New York Hosts Gala Concert Of International Composers Competition Dedicated To Azerbaijani Folk Songs (PHOTO)
Date
11/12/2024 7:14:40 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 12. A gala concert
for the IV International Composer Competition was held at the Bruno
Walter Auditorium of the Lincoln Center in New York, organized by
the National music & Global Culture Society, the press office of
the society's president, the Honored Artist of Azerbaijan,
international competition laureate, PhD, professor, and head of the
competition's organizing committee Nargiz Aliyarova told Trend .
According to the press office, this is the first and only
international composer competition in the history of Azerbaijan's
music.
The concert opened with a welcoming speech by Aliyarova. The
pianist thanked the State Committee on Work with Diaspora of
Azerbaijan for supporting the project.
The chair of the jury, head of the composition department at
Juilliard School, and renowned composer Melinda Wagner spoke about
her participation in the jury of the competition. The first prize
diploma was awarded to American composer Kian Raevy.
The concert program featured works by Azerbaijani composers. In
addition, Azerbaijani folk songs were performed, including 'Sari
galin', 'Aghajda alma', 'Aman, ovchu', and others.
The evening featured performances by Aliyarova.
The concert program also included performances by the young
Azerbaijani khananda (folk singer) living in the US, Agil
Suleymanov, and the Chamber Music Ensemble of the MSM (Maastricht
Society of Music).
The audience greeted the performers with great interest and
applause.
The IV International Composer Competition was dedicated to
Azerbaijani folk songs. The goal of the competition is to bring to
the global music community the recognition of several Azerbaijani
folk songs, which have been plagiarized, as part of Azerbaijani
culture and to widely promote them worldwide. The winners of the
competition were announced on National Music Day, celebrated in
Azerbaijan on September 18. The premiere of the winning works took
place within the framework of the Uzeyir Hajibayli International
Festival on September 28 at the Hall of Chamber and Organ Music of
the Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic named after Muslim
Magomayev in Baku.
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