The 4th International Organ Festival: Opening Concert
On September 26, at 7:00 PM, the grand opening concert of Vahagn Stamboltsyan Fourth International Organ Festival, dedicated to Komitas, will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall.
At the festival’s grand opening concert, organists Harutyun Tagvoryan, Tereza Voskanyan, Lusin Sarajyan, Karine Hovhannisyan, Anna Arustamyan, and Davit Hovhannisyan will perform, alongside soprano Irina Zakyan, Armenian flute player Hasmik Harutyunyan, and cellist Andranik Aghajanyan.
The evening will also feature the Gurdjieff Ensemble, led by Artistic Director Levon Eskenyan.
In the program:
Harutyun Tagvoryan
• Komitas: “Hymn of Censing”, “Amen Holy is the Father”
• Makar Yekmalyan: "Bless the Lord, O Jerusalem"
• Komitas: "Alagyaz", "Incense Tree"
Hasmik Harutyunyan (Armenian flute)
Lusin Sarajyan
• Grigor Pahlavuni/Komitas: "Hymn of the Blessing of Water"
• Nerses Shnorhali/Makar Yekmalyan: "Amen Hayr Surb"
Karine Hovhannisyan
• Arthur Avanesov: "You are Like a Plane Tree"
Gurdjieff Ensemble
• Komitas: "O Deep Mystery" (arr. by L. Eskenian)
Tereza Voskanyan
• G. Narekatsi / E. Yerkanyan: "Bird"
• Gary Kesayan: "Prelude" for organ
•Gary Kesayan: "Ave Maria"
Irina Zakyan (soprano, Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia)
Armen Aghajanyan
• Grigor Narekatsi: "Havoun Havoun" (arr. by Sergey Aghajanyan)
•Eduard Baghdasaryan: Excerpt from the Armenian liturgy
Andranik Aghajanyan (cello)
Davit Hovhannisyan
• Mikael Tariverdiev: "The Little Prince"
Anna Arustamyan
• Eduard Hayrapetyan: "The Sharakans" (The spiritual chants) 3 Palimpsests by Nerses Shnorhali for organ (premiere)
Ticket Prices: 3000-5000 AMD
The concert is intended for audiences aged 6 and above.
For information call: (010) 52-67-18
Ticket office: (010) 58-60-46, (055) 22-01-20
