ROBERT AMIRKHANIAN'S "MY HOMELAND" TO BE
PRESENTED AT COMPETITION FOR ARMENIAN ANTHEM
30-05-2006 20:30:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY.
The State Chamber Chorus of Armenia presented on May
30 the work "My Homeland" of Chairman of the Union of
Composers of Armenia, composer Robert Amirkhanian at
Yerevan State University. "My Homeland" will
participate in the competition to choose a new anthem
of the Republic of Armenia.
"This piece of music is the result of many years'
work. The 1.5-min anthem is undergoing continuous
improvement. Before applying to a well-known poet, I
made an attempt to write a text myself. I am sure that
after this song, if someone does not raise his hand to
his heart, he at least will take it out of his
pocket," R. Amirkhanian noted. Nevertherless,
according to the composer, he has no ambitions in
terms of selecting his song.
According to him, Tigran Mansurian, Artur
Shahnazarian and other composers also have songs for
the Armenian anthem. "All works should be presented
for competition so that the people will be able to
make a choice," he said.
Robert Amirkhanian considered the "return" of the
anthem written by Aram Khachatrian as unacceptable. In
his opinion, it is the symbol of the second republic
of Armenia and cannot reflect today's life. "We took
the anthem of our first republic 15 years ago and made
a wrong choice. If we take Aram Khachatrian's anthem,
we will make a mistake again. The third republic
should have its symbol," he underlined.