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March 25, 2010
Dziadzan Chorus of AGBU Cairo Chapter Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
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Members and administrators of the AGBU Dziadzan Chorus of Cairo during their anniversary concert in Alexandria, Egypt.
The Dziadzan Chorus of the AGBU Cairo Chapter, comprised of 38 children and adolescents, celebrated its fifth anniversary with a series of concerts. The first took place in Aleppo, Syria, at the end of August, followed by one in Cairo on October 17, while the third was a performance in Alexandria, Egypt, on November 6, 2009.
The Cairo concert took place in the Belekdanian Hall under the artistic direction of Maestro Mihran Ghazelian from Armenia. Distributed on this occasion was a beautiful program booklet with Mt. Ararat and the great pyramids of Giza on the cover, while the inside pages contained extensive information about the chorus's activity over the past five years, as well as photos of the 38 participants. The first part of the program was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the birth of composer Tigran Mansurian, while the second part was dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of Hovhannes Toumanian, the 130th of composer Armen Tigranian, and the 140th of Komitas Vartabed.
The chorus sang 20 children's and youth-oriented songs, following the direction of the artistic director and conductor, Kohar Ghazelian. In addition, there were solos and amusing remarks delivered by members of the chorus. Piano accompaniment was provided by Nanor Apigian. The performances of songs, dances, recitations and dialogues expressed the dreams of society, homeland, family, and the youths themselves.
The concert ended with appreciative remarks and benediction by Bishop Ashod Mnatsaganian, Primate of the Diocese of Egypt. Along with the musicians and performers, credit for the evening's success also goes to Aline Djizmedjian and Carolyn Aslanian, as well as to Saad Naguib for the stage décor, Robert Tashdjian for the sound system, Shahe Lousararian for the computerized design of the program, and Noubar Simonian for the printing of the attractive booklet.
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