Ian Gillan Raised 18,327 Million Dram for Gyumri Music School

Two joint concerts in Armenia by English rock music sensation Ian Gillan and the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra have raised 18,327 million AMD (about $46,633,588 USD). This sum will be be used for the construction of a new building for Gyumri’s No. 6 Music School which is currently operating out of portables since the 1988 devastating earthquake.

The two concerts, organized by local Armenian news agency Mediamax and the initiative Do Something in the framework of Rock Aid Armenia/Armenia Grateful 2 Rock, took place on March 26 and 27 in Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall at the Yerevan Opera House.

The concerts were sponsored by VivaCell-MTS and the British Midland Airways Limited (more commonly known as the British airline “bmi”).

Also within the framework of Rock Aid Armenia/ Armenia Grateful 2 Rock, other activities are planed to be organized in 2010 and 2011 in order to raise more funds for the same music school.