Erevan Choral Society to Perform Two Christmas Concerts

By Robert Dulgarian

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Erevan Choral Society and Orchestra of the Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Greater Boston will celebrate its 46^th year with two Christmas Holiday Concerts. The first, on Sun., Dec. 1, at 7 p.m., will be held at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, 175 Oaklawn Avenue, in Cranston, R.I., and celebrates the 100^th anniversary of Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church of Providence, R.I. Soloists will include soprano Narine Ojakhyan, tenor Giovanni Formisano, and soprano Noune Karapetian.

The second concert, to be held on Dec. 15, at 7 p.m., at Holy Trinity Armenian Church, 145 Brattle Street, in Cambridge, will feature soloists, mezzo-soprano Victoria Avetisyan and tenor Yeghishe Manucharyan. This concert is also held in observance of the 25^th anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the Gyumri region of Armenia in 1988. The Rev. Fr. Vasken A. Kouzouian, pastor, stated the parish is honored that His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), and His Excellency Garen Nazarian, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, will be in attendance that evening.

Composer Konstantin Petrossian will conduct both concerts. The concerts are a gift to the community, but those interested in supporting the Erevan Choral Society may make contributions to the Holy Trinity Armenian Church with a direction that the contribution is to benefit the Erevan Choral Society.