Armenian chants and verses were performed in the ruins of the historical capital of Armenia –Ani. Armenian famous pianist Tigran Hamasyan’s and Yerevan State Chamber Choir’s concert program “Luys i Luso” (Light of Light) kicked off in Turkey on June 21, the Turkish “Haberler.” informed.
Armenian chants and verses performed in ruins of Ani
STEPANAKERT, JUNE 22, ARTSAKHPRESS: The next two concerts will take place in Akdamar on June 23 and in Diyarbakır Church of St. Giragos on June 25. The end of the project in Turkey will take place within the framework of the jazz festival in Istanbul on June 30.
Renowned Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan had earlier presented his “Luys i Luso” (Light of Light) program at Holy Etchmiadzin on June 17. Georgian diocese of Armenia informed that Yerevan State Chamber Choir, headed by Harutyun Topikyan, also took part in the concert. The program is a new interpretation of Armenian religious music from the 5th to the 20th centuries, which will be released as a CD in September 2015. The program includes works by Mesrop Mashtots, Grigor Nakeratsi, Grigor Pahlavuni, Nerses Shnorhali, Mkhitar Ayrivanetsi and Makar Yekmalyan. The tour kicked off in Yerevan on March 24. Over the year Hamasyan will give concerts in 100 churches of Turkey, Lebanon, France, Belgium, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Russia and the United States. The main purpose of the project is to continue what the giants of Armenian sacred and folk music – Komitas Vardapet and Makar Yekmalyan started at the beginning of the century and express gratitude to the fathers of Armenian sacred hymns and chants by taking their music to the ancient churches and monasteries where it was born.
