APPLAUSE TO TIGRAN MANSOURYAN

Famous Armenian composer promised to write a march for the RA MOD Military Institute after Vazgen Sargsyan. Tigran Mansouryan gave this promise recently during his meeting with the Institute’s students and teachers.

During his meeting the composer shared his thoughts about the role of the army in the life of people and state and mentioned the progress reached by the army after its creation. The composer told that they were close friends with Vazgen Sargsyan (1959-1999), prominent Armenian public figure, politician, Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Armenia and Artsakh National Hero, writer, member of Writers’ Union of Armenia. Along with V.Sargsyan Mansouryan visited all the regiments and was the witness of all the difficulties and acquisitions on the way of national army formation.

“The national army has made a huge leap, and its striking illustration was the military parade dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the independence of Armenia”, – said the composer.

At the instance of the audience he played on the piano one of his famous works.

N.Mikayelyan