September 14-16 Armenian Culture Days will be held in Sochi city of Krasnodar Territory, Russia. The State Academic Choir of Armenia, led by People’s Artist of the USSR Hovhannes Chekijyan is specially invited for the event, the Department of Culture of Sochi Administration reported.
“The Choir is considered one of the best in the Republic. Its repertoire includes George Handel, George Gershvin, Carl Orff, Arno Babajanyan, Edgar Hovhannisyan, Hovhannes Chekijyan, as well as classical compositions of Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Schubert, Verdi, Tchaikovsky and contemporary Armenian music. For high performance the Choir got the name of “Academic.” September 15-16 the State Academic Choir of Armenia will perform Requiem by Mozart, reports Yuga.ru.
