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Description: Armenian music: The Akn centre and singing group
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The ensemble Akn works to revive and develop the traditional interpretation of Armenian liturgical chant.
The performances of the ensemble reflect the work developed since 1990, which culminated in the creation of the Centre for Armenian Liturgical Chant Studies, founded in 1998 in Paris by Aram Kerovpyan .
Akn is an ensemble of 8-12 participants depending on the programme. Its repertoire is made up of sharagan songs (hymns/tropes), odes, songs of the Offices, and Psalms, sung by group or solo. Akn interprets this monophonic and modal repertoire in its original form, accompanied by a drone. Virginia Kerovpyan is the main soloist of the group.
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