🎶 Report Concert: On November 11, the first of two planned report concerts within the project to integrate Koñur Ün into orchestral sound took place at the B. Beishenalieva University of Arts and Culture. Following performances by the orchestra and the four-string komuz ensemble, the university’s faculty engaged in a lively discussion on the future prospects of researching the traditional sound of Koñur and the necessity of continuing efforts to restore and reconstruct Kyrgyz traditional instruments.
📰 Digitizing issues of the Erkin Too newspaper: The Aigine Cultural Research Center continues its work on digitizing issues of the Erkin Too newspaper from 1924–1927. This week, our team studied materials from the Central State Archive. We are pleased to have found a significant number of issues! However, some editions are unfortunately missing. We remain committed to locating these absent issues to compile the most complete collection possible. At the conclusion of this project, we plan to create a consolidated list of all discovered and missing issues to provide a comprehensive overview of the surviving materials from this important period.
🎵 Working Meeting: Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming concert within the Koñur Ün project, scheduled for November 18 at the Theater of Musical Satire. This week, we held a productive working meeting with the Koñur Ün initiative group at our office. During the meeting, we discussed the concert’s format, finalized the main performances, and identified key elements of the program that best highlight the project’s outcomes and its future directions.