  Premiere of Ruben Hakhverdyan's new song "Testament" to be heldJuly 6, 2009 - 19:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I do not like my songs, I like to perform them. The process of song is extremely tiring. But the performance is quite a different art," the poet and singer Rouben Hakhverdyan told journalists today. The press conference of the Armenian bard Ruben Hakhverdyan was devoted to the upcoming concert on July 7 in the hall of the Armenia's National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater after Spendiaryan. Besides his favorite songs, Rouben Hakhverdyan will perform a new song named "Testament". "Today, because of closed borders in the Caucasus, music is undergoing through stagnation. Being isolated we have no idea of what is happening in Georgia or Azerbaijan. In Soviet times, Yerevan's song was an example of excellent Caucasian songs," Ruben Hakhverdyan said.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
