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'''Hover Chamber Choir''' is an Armenian choir. It was established in 1992 in [[Armenia]] by Sona Hovhannisyan and students at [[Yerevan State Musical Conservatory|Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory]]. Hover received the Gold Medal at the International Choir Olympiad in [[Linz]], Austria in 2000, became a prize winner at the International Competition in [[Tours]], France, and received diplomas at the International Polyphonic Music Festival in [[Arezzo]], Italy in 1997.<br />
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Hover's repertoire includes [[baroque]], classical, contemporary, folk, and sacred music. Among the major works they have premiered in Armenia are [[Johann Sebastian Bach|J. S. Bach]]'s ''St John'' and ''St Matthew Passions'' and [[Benjamin Britten|Britten]]'s ''Cantata Missericordia'', in addition to performances of Requiems by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] and [[Luigi Cherubini|Cherubini]], [[Avet Terterian]]'s Sixth Symphony, and Stepan Rostomian's "Entrance" chamber opera (conducted by [[Diego Masson]]). Hover has also participated in concert performances of operas ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'', ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', and ''[[Pagliacci]]'' and toured [[Great Britain]], [[France]], and [[Germany]]. In 2007, the male contingent of the choir appeared in sacred music festivals in [[Poland]]. <br />
In 2008, a performance of choral pieces by [[Krzysztof Penderecki|Penderecki]] was praised by the composer as one of the best. The choir has released numerous CDs and a DVD. It has also contributed to the soundtracks for ''[[Ararat (movie)|Ararat]]'' by [[Atom Egoyan]] and the restoration of Armenia's first silent film ''Namus''.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* Best Choir/Chorus Album, [[Armenian Music Awards]] (2004)<br />
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==Discography==<br />
*'''Spiritual Choir Music''' by Ludwig Bazil ([[Venice]], 1998)<br />
*'''Armenian Voices''' (Pomegranate Music, United States 2002)<br />
*'''Six Fables'''. Music by Stepan Babatorosyan to the fables by Mkhitar Aigektsi (Pomegranate Music, United States 2003; received [[Armenian Music Awards]])<br />
*'''The Way''' (VEM, United States, 2005)<br />
*'''Armenian Divine Liturgy''' by [[Komitas Vardapet|Komitas]], (Hover Recordings, Germany, 2006)<br />
*'''Armenian Folk Songs''' arr. by Komitas (Hover Recordings, Germany, 2007)<br />
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== Management ==<br />
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* Arman Padaryan since 2004<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[http://www.hoverchoir.org Hover Official Site]<br />
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