YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. A jubilee concert of the Little Singers of Armenia choir dedicated to choir's 15th anniversary will take place on December 21 at Yerevan's Aram Khachatrian concert hall. As Tigran Hekekian, choir's founder, Art Director and Conductor, said at the December 20 press conference, choir's former pupils will perform during the concert. "Our choir is of the same age as our state and we always think of not only perfecting it for even more, but also representing Armenia on international stages," T. Hekekian said. Karine Khodikian, the RA Deputy Minister of Culture, said that at the end of the concert, for its achievements in the choir art and on the occasion of its 15th anniversary, the choir will be awarded the diploma of the RA Ministry of Culture. For her contribution to choir's creation to its becoming fully-fledged, Elmira Hekekian, RA Merited Figure of Art, a producer, a pedagogue, will be awarded Ministry's gold medal. The Little Singers of Armenia choir has taken part in many festivals, in international contests, performed on authoritative stages of many cities of the United States and Europe. Choir's repertoire incluces medieval, Renaissance and modern works.

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