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Management Board of Azerbaijan Composersâ€™ Union holds meeting

24 September 2009 11:31 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ulkar Gasimova â€“ APA. The Management Board of Azerbaijan Composersâ€™ Union held the next meeting, press service of the union told APA. Chairperson of the union Firangiz Alizadeh led the meeting. Secretaries â€“ Agshin Alizadeh, Ramiz Zohrabov, elder Mansuriv, responsible secretary Lala Huseynova and members of the Management Board participated in the meeting. Plan of events on the 75th jubilee of Azerbaijan Composersâ€™ Union was discussed at the meeting. The participants discussed the program of the music festival to be held on the occasion of the 75th jubilee of the union, composition of the organizing committee for holding the festival, the jury of the competition among young composers â€œThe best festive overture or a concert playâ€, selection of coordinator for working with the regional organizations and admission of new members.

Firangiz Alizadeh said the plan of events on the 75th jubilee of the union was prepared by the secretariat.
â€œThe festival that we want to hold on the occasion of the 75th jubilee of Azerbaijan Composersâ€™ Union will be the festival of premieres. New works in symphonic, chamber instrumental, vocal instrumental, variety and other genres will be performed in the festival. We have declared competition among young composers â€œThe best festive overture or a concert playâ€. The winner of the competition will be awarded and the winning work will be performed in the closing ceremony in the State Philharmonic Society named after Muslum Magomayev. The works will be registered by October 1,â€ he said.

Following this, the chairperson gave information about the composition of the organizing committee. She said the organizing committee of the festival consists of 21 persons. The organizing committee includes Rauf Aliyev, Faig Nagiyev, Arzu Mammadova, Adila Yusifova, Natig Valiyev, Rana Gadimova, Azad Zahid, Vasif Allahverdiyev, Govhar Hasanzadeh, Rufat Ramazanov and Rufat Khalilov. The jury headed by Professor Firangiz Alizadeh includes Agshin Alizadeh, Ramiz Zohrabov, Musa Mirzayev, Ogtay Zulfugarov, Eldar Mansurov, Sardar Farajov, Fakhraddin Karimov and Lala Huseynova. Speaking about the regional organizations of the composersâ€™ union Alizadeh said there are five regional organizations.
â€œThe Composersâ€™ Union has Nakhchivan, Gandja, Lankaran, Shaki and Shusha regional organizations. Nakhchivan organization is more active. The union offers assistance to the organizations and this assistance will continue,â€ she said.