YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Under the patronage of Kuratorium-Lorsh cultural organization the female ensemble of Geghard Monastery performed 7 concerts in Germany on September 5-17. And on September 8 the ensemble took part in the Shtuttgart International Festival, the organizer of which was Bach International Academy. According to art director, candidate of artisty Mher Navoyan, the series of the concerts were dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Komitas. According to him, all the beginning speeches of the concerts presented Armenia. Besides, some special brochures were published, where the biographic data of Komitas were presented. "A program brochure was also published which presented not only the repertory of the ensemble, but also the history of the Armenian nation and its sacred music," M. Navoyan said. He noted that the local press covered the performances of the ensemble widely and positivly, and the radio recorded the concert of the festival, which will be broadcast on November 7. "The reception was at a very high level, we even were a little envious that our culture is understood and accepted more by foreigners than in our Homeland," M. Navoyan said. According to him, the classical music is at a stage of fall in Armenia, the cause of which is the degeneracy of the society's taste, where the TV companies especially have a great role. M. Navoyan also noted that the ensemble which was founded in 2001 performed in many European countries, particularly, in Australia, Germany, France and took part in many international festivals.

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