KONSTANTIN PETROSYAN – 80

On September 28^th at 7:00 PM, the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall hosted a jubilee concert featuring the works of Konstantin Petrosyan – a renowned Armenian composer, pianist, and conductor, Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia, and recipient of the “Movses Khorenatsi” Medal, the Order of “Saint Sahak” and “Saint Mesrop”, and the Komitas Prize.

Program:

“TRADITIONAL SONGS” – arrangements of folk songs for a cappella choir (armenian premiere)

“GOD MOTHER” – lyrics by Archbishop Nerses Pozapalian

“VOCALISE” for four-part choir (premiere)

“NATION OF HAYKAZ” – lyrics by Gevorg Karapetyan

“UNIVERSE”

CONCERTO FOR VOICE AND ORCHESTRA

“GYUMRI”

“VARIATIONS FOR FLUGELHORN AND ORCHESTRA”

“GARNI”

“ARMENIA” for soloist, choir, and orchestra

Performers:

State Chamber Choir of Armenia

/Artistic Director and Chief Conductor: People’s Artist of the Republic of Armenia Robert Mlkeyan/

State Jazz Orchestra of Armenia

/Artistic Director: David Melkonyan/

Special appearance: “Arevik” Children and Youth Ensemble of the Public Radio of Armenia /Artistic Director: Vahe Hayrapetyan/

Soloists: Anna Vardazaryan, Sofia Melkumyan, Daniel Melkonyan, Tigran Hakobyan, Nelly Manukyan.

Conductor: Karen Kocharyan.