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board members Antoine and Sheila
When
introduced Maro Simonyan to the
Terjanian
6 years ago, we found an energetic and
AAF
woman who wanted to bring
determined
culture to the children of her
musical
of Yegheknadzor. The AAF gave
hometown
a mission: build a serious children’s choir
her
head for the top!
and
the past 3 years, this choir has been
For
top prizes in Armenia and even a
winning
Medal in Georgia. There is a magical
Gold
when you enter the decrepit
atmosphere
Center; Maro has created a place
Culture
the love of music is palpable.
where
6
to Maro’s efforts, members of this
Thanks
such as Ani and Narek, are entering
program,
first year at the top music school in
their
the Komitas Conservatory. Another,
Armenia,
the talented Nané (pictured on p. 8), is
like
for a career as a folk-pop singer or
headed
even a choir conductor herself. Our
perhaps
class is growing, students, such as
piano
and young Gayane are practising
Seda
and showing promising results.
diligently
M A G N I F I C E N T M A R O
MAGNIFICENT MARO
V. A.
“I wish many successes to all your initiatives
as they are honest, kind and patriotic.”
― Maro Simonyan ―