Four days of events look at legendary composer Komitas

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By Brent Mazerolle
Times & Transcript Staff

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The Third Moncton Armenian Festival is set to get under way in the city November 26 to 29, and this year the focus will be on Komitas, Armenia's legendary composer, ethnographer, poet and specialist in folk dance and the study of music.

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Dariush Zarbafian plays a santur, an ancestor of the piano, at a press conference yesterday announcing the Third Moncton Armenian Festival, which runs Nov. 26-29.

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Dariush Zarbafian plays a santur, an ancestor of the piano, at a press conference yesterday announcing the Third Moncton Armenian Festival, which runs Nov. 26-29.

Four days will be filled with activities and discoveries of the world of Komitas: a big opening show, three exhibitions, two concerts and a mini-film festival.

Organizers are promising a feast for the senses leading to understanding, sharing and communicating about Armenia, whose rich but tormented history dates back at least 2,000 years.

The festival was initiated by members of the Maritimes Armenian Association, which unites about 200 families in the Maritime provinces.

Each year's festival has been planned to take the public on a different voyage of discovery -- from the origins of the great historical Armenia to the contemporary Republic of Armenia and the grand Armenian diaspora in the world.

* For more information, e-mail: info@festivalarmenien.com, go to festivalarmenien.com or call Sylvia Kasparian at (506) 853-6031.