Kolkata concert features Armenian folk songsDecember 17, 2011 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Compositions of Béla Bartók and Bach were performed at St John’s church in Kolkata, India. The program also featured a dance performance and solo pianists as well as the Kolkata Music Academy Chamber Orchestra comprising only strings. Four Armenian folk songs, sung by the Tadevosyan Family Trio sans accompaniment, were indeed a revelation. The soundscape the Trio created instantly transported the listener to a medieval Armenian apostolic monastery somewhere in the Caucasus, The Telegraph India reports.   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 |  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. |
