sermon, stressing three concepts: holding
strong to the Armenian Church’s and nation’s origins and working on
rendering the Armenian nation’s collective life more fruitful.
“It is more than essential to preserve faith especially in today’s world,
where deterioration of moral values can be seen everywhere. This is
essential, because it is our faith in God that brings us closer to the
church and the teachings of the Holy Bible and makes our individual lives
more fruitful,” said His Holiness.
His Holiness also stressed the importance of identity. “Preserving identity
is as important, especially when away from the homeland. We are a nation. A
nation does not mean a collection of individuals. Nationhood is one of the
expressions of a people’s identity, where the children of the same people
are united with a unique history, traditions and goals.”
Speaking about the third concept, His Holiness stressed that cooperation
between all the children of the Armenian nation is most essential in these
coasts. “Our nation’s supreme interests demand cooperation from all of us,”
said His Holiness. The Pontiff called on the believers to work together to
become stronger in face of the challenges threatening to wear out their
Armenian identity.
The believers then approached the Catholicos kissing his right hand and
receiving his blessings.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the dioceses of
the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of the
Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.

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| 17:15:27 | 30-09-2005 | Social |
DOES GAGIK BEGLARYAN HAVE A FINGER IN IT?
61-year-old Hrachik Haroutyunyan watched with tears in his eyes how the
furniture of his house in Buzand 17 was being taken into the lorry. They
were taken in not by the residents of the house, but by the workers of the
court officers. The court officers did not even allow Hrachik Hovhannisyan
to enter his house, as he is not registered there.
«It is now clear why they postponed the eviction. They did it for us not to
hinder the elections. Now everything is over, and they are here», said the
daughter of Hrachik Haroutyunyan Astghik whose family was not visited by the
court officers for the last 15 days.
According to her, today early in the morning about 50 people – court
officers and policemen «attacked their house». Now the Hovhannisyans do not
know where to go. «They will take the things to the store as we have nowhere
to take them», said Astghik.
They were paid 10 500 USD for 35 square meters. «We cannot buy even a
one-room flat with that sum», said Hrachik Haroutyunyan.
The dwellers of the Buzand street now foresee the eviction of the Buzand 15
residents.

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| 17:02:39 | 30-09-2005 | Politics |
NOT CONGRATULATED YET
«The court was not subject to pressures», said the newly elected head of the
Qanaqer-Zeytun community Arayik Qotanjyan during the press conference about
the elections in the community today in «Azdak» club.
After the elections were announced invalid, Arayik Qotanjyan did not even
hope that the trial would be held, but when it was, he was sure to win, «In
case of holding the trial there could be no other decision, as the forgery
and the crime were obvious».
The newly elected community head is worried that his opponent has not
congratulated him. Before that he had decided to give them an opportunity to
work with him, but today he said, «How shall we sit around a table and work
together? ».
By the way, the Qanaqer-Zeytun community head has not yet taken up his
responsibilities, but he announced beforehand, «There will be no drastic
steps, we will keep the hard-working officials and change the rest».

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| 15:37:20 | 30-09-2005 | Official |
PRYAKHIN AND SERGE SARGSYAN SIGNED
Today in the RA Defense Ministry Serge Sargsyan and the OSCE Yerevan office
head Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin signed a memorandum about the «
Realization of the three phases of eliminating the rocket fuel ingredients
stores».
As a result of the realization of the program the mélange will be processed
into ecologically clean fertilizer which will be used to fertilize soils
poor in pH.

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| 14:28:34 | 30-09-2005 | Politics |
YEREVAN SAVIOR FOUND
`I am convinced now that I am an important factor in the political field as
the whole power system fought against me’, announced Kenton community head
candidate Rouzan Khachatryan during today’s press conference.
She reminded that Robert Kocharyan, Serge Sargsyan, Andranik Margaryan and
Andranik Manoukyan have never been involved in the community head elections.
«On the election day Robert Kocharyan announced that he whom he votes for
always wins, and I don’t think anyone will doubt the choice of the
President», Rouzan Khachatryan said.
She found her candidate important in another respect: this was the first
case when a woman puts forward her candidacy for the post of the community
head. She is convinced that during the nest elections there will be more
woman candidates.
Besides, after the elections Rouzan Khachatryan considers herself the savior
of Yerevan, «They say after the elections Gagik Beglaryan was going to
become the Yerevan mayor. Nevertheless, after the problems connected with
the elections it will be meaningless to leave the post of the community
head. So, I saved Yerevan from a potential mayor», Rouzan Khachatryan
announced.
CONFIDANT BEATEN SAVAGELY
The Kentron community head elections are over, but the results are not yet.
Two days after the elections 7 young people took Rouzan Khachatryan’s
confidant Karen Haroutyunyan to the area near the Metax factory and beat him
savagely.
Rouzan Khachatryan announced about it today during the press conference. At
the end of the conference the mother of the victim Telik Haroutyunyan too
talked to the journalists. She said that they did not turn to doctors in
order to avoid further development of the case. Neither will they turn to
the police.
Rouzan Khachatryan claimed that this was not the only case of violence, and
as the majority of the confidants were women, she asked them to leave the
electoral areas immediately in case of violence.
«One of the woman members of the committee who refused to sign the protocol
was told by the police that either she will sign or she will be taken to
police from where she may even fail to return. She called me, and I asked
her to sign the protocol and leave the area immediately as we did not want
any victims».
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress