Statue to be Unveiled at Armenian Cultural & Educational Center

Watertown News, MA

Watertown’s Armenian Cultural Educational Center will unveil a statue dedicated to a well known Armenian Musician, teacher and choirmaster on what would be his 155th birthday. the ACEC provided the following information.

The unveiling of the statue of renowned Armenian musician, teacher and choirmaster Komitas Vartabed will take place on Saturday, November 9th, at 1 p.m.

This year marks the 155th birthday of Komitas, who was an Armenian priest, composer, choirmaster, singer, music ethnologist, music teacher and musicologist, known as the founder of modern Armenian classical music and the Armenian national school of music. Komitas spent his life gathering folk songs in the Armenian Highlands and was named the father of Armenian Folk Music.