Turkmen musicologists took part in an international scientific conference in Moscow
The international scientific and practical conference “The problem of forming national composition schools in a multicultural space” was held on October 30 in the concert hall of the department of music publications and sound recordings of the Russian State Library.
It took place as part of the VII Moscow International Arts Festival “Sounds of Dutar” named after Nury Halmamedov and dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the birth of the great Turkmen composer.
The conference featured 36 reports from Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Armenia and China, the authors of which were prominent figures in musical culture, leading teachers of specialized universities and workshops, musicians, art historians and scientists from the countries participating in the conference. Only 25 performances were announced from the Turkmen National Conservatory named after May Kulieva.
A striking decoration of the event was the vocal performance of the artist of the Moscow musical theater "Helikon-Opera" of Daria Guseinova, who performed several works by Nury Halmamedov to the accompaniment of pianist and composer, art director of the Moscow International Arts Festival "Sounds of Dutar" Mamed Guseinov.
The collection “Nury Halmamedov. Selected vocal works for soprano and piano" edited and with illustrations by Daria Guseinova was presented at the conference, and one copy was donated to the Russian State Library.
The issues outlined by the organizers of the scientific and practical conference concerned the “pain points” of modern music education, as well as the interaction of national musical cultures and composition schools in recent and modern periods.
“Musicologists and performers from Turkmenistan always look forward with great interest to the Moscow International Festival named after Nury Halmamedov “Sounds of Dutar”. This year was no exception,” Elena Osipova, associate professor of the department of music theory at the Turkmen National Conservatory named after M. Kulieva noted.
During the conference, the scale of Nury Halmamedov’s personality, the versatility of his talent, his unique performance and at the same time ease of communication were widely discussed. These qualities of the master still inspire both masters and creative youth to achieve new heights in art, giving rise to discussions and new ideas in the musical world.
This was the subject of speeches by Konstantin Guzenko, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory and History of Music of the Astrakhan State Conservatory, Leonora Dmiterko, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Evgeniy Volkov, music director of the creative workshops of GITIS, Andrei Ogievsky, artistic director and chief conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra “New Classics”, senior lecturer of the Department of Music History of Turkmen National Conservatory named after M. Kulieva Bakhargul Yakubova and other prominent cultural figures.
An important outcome of the conference was the thesis about the revival of national musical culture through an appeal to the sources of popular consciousness. And an extremely significant idea was voiced during the report by Andrei Ogievsky: music is a universal language that does not require translation and is accessible to everyone. It is very important in difficult times to preserve it as a thread that connects peoples, civilizations, and cultures.
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