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Komitas Festival to start on September 26

Sona Hakobyan
Public Radio of Armenia

Ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a festival dedicated to Komitas Vardapet will be held in Armenia at the initiative of the Ministry of Diaspora. The opening ceremony will take place at Komitas Pantheon on September 26 – the birthday of the great composer.

Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan said the festival will become traditional. It will be held from September 26 to October 3 in Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor and Etchmiadzin. Concerts, scientific conferences dedicated to the life and work of Komitas and other events will be organized within that framework.

The festival will be concluded by a gala concert at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall. More than 150 Armenian and foreign musicians from 11 countries have applied for participation.

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