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Русский“Bells” Choir gives concert
On September 28, the “Bells” Choir from the Armenian Chaldr village of Rostov (Russian Federation) gave a concert at Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall. The concert was held at the initiative and with the support of the RA Ministry of Diaspora.
The artistic director and choirmaster of “Bells” Choir is recipient of international awards and merited figure of the All-Russian Musical Society Sandukht Korchegina.
Spiritual pastor of the Holy Ascension Church of Chaldr village, Father Tadevos congratulated and conveyed his blessing to the members of the choir.
The concert included performances of the works of great Armenian composers, including Arno Babajanyan, Aram Khachaturian, Edgar Hovhannisyan and Robert Amirkhanyan, as well as adaptations of Armenian folk songs.
This year marks the choir’s 25th anniversary, and the members’ dream of visiting Armenia and giving a concert in the Homeland, namely at the Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall, came true in the year marking the anniversary.
On behalf of RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan, RA Deputy Minister of Diaspora Serzh Srapionyan congratulated “Bells” Choir on its anniversary and particularly mentioned the following: “The Chaldr village was established by Armenians from Ani in the Russian Steppe 800 years ago. Today, Chaldr is a thriving village where the Armenians have kept the memory of their forefathers alive, have stayed true to their national identity, have preserved their culture and traditions and have built schools and churches. Dear villagers of Chaldr, today we admire the most powerful type of Armenians. We Armenians have to be a little similar to the villagers of Chaldr to be able to preserve our identity. Thank you, dear residents of Chaldr. Today, by the order of the RA Minister of Diaspora, the “Bells” Choir of Chaldr is being granted the certificate of the RA Ministry of Diaspora.”
Let us mention that the choir gave its first concert in Armenia within the scope of the “We Sing Komitas” Pan-Armenian Festival, which is organized by the RA Ministry of Diaspora.
Established in 1990, “Bells” Choir is a recipient of awards at all-Russian and international festivals and competitions and has participated in several concerts in the region. In 2013 and 2014, the choir performed at the international competitions in Poland and Spain and has received the first Laureate degree.
