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Cultural program for 7th Silk Way International Music Festival revealed

23 June 2016 [17:42] - TODAY.AZ

/By Azernews/

By Laman Ismayilova

The cultural program for the 7th Silk Way International Music Festival has been reavealed,Trend Life reported.

The festival will take place in Azerbaijan’s Sheki region, the 2016 Cultural Capital of the Turkic World on June 28. The festival, which is being supported by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, will run until July 4.

Artistic Director of the festival is Chairman of Azerbaijan Union of Composers, People's Artist, Firangiz Alizada.

The opening ceremony will take place at the Sheki Summer Theatre with participation of the Orchestra of Folk Instruments of TURKSOY. The orchestra which is composed of singers from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan and Russia will perform on June 27.

The concerts of the ensemble "?imdi", Anatolian dance group (Turkey), ensemble "Vas-Liqa" (Japan) and "Sahil" (Iran) will be held in the Palace of Shaki Khans, the Summer Theatre as well as the historical complex Yukhari Karvansaray on June 28-30.

Further, the publications "Musical folklore Sheki" and "Sheki Performing arts " will be presented at Sheki Music College on June 30. The publications which cover musical traditions of the region have been written by musicologist Saadat Texmirazkizi.

The meeting with artistic director and chief conductor of Azerbaijan State Orchestra of Folk Instruments, Agaverdi Pashayev will be held on July 1. The event is dedicated to 80th anniversary the folk orchestra.

The closing ceremony will feature the performance of Azerbaijan State Orchestra of Folk Instruments and the State Song and Dance Ensemble under the direction of conductor.

Holding such a grand music festival, which has become a wonderful tradition, in Sheki, is not by mere chance. For centuries this beautiful city, which is located along the route of the ancient Silk Road, was an important center of art and commerce.

Today Sheki is a unique place that has preserved the culture of urban planning inherent to medieval towns.

Rare historical and architectural monuments of the city - caravanserais, mosques, minarets, walls, bridges, etc. - indicate the ancient architectural style of Sheki.

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