ՀՀ մշակույթի նախարարությունը, Երևանի քաղաքապետարանը և <<Սայաթ-Նովա>> մշակութային միությունը ս.թ. մայիսի 23-ին, ժամը 12:00-ին /Սայաթ-Նովայի հուշարձանի մոտ/ հրավիրում են մասնակցելու
Սայաթ-Նովային նվիրված ավանդական Վարդատոնին:
Համերգային ծրագիրը ներկայացնում է <<Սայաթ-Նովա>> աշուղական երգի վաստակավոր անսամբլը: Գեղ.ղեկավար` ՀՀ վաստակավոր արտիստ Թովմաս Պողոսյան:
“Russian Word Days” project which has become a traditional event was held in September, 2008 in Armenia. Russian well-known writers and literary critics visited Armenia within the framework of the project. Nikolay Pereyaslov, the secretary of the Russian Writers’ Union board was one of the members of the delegation. He has expressed his thoughts about Armenia while talking about the “Russian Word Days” project "Период цветения кипрея" and "Русское слово у подножия Арарата" has written down and published his ideas in "День литературы" and "Литературная Россия" newspapers as well as posted on various Internet pages. 
Movie scenarist, dramaturge and writer Armen Vatyan’s “Petersburg Syndrome” romantic comedy’s premiere was held at the National Academic Theatre after Gabriel Sundukyan in Yerevan. The Petersburgian interpretation of the comedy authored by our compatriot was also watched by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan and the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia Hasmik Poghosyan. 
The Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia David Mouradyan, founder members of the fund, regional representatives, and teachers of the musical, arts and aesthetics schools took part in the presentation of the “Support of the Cultural Education” Fund held at the Komitas State Conservatory. The director of the Fund Nelly Sargsyan, the principle of the A. Spendiaryan Musical Teacher Samvel Sahakyan, meritorious professionals and pedagogues appeared with an opening speech. 
Though Armenian heritage maintainers have gladly recorded the changes in Turkish policy related to the Armenian monuments located within its administrative territory and welcomed the idea of expansion of the heritage conservation and restoration works, they are still concerned about the destiny of the monumental groups located on the country’s territory. Many of those are under danger not only due to natural threats (tornados, natural aging, volcano explosion, flood, archeological sustainability etc), but also due to human activities (absence of social identity, no proper care, vandalism etc). 
It seems like it was yesterday when we celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Armenian State Academic Capella. Hovhannes Cheqijyan carries the significant amount of weight of these years, around 50 on his shoulders. Beginning from 1961 after well-known musicians Tatoul Altounyan and Aram Ter-Hovhannisyan by continuing the traditions of Cara-Mourza, M. Yekmalyan, and the Great Komitas right from the foundation of the Armenian State Choir in 1937 to present Maestro H. Cheqijyan leads the capella with great professionalism. In the same year 33 year old Hovhannes Cheqijyan departs from Istanbul and arrives in Yerevan. 
Paruyr Sevak’s 85th anniversary was on January 24, 2009. The writer’s birthplace was crowded on that day. Writers, art figures, officials, religious figures, fans of Sevakian writings, relatives, and pupils visited the bell house. Vardapet Komitas held the liturgy according to the day at the poet’s garden - where the tomb of the writer lies, then the deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia David Mouradyan, the president of the Armenian Writers’ Union Levon Ananyan, the director of the museum-house Avetiq Grigoryan expressed their opinion about the writer, great patriot and a citizen at Paruyr Sevak’s museum-house. Sevakian poems were cited by the pupils after whom the choir “Avetis” performed Komitas’ compositions. 
I have a very difficult task to accomplish today by passing on the word of our relatives of Diaspora on the formation and existence of which the great poetess had an enormous impact.
It was a Holiday in each Armenian house of the Diaspora where Silva Kapoutikyan would pay a visit as it is a Holiday here and today because we are gathered near her tomb on the 90th anniversary of her birthday.
In the current Millennium where literature and poesy are floating out of the human spirit Silva has rekindled the love towards the beautiful arts with her sweet approach and envisions.
Today on Silva Kapoutikyan’s birthday the Armenian society respected the memory of the great poetess by visiting the Komitas pantheon and expressing its gratitude and love. The crowd then headed to Baghramyan 1, apt. 26 – Silva Kaputikyan’s museum-house. This was Silva Kaputikyan’s apartment where many of the visitors once enjoyed the poetess’ hospitality. 
Although it has been a year since the events dedicated to the Armenian Year in France are over the “mersis” are yet being heard.
The French Government has granted several awards to a few Armenian cultural figures for organizing Armenian year in France at its best. Yesterday Serge Smessov the French Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia personally awarded; from the name of the French President “National Virtue’s Knight” medal was awarded to the assistant to the President of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan, from the name of the French Minister of Culture “Knight of Art and Literature” medals were awarded to 10 representatives of the sphere: 
Today reporting press-conference of Hasmik Poghosyan, the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia was held at the Hovhannes Toumanyan House Museum. At the end of the press conference 9 best projects of the year in the field of culture were awarded with certificates.
The Minister also talked about the contest of journalists announced by the Ministry of Culture to be held during the months of January and April 2009.
“One Nation, One Culture” which was organized in 2008 with a slight changed format had a mission to implement projects collateral to inter-visits and joint events of cultural figures. Those projects would be geared towards the maintenance of the national identity, the integration of Diaspora’s youth in the maintenance of the national culture, the solutions of the issues related to the creation of a general pan-Armenian field. 
Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra and Armenian State Academic Choir performed Beethoven’s 9th symphony at Aram Khachaturyan Concert Hall on December 23, 2008. The performance was headed by Folk Artist of USSR and Armenia, laureate of USSR and Armenian state awards, maestro Hovhannes Cheqijyan and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia. 
An exhibition dedicated to Armenian folk painter Hakob Kojoyan’s 125th anniversary was opened at the Armenian National Art Gallery on December 19, 2008.
The painter studied in Vladikavkaz College, Prusov’s Studio in Moscow, and then also in Munich’s Anton Ashbe Creative Studio and in 1905 he entered Munich’s Creative Academy. Hakob Kojoyan’s sphere of activities involved graphics, painting, applied arts, pedagogy etc. Kojoyan belonged to the number of artists who created and developed traditions and this is his main merit. The creative stimuli of the painter are still being spread and in the works of other masters are freely exposed to transformations. 
The second republican contest of duduk players was organized by “The Maintenance of the Armenian Folk Music” organization and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia with UNESCO’s support at the Secondary Musical School named after P.I. Tchaikovsky from November 25 – December 15, 2008. The goal of the competition was to discover talented duduk players, to encourage teacher’s work, and also to eternalize the memory of duduk’s grand masters. 
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