NEW RECORD OF KOMITAS’ ‘HOLY LITURGY’ RELEASED
Meeting with Stanford University professor Hrant Khachatrian at a concert in Geghard became the beginning of an interesting and important project for "Hover" chamber choir. Soon after the acquaintance the professor suggests to release the recording of Komitas’ "Holy Liturgy" with an aim of further promotion.
Yesterday, the choir represented its new, 8th, album that was recorded in Armenia by VEM Studio and release in German city of Cologne. Arman Padarian, head of the chamber choir, says that the CD was released in 3.000 copies, 1.000 of which will be distributed all over the world, 1.000 will be put for sale at www.amazon.de and www.amazon.com and 1.000 will be brought to Armenia.
Choir’s editor, Vahe Begoyan, said that their recording is complete and includes parts of the priest and deacon in the liturgy as well as the Gospel readings.
The repertoire of "Hover" chamber choir, founded in 1992, includes more than 170 works of Armenian, Western European and American composers. The choir took part in a number of famous contests and festivals such as International Chorus Polyphonic Contest in Italy (1997, laureate), International Chorus Contest in France (1999, laureate) and First Choir Olympiad in Austria (2000, gold medal).
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- 1815 The Lazaryan Academy is inaugurated in Moscow.
- 1847 Fort Orag beseiged by Beder Khan Bey.
- 1851 Zeytoon's princes write to the Catholicos at Echmiadsin to say that Sultan Abdul Megid called them to Constantinople to sign an agreement on taxes. The manifesto of Sultan Murad the Fourth was considered to be cancelled.
- 1921 Birth of Edward Mirzoyan (composer).
- 1956 Inauguration of the large Hrazdan bridge at Yerevan.
- 1963 Khoren the First was anointed Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia.
- 1994 Signature of the Agreement on a Cease-Fire signed by the Ministers of Defence of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the commander of Artsakhs Armed Forces.
- 1994 The Ministers of Defense from Azerbaijan and Artsakh sign a cease-fire agreement.
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