Listening to Komitas: From Folk to Jazz
On October 5, at 19:00, the joint concert of Yerevan State Chamber Choir and Dialog Project will take place at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall.
The project brings together the Yerevan State Chamber Choir and Dialog Project, creating a dialogue between Komitas’s musical heritage, Armenian folk traditions and jazz.
Through new interpretations of Komitas’s compositions, traditional Armenian sounds meet a contemporary musical language, inviting audiences to experience and listen to Komitas from a fresh perspective.
Artistic Director and Choirmaster of the Yerevan State Chamber Choir: Kristina Voskanyan
Founder and Artistic Director of Dialog Project: Tigran Suchyan
Author of the contemporary arrangements: Vahagn Babloyan
Ticket prices: 3000-7000 AMD
The concert is intended for audiences aged 6 and above.
For information call: (010) 52-67-18
Ticket office: (010) 58-60-46, (055) 22-01-20
On October 7 at 7:00 PM, the Armenian State Chamber Choir will present a concert at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall dedicated to the 25th anniversary of soprano Sofya Sayadyan’s stage career.
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Choir: People’s Artist of the Republic of Armenia Robert Mlkeyan
The concert will feature beloved and significant works by Armenian composers, celebrating the rich heritage of Armenian vocal and choral music.
Soloist: Sofya Sayadyan, soprano
Pianist: Yelena Vardazaryan
The concert will also feature soloists Mavr Mkrtchyan (tenor), Razmik Baghdasaryan (tenor), Aram Avetisyan (baritone), and Armen Grigoryan (bass).
Program
Sofya Sayadyan
- Gurgen Alikemshah: “My Song”
- Geghuni Chtchyan: “Pigeons”
- Barsegh Kanachyan: “Lullaby”
- Artemi Ayvazyan: “Yerevan”
- Arno Babajanyan: “White Feather”
Armenian State Chamber Choir
- Komitas: “Plough Song”, “Yel, Yel”
- Robert Mlkeyan: “Maral” (arrangement)
Armenian State Chamber Choir and soloists
- Konstantin Petrosyan: “Mother of God”
Soloist: Sofya Sayadyan
- Arno Babajanyan: “The guys who are no longer here”
Soloists: Sofia Sayadyan, Mavr Mkrtchyan, Razmik Baghdasaryan
- Armen Tigranyan: “Anush’s Madness,” from the opera “Anush”
Soloist: Sofya Sayadyan
- Alexander Harutyunyan: “With My Homeland”
Soloists: Sofya Sayadyan, Aram Avetisyan, Armen Grigoryan
Ticket Prices: 3000-5000 AMD
The concert is intended for audiences aged 6 and above.
For information call: (010) 52-67-18
Ticket office: (010) 58-60-46, (055) 22-01-20
Baroque Music Concert: “Tagharan”-45
On October 8, at 19:00, at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, will take place concert of the “Tagharan” Ancient Music Ensemble dedicated to European Baroque music.
Artistic Director and Conductor: Sedrak Yerkanyan, Honored Cultural Worker of the Republic of Armenia.
Soloists:
- Anna Bakunts:organ
- Tereza Voskanyan:harpsichord
- Gayane Ghambaryan:soprano
- Galina Tsolakyan:soprano
- Aramo Mamikonyan:tenor
- Shahane Aghakaryan:soprano
- Zaven Harutyunyan:bassoon
- Vardges Hovhannisyan:bassoon
Programme:
- Antonio Vivaldi: “Aria, Vedrò con mio diletto”
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: “Aria, Cujus animam gementem”, from Stabat Mater
- Georg Philipp Telemann: “Bassoon Sonata” in F minor
- William Hayes: “Organ Concerto” in G major
- Johann Sebastian Bach: “Duet, Gloria Patri et Filio” from Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191
- George Frideric Handel: “ Aria, Ah, spietato” from the opera “Amadigi di Gaula”
- Johann Sebastian Bach: “Aria, Aus Liebe” from “St. Matthew Passion”, BWV 244
Ticket Prices: 2000, 3000, 5000 AMD
The concert is intended for audiences aged 6 and above.
For information call: (010) 52-67-18
Ticket office: (010) 58-60-46, (055) 22-01-20
Milkica Radovanovic: International Organ Festival
On October 10, at 7:00 PM, at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, as part of the Vahagn Stamboltsyan Fourth International Organ Festival, a solo concert by internationally renowned organist Milkica Radovanović (Serbia/Norway) will take place.
She is known for her performances in famous European concert halls and cathedrals (for example, Westminster Abbey, Oslo and Coventry Cathedrals), as well as for her victories in various international competitions.
Radovanović’s performances are distinguished by virtuosity and emotional depth, and the repertoire includes both baroque and contemporary music.
In the program:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
- Tomaso Albinoni / Remo Giazotto: Adagio in G minor
- Franjo Dugan (1874–1948): Prelude in C major: Prelude in A minor
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847): Passacaglia
- Vladimir Tošić (1949–2025): Medial 2
- Petra Bjørkhaug (b. 1964): Ave Maris Stella
- Simeon Yerevantsi (18th c.) / Komitas: Lord, Have Mercy (arr. by Vahagn Stamboltsyan)
- St Nerses the Gracious (12th c.) / Komitas: O Morning of Light (arr. by David Gilanyan)
- Grigor Pahlavuni (12th c.) / Komitas: Hymn of the Blessing of Water(arr. by Vahagn Stamboltsyan)
- Komitas (1869 - 1935): Hymn of Censing (arr. by Vahagn Stamboltsyan)
- Edvard Grieg (1843–1907): Morning Mood; Norwegian Dance No. 2; In the Hall of the Mountain King
Ticket Prices: 3000 - 8000 AMD
The concert is intended for audiences aged 6 and above.
For information call: (010) 52-67-18
Ticket office: (010) 58-60-46
“Hover” & Vahagn Hayrapetyan Trio
On October 20 at 19:00, the "Hover" State Chamber Choir and the Vahagn Hayrapetyan Trio will present the concert program “Arrangements of Armenian Folk Songs” at the Komitas Chamber Music House.
The evening will feature jazz arrangements of traditional folk songs from Aparan and Hamshen.
Choirmaster: Sona Hovhannisyan
Soloists:
• Amalya Torosyan
• Ani Hovakimyan
• Edgar Varosyan
• Aramo Mamikonyan
• Azat Hovhannisyan
Program:
-“Our Yard is All Cabbage and Radish ’’:
Folk song of Aparan Region,
arr. by Vahagn Hayrapetyan
-“Reading Your Mind, Love ’’:
Folk song of Aparan Region,
arr. by Vahagn Hayrapetyan
-“You Left to Stay Away ’’:
Folk song of Aparan Region,
arr. by Vahagn Hayrapetyan
-“Of thousands, I Loved You ’’”
Folk song of Aparan Region,
arr. by Vahagn Hayrapetyan
-“Pretty Girl ’’:
Folk song of Hamshen Region,
arr. by Anna Azizyan
-“To the Peaks of Alagyaz ’’:
Armenian Folk Song
Arr. by Vahagn Babloyan
-“Ellah, Ellah’’ (God, God) :
Folk Song of Hamshen Region
Arr. by Anna Azizyan
-“The Sky is Cloudy, the Breeze is Sweet ’’:
Armenian Folk Song
Arr. by Edgar Hovhannisyan
-“Sine, Sine, Siname “:
Folk song of Aparan Region,
arr. by Vahagn Hayrapetyan
Ticket Prices: 3000 - 8000 AMD
The concert is intended for audiences aged 6 and above.
For information call: (010) 52-67-18
Ticket office: (010) 58-60-46
Evening of Guitar Music
On October 21 at 7:00 PM, the Komitas Chamber Music Hall will host an evening of guitar music.
The concert will feature the Armenian People's Artist, Professor Hakob Jaghatspanian, and international competition laureate Pardy Minassian.
The programme includes works by Western European and Latin American composers.
Ticket prices: 3000-7000 AMD
The concert is intended for audiences aged 6 and above.
For information call: (010) 52-67-18
Ticket office: (010) 58-60-46, (055) 22-01-20
