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accessed online at www.chilingirianquartet.co.uk/Armenian_Songs.htm        
postcard for Armenia

10 Songs to commemorate the Armenian Genocide 
        
In February 2015, the Chilingirian Quartet recorded 10 Armenian songs 

notated for posterity by Komitas before 1915. Poignant and lyrical, the 

songs are around 3 minutes in length. Each video performance has rare 

archive family photos together with historic images. 

The short films will be released one every 3 days up until the official 

commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on 24th April 2015. 

28 March  - London, Nevarte Gulbenkian Hall, Kensington - 14:00

Book launch reception of 'In the Shadow of the Sultan' by 

Rubina Sevadjian. 

A narrative of a young boy's life and travels in Turkey during the 

Hamidian massacres.

29 March - University of Cambridge, Fitzwilliam College
'Genocide Denial and Consequences: 100 years after the Armenian Holocaust' 

conference
with Vicken Cheterian as one of the two keynote speakers 

9 April - London, SOAS Brunel Gallery 19:30, 

(SOAS Armenian Society/AYF London 

Denialism 

A lecture to prepare Armenians on how to counter the arguments 

of denialists


10 April - London, Wembley Arena
'Wake up the Souls' world tour of System of a Down dedicated to the Armenian Genocide
( http://www.systemofadown.com for video) 

13 April - London, Purcell Room (RP Musical Management)
Annual Spring Remembrance Concert with Khachaturian Trio & guests
with program including Komitas,Mirzoyan, Dohnányi, Khachaturian, Rachmaninov, Babadjanian
Sponsored by AGBU London 

18 April - London (AGCCC)
Prayers and laying of wreaths at Cenotaph
Centenary petition handed to 10 Downing Street
Procession to St Paul's Cathedral with banners and distribution of leaflets
Anglican church leaders to address procession from steps of the cathedral
Procession moves to Southwark Cathedral for afternoon service with
welcome by the Dean and keynote speech by Dr Charles Tannock MEP
Readers will be prominent persons including Vanessa Redgrave & 

Glenda Jackson, singing by Hasmig Papian 

19 April - BBC Radio 4, 8:10 am

Sunday Worship from Christ Parish Church, Carmarthen. 
This service will be linked to the centenary with Armenian 

themes and an interview with Canon Patrick Thomas  

20 April - Cheltenham GL50 4AZ, University of Gloucestershire, 

Francis Close Campus
Lecture on An Inconvenient Genocide: 100 Years of Holocaust Denial
by James Derounian, Principal Lecturer 

21 April - London, SOAS
Lecture by Prof Willian Schabas 

21 - 24 April - London, 10 Downing Street (AGCCC)
100 hour Vigil starting from 6 AM on Tuesday to 10 AM on Friday 

21April - Worldwide reading
see details after list, requires a UK organiser . 

21 April - 16 May - London, Finborough Theatre
Commemorating the exact centenary of the deportations that
began the Armenian Genocide,

I Wish To Die Singing – Voices From The Armenian Genocide
is a controversial documentary drama uncovering the forgotten
secrets and atrocities of a denied genocide – featuring eye-witness
reportage, images, music, poetry from Armenia's greatest poets,
and verbatim survivor's testimonies from one of the greatest
historical injustices of all time.

http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/2015/i-wish-to-die-singing.php 

22 April - London, Amnesty International UK, Human Rights
Action Centre, London EC2A 3EA - 19:00
Who Remembers the Armenians? 100 Years of Impunity

The event will explore how impunity and failures to bring
to justice perpetrators of atrocities leads to future atrocities
- using the Armenian genocide as the focus but looking at
subsequent crimes against humanity and genocide, right up
to the emergence of ISIS in Syria and Iraq. includes screening
of an exclusive film with Armenian genocide survivors, a

Q&A and a reception with canapés

Speakers:
Carla Garapedian, Armenian Film Foundation and Project Leader,
Armenian Genocides Testimonies Collection
Dr James Smith CBE, CEO of the Aegis Trust and co-founder
of the UK National Holocaust Centre
Chaired by Kate Allen, Director Amnesty International UK

The event is free but booking is required http://bit.ly/1LU1QwW 

23- 24 April - London, Ealing (AGCCC)
Vigil at Armenian Genocide memorial apricot tree 

24 April - London, St James, Piccadilly, London (AGCCC)
Centenary Memorial Concert with Sinfonietta Orchestra performing works by
Khachaturian, Chobanian, Hovhaness, Harutunyan, Komitas & Mirzoyan
Johan Michael Katz conductor, Ani Batikian Solo violin 

24 April - Cardiff (Mission Parish)
Prayers and laying of flowers at the Temple of Peace khatchkar
Book launch of Canon Patricks's new book on the genocide at the
National Assembly of Wales with participation of distinguished speakers 

24 April - Ireland (Dublin Mission Parish)
Photographic exhibition at Dunlaoghaire followed at dusk
by the release of 100 lanterns into the sky 

24 April - Leek, Trinity Church, Derby Street
Out of Darkness into Light multi media evening event to mark the
centenary of the Armenian Genocide and to remember other genocides,
including testimony of righteous persons, with Tigran Aleksanyan
playing the duduk


25 April - Manchester, Holy Trinity Church
Commemoration event at 4pm 

25 April - Oxted, Surrey (AGCCC)
Repeat of St James memorial concert in United Reform Church 

25 April - London , Twyford High School
K.Tahta Sunday School Genocide Centenary event, including a play 

about the life of Kevork Tahta, performed by parents and teachers of 

the school 

25 April - Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Laying of Wreath in memory the Armenian Genocide victims in the 

church World War 1 memorial
Prayers will also be delivered on the Sunday during church service.


26 April - Dublin (Mission Parish)
Remembrance service at Tanney Church 

26 April - Bradford Cathedral
Worship and Prayer Vigil for persecuted Christians in the Middle East 

and commemoration of the Armenian Genocide

2 May - South Woodford (AGCCC) Memorial Service at 

St Mary's Church with Armenian choir

3 May - London, Royal Festival Hall (ROA Embassy)
Concert marking the 'horrific events in Armenia that took place during 

the First World War' 

Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Vassily Sinyavsky, 

Sergey Khachatrian (violin), Anush Hovahannisyan (soprano)

and the Philharmonia Choir
in a program with Mozart Requiem extracts, Gorcecki, Komitas, 

Yekmalian Armenian Mass extracts, Khachaturian Violin Concerto 

and extracts from Spartacus 

Book through www.southbankcentre.co.uk or call 0844 875 0073

9 May - Oxford, Magdalen College Auditorium , 7:30pm 
'Remembering Komitas': a Concert to Commemorate the Centenary 
of the Armenian Genocide organised by Oxford University Armenian 
Society . 
with Ani Batikian (violin), Anais Heghoyan (mezzo-soprano), 
Artur Bobikyan (piano), Varazdat Khachatryan (piano), Shakeh Major 
Tchilingirian (solo dance) and Oxford Armenian Choir. 

May - St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Cardiff Mission Parish) 
Unveiling of Genocide Memorial stone tablet in the presence of Archbishops, 

Bishops and dignitaries from both churches in appreciation 
of the Church of Wales recognition and their ongoing annual prayers 
Specific date in May to confirmed. 

8 June - London, SOAS (AGCCC) 
Lecture by Robert Fisk of The Independent 

12 July - London, Wigmore Hall (Armenian Institute with Alexander Chaushian) 
In Memoriam Concert with international musicians 
including Levon Chilingirian, Sergey & Lousine Khachatryan, 
Kim Kashkashian,Alexander Chaushian, Steven Isserlis, Vahan 
Mardisrossian, Ashley Wass and Sergel Babayan. 


7 November - London , St John’s Smith Square, London 
Centenary Commemoration Concert by AGBU London Chamber Orchestra, 
featuring Armenian soloists from various countries. 


18- 19 December - London, Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music 
Performances of Davit Bek opera by London Armenian Opera.