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Concert-presentation of seventh album of “Hover” ChoirSeventh album of “Hover” State Chamber Choir was presented in Komitas Chamber Music House by a concert. The album incorporates 23 chorus compositions of Syuni, Sayat Nova, Komitas, T. Mansuryan, D. Halajyan, Yervand and Sedrak Yerkanyans, V. Sharafyan and a number of other Armenian composers. |
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Visit of Havatamq Center youth to Hematology CenterThe season of the Great Lent for the youth of Havatamq Center youth commenced with the visit to R. Yolyan Hematology Center. Father Hakob Khachatryan, the officer of Havatamq Center, read a healing prayer for the wellness of the children with leukemia.
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“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” in State Marionette TheatreWhoever doesn’t know Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn from now on have an opportunity to see them closely and know about their adventures. February 13 marked the premiere in State Marionette Theatre. Young actors of theatre presented the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”. |
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Malatia Armenian Church Youth Center hosted the participants of Artsakh heroic warOn the occasion of the Feast of St. Vartan and His Companions, the Armenian Church Youth Center of Malatia hosted the members of Armenian Police Veterans’ Board.
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Opening of British Film Festival in YerevanYerevan hosts the 13th British Film Festival, which aims at enhancement of cultural ties between Armenia and the Great Britain. This year, the films of the festival are about love. |
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National feast on Bun Barekandan SundayAccording to the Armenian Apostolic Church calendar, February 15 is Bun Barekendan. The day preceding week Lents and the Great Lent is called Barekendan, which usually allows for moderate entertainments, feasts, games and food. Today, by the initiative of the youth of Araratian Patriarchal Diocese, a Barekendan Feast was organized in the city. |
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New books 09.02.2015Yerevan Manuscript Institute (Matenadaran) published the book by Gohar Muradyan “Reflections of Ancient Greek Myths in the Armenian Medieval Bibliography”.
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Pontifical Scholarship for three studentsThree high school students from various educational institutions of the Republic of Armenia were awarded Pontifical Scholarship, which was established by the Mothers See of Holy Etchmiadzin. During their studies the tuition will be entirely funded by the Mother See.
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English translation of the \Analysis of Isagoge of Porphyry\ by Davit Anhaght (Invincible) publishedDutch publishing house Brill has recently published the English translation of a historical text on the writings of Aristotle, originally written in Greek by Greek philosopher Porphyry (3rd century). The original Greek text has been lost, however, Armenian philosopher Davit the Invincible had translated the Greek text into classical Armenian in the 5th century. This surviving 5th century translation of the original Greek text, along with the introduction, and notes, has now been translated into English by Gohar Muradyan, Doctor of Philology.
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Collection “Anthology of Young Writers” publishedAround 30 writers' compositions were presented to the readers by young essayists' club. This year poetry and dramaturgy of contemporary writers came to complement the prose. |
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Event program for Genocide 100 in Armenia and aboardThe highlights of last week included the opening of Komitas Museum with the participation of Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians and Aram I Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia and guests from other countries, the meeting of Genocide 100 Committee, where the upcoming activities were clarified. A commemoration ceremony was held in Tsitsernakaberd Memorial. The video features Genocide 100 event program envisaged by the Genocide Museum-Institute in Armenia and abroad.
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Hovik Sardaryan - winner of the 2014 1Sayat Nova International Composition CompetitionThe composition “Flowers of Golgotha” created by Hovik Sardaryan studying in Yerevan Komitas Conservatory and student of Ashot Zohrabyan, was considered to be the best of all other 30 compositions by the jury. The compositions were presented in Sayat Nova International Composition Competition.
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