World Choral Day Armenia, 2020

Live virtual concert On December 19, at 11 a.m. Armenia, gladly adds her voice to the World Choral Day 2020. The event in Armenia is organized by the Komitas Festival in assistance with Armenian Little Singers International Association (LSA) and the Armenian Choral Conductors Association (ACCA) and with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia. Armenian and foreign choirs will join to sing for peace and unity in the world, which are values inextricably linked with the Armenian nation. Choirs from Armenia – Arar choir, Agape choir, Children of Artsakh choir, Little Singers of Armenia choir, LSA Handbell choir, Tavush Diocese Children choir, National Chamber Choir of Armenia, Berd St. Johannes Church Choir will have performances on the stage. Choirs from abroad- Rapsodia choir, (Moldova) Ugnele Children’s choir, (Lithuania) and Coro Calicantus, will participate (Switzerland) with their solo videos. At the end of the concert, choirs from Armenia-Arar choir, Agape choir, Children of Artsakh choir, Little Singers of Armenia choir, LSA Handbell choir, Tavush Diocese Children choir, National Chamber Choir of Armenia, Berd St. Johannes Church Choir and choirs from different countries Rapsodia choir, (Moldova) Ugnele Children’s choir, (Lithuania), Coro Calicantus (Switzerland), Alumnis of Efroni choir (Israel), Hamazkayin Western USA Nayirian choir, (USA), Shogher choir (Munich) will join us to perform “Erebuni Yerevan”. This song is about our capital city Yerevan, which is 2800 years old. Its ancient name is Erebuni. Due to the pandemic in the world and the lockdown not all members of the choirs could perform, but those who have joined us represent the spirit and love of their choir. Concert Program 1 .All participating choirs, conductor Tigran Hekekyan Stepan Lusikyan-Armenia 2. Arar choir, conductor Gor Melkumyan Yervand Yerkanyan-Hope of Armenia 3. Coro Calicantus, Switzerland, Conductor Mario Fontana Ēriks Ešenvalds-Stars 4. National Chamber Choir of Armenia, Conductor Robert Mlkeyan Komitas-Lusnak sari takin David Haladjian-Gloria 5. Agape choir, Conductor Mariya Galstyan Komitas-A beautiful clear night 6. Rapsodia choir, Moldova, Conductor Natalia Barabanschikova Constantin Shvedoff-God is our saviour 7. Children of Artsakh choir, Conductor Luiza Grigoryan Edgar Gyanjumyan-We long to live 8. Tavush Diocese Children choir, Conductor Kristine Sheroyan Benj Pasek, Justin Paul-A million dreams 9. Ugnele Children’s choir, Lithuania, Conductor Valerija Skapienė Victor Johnson Three Songs About the Elements (parts 2,3) 10. Little Singers of Armenia choir, Conductor Tigran Hekekyan Jill Jack Miller, Sy Miller-Let there be Peace 11. LSA Handbell choir, Director Donavon Gray Linda Lamb-Celtic Farewell 12 Virtual and all participating choirs, Conductors Tigran Hekekyan and Robert Mlkeyan Edgar Hovhannisyan, Paruyr Sevak-Erebuni-Yerevan Participating choirs ​Arar choir, conductor Gor Melkumyan Agape choir, conductor Mariya Galstyan Children of Artsakh choir, conductor Luiza Grigoryan Little Singers of Armenia choir, conductor Tigran Hekekyan LSA Handbell choir, director Donavon Gray Tavush Diocese Children choir, conductor Kristine Sheroyan National Chamber Choir of Armenia, conductor Robert Mlkeyan Berd St. Johannes Church Choir, conductor Hermine Palanduzyan Coro Calicantus, ​ conductor Mario Fontana (Switzerland) Alumnis of Efroni choir, conductor Maya Shavit (Israel) Hamazkayin Western USA Nayirian choir, ​conductor Lusine Meliksetyan (USA) Rapsodia choir, ​conductor Nataliya Barabanschikova (Moldova) Shogher choir, ​conductor Armine Babayan (Munich) Ugnele Children’s choir, conductor ​Valerija Skapienė (Lithuania) Organizers: Komitas Festival Armenian Little Singers International Association Armenian Choral Conductors Association Thank you for joining World Choral Day! 🙏 ********************************** Join World Choral Day 2020 with traditonal concerts, virtual concerts and virtual choir videos and even with previous video recordings.You can join any time until the end of December!👉 Subscribe here: http://worldchoralday.org/subscription/