2012 AGBU Sayat Nova International Composition Competition‏

2012 AGBU Sayat Nova International Composition Competition
1st Prize: 2,500 €
2nd Prize: 1,500 €
3rd Prize: 1,000 €
Participation requirements:
•Birthdate must be after September 1, 1972.
•Composition for a chamber ensemble that includes six (6) instrumentalists (1 piano, 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello and 1 duduk), and one (1) vocal (spoken or sung) with a duration of 7-10 minutes.
•The work must include one quotation, in any form, from a text of Sayat Nova.
The winners’ works will be recorded and produced in concert on the occasion of the tercentenary celebrations of the birth of Sayat Nova, an anniversary celebration with which UNESCO is associated.
The deadline for submission is no later than September 1, 2012.
Contact information, details on participation requirements and contest rules:
zodabashian@agbueurope.org or +33 1 45 24 72 75 AGBU France – 11 square Alboni – 75016 Paris – France

Armenians in the Olympics: 2 Medals in 1 day!

Armen Jhulfalakyan won SILVER in Greco-Roman Wrestling AFTER beating the wrestler from azerbaijan 5-0  !!!!

Weightlifter Hripsime Khurshudyan (Armenia) beat defending Olympic champion Jang Mi-ran (South Korea) in a battle for BRONZE medal and won with a total lift of 294kg.

This increases our medal count to TWO, in one day.