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“Masunk” Ensemble resurrects a number of folk dance songsThis week Masunk Ensemble had a festive concert. The Ensemble has enlivened the dance songs collected by the founder of the group RudikHaroyan, some of them performed for the first time ever. |
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The mystery of lullabiesSoloist of Shoghakn Ensemble Hasmik Harutyunyan tells about lullabies. Despite the fact, that she is studying their somniferous features, it still remains a mystery for her. |
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Armenian folk songs performed by Indian, Iranian and other nationality studentsIndian, Iranian and other nationality students of State Medical University of Yerevan perform Komitas arrangements of Armenian folk songs, ashugh songs of Sayat-Nova and Sheram in Vernatun Choir. |
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One day with RosenthalEndless love and devotion to music brought together three people with different characters. The first album of progressive rock band Rosenthal will be released soon. |
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On January 22 Arno Babajanyan would turn 96Arno Babajanyan said: “I write about plain human emotions, I praise love, joy and sadness”. The composer was writing his songs along with fighting incurable disease; perhaps that is why his works are so powerful and emotional. |
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The film “Life and Struggle 2. 25 Years After” on screenMoscow Cinema hosted the premiere of the film “Life and Struggle”. The film features two parallel realities just like in the first part: 25 years later life continues in Yerevan, while the war presses on the border. |
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Avag Yepremyan’s “Choir Dispersed” was publishedSixth collection of the poet Avag Yepremyan was published after four year’s interval. On the presentation of the book “Choir Dispersed”, the relatives, peer writers and readers of the poet congratulated him. |
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Save Aram Manukyan’s half-ruined, historical houseAn action was organized in front of the founder of the first Armenian Republic Aram Manukyan. The building is listed in the historical cultural monuments, however, the Ministry of Culture wanted to draw public attention on the issue of preserving historical and cultural monuments of the... more |
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Valuable artifacts of Urartu period unearthed in Gegharkunik provinceArtifacts dating back to the period of the Kingdom of Van (Urartu) have recently been found in Armenia’s Gegharkunik province. The items are currently being cleaned and restored at the labs of the Service for the Protection of Historical Environment and Cultural Museum Reservations. |
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Famous painter Zakar Khachatryan passed away in the 92nd year of his life, in St. PetersburgOn January 21, RA National Painter Zakar Khachatryan passed away in the 92nd year of his life. He was a member of Artists’ Union of Armenia and Russia, Chairman of Veterans’ Association of St. Petersburg. |
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Lecture of National Identity delivered in Gevorkian Theological SeminaryArmenians as a nation bear community- and not territorial identity. For example, anyone in Singapore representing other nationality identifies himself first as a Singaporean, whereas Armenians living in any corner of the world first identifies himself as an Armenian, and then the resident of... more |
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Archbishop Mesrob Krikorian was buried in the Monastic CemeteryToday, in St. Gayane Monastery, by the presidency of the Armenian Patriarch, the clergy bid farewell to Archbishop Mesrob Krikorian. He passed away on January 14, in the 85th year of his life. The last consecration of the priest took place in Vienna, where he was serving, while his body was... more |