News

2010 April 18, Sunday 19:00

The gala concert of “Naregatsi” Folk Instruments Ensemble took place at Komitas Chamber Music Hall on April 18th.

The young musicians who are aged between 6 to 22 years old performed compositions of Komitias, Sayat-Nova, Sheram and other famous composers and ashougs with different Armenian Folk instruments like duduk, kamancha, tar, dap, kanon, blul etc. It was a symbolistic beginning for the upcoming European tour. The guests pointed out the importance of ensembles like this in our reality.
Lavanda Shepherd - Embassy of the United States in Armenia

Be new to Armenia I really enjoy hearing the traditional music and I love quality music. The band did marvelous job like the singing, the instruments, everything is great. If there is evaluation grade of 12, I will give them 12. I think it is the way also to teach people about your country, your music, about your history , so I think all the people will enjoy the music. I would like to tell them to keep doing what they do because they play so well, they sing so well, these kids do the best for the world to see.

Aram Nazaryan- /France, Roman/
“I was really concerned whether or not generation change would take place, would the new generation be able to play, sing correctly Sayat- Nova, Komitas, Armenian church psalms.
I feel relieved now. We are very excited and can't wait for “Naregatsi” Folk Instruments Ensemble to visit us in Europe ` in France and Switzerland.

Arthur Shahnazaryan - Komitas expert
“The cultural turmoil that takes place in the world in present makes it difficult to preserve our roots. “Naregatsi” Folk Instruments Ensemble in this sense is an accomplished children's ensemble. The children were wearing their grandparent's outfits. They were playing Armenian traditional music, they were singing the traditional songs that must live and be remembered forever”.
Sona Hovhannisyan - “21th century Perspectives” organizer of the festival
This is an event that is unlike any other. The ensemble performed flawlessly today by showing wonderful quality of music. It is our obligation to support this patriotic mission.
The originality and the success of the concert have opened new opportunities for the ensemble. Invitation to Europe։ between April 22 to May 8 “Naregatsi” folk instruments ensemble will perform in France and Switzerland. During the concert tour in April they also have concerts in Geneva, Zurich, Lugano, Paris, Cahors, Lyon, Toulouse, Snt. Chamassy, Montelimar.
Commemoration through the spirit of Art - concerts in Lugano, Zurich and Geneva dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

On April 30th concert in Paris to support ten year old Alex Chuflakyan.
On May 5th concert in St.Chamassy dedicated to the saver of thousand Armenian, Louis Dartige du Fournet.
The ensemble is loyal to their goal, to consolidate and give a new spirit and power to Armenian folk musical instruments which have always been popular with their specific sounds, as well as to introduce Armenian folk music to the world and start music dialogue with all the nations in the world.