GYODAKYAN

DAVID

Composer, double bass player, conductor

Member of the Composers Union of Armenia since 2021

Born on 07/03/1992 in Yerevan

BIOGRAPHY

1999-2006 – Sayat-Nova music school (piano class, prof. of E. Tandilyan)

2008-2012 – “computer programming” at the Russian-Armenian/Slavic/University.

Composition department at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK) (prof: Y. Yerznkyan)

Since 2013 – artistic director and conductor of the State Youth Jazz Orchestra, jazz harmony, composition and bass guitar teacher at the Al. Spendiaryan Music School

Since 2014 – Sympho-Jazz Orchestra of the Armenian Public Radio and Television (bass-player)

2015-2017 – Chico’s New Trio, Aram Vardani Group (bass player)

Since 2018 – Armen Hyusnunts Jazz Quartet (bass player)

2018-2021 – Fifth Season (bass player)

Since 2018 – “Dave Giodakian Jazz Sextet” (founder and bass player)

Since 2019 – “Triangle” jazz trio (founder and bass player)

Since 2019 – YSCK (teacher of the “jazz harmony”, “improvisation”, “ensemble”, “jazz music stylistics and form analysis”)

2014 – “Through the Window”

2014 – “At the Best Place”

2015 – “The Armenian Recipe” for the Big Band

2015 – “For You and Me and Everyone” for chamber ensemble and jazz trio

2016 – “Missed Opportunities” for piano quartet

Fugue in 3 Parts in Es”

2016 – “Fugue ¾ in G” for string quartet

2016 – Symphonic poem for strings and jazz quartet

2016 – Jazz song “Only in a Dream” by Artur Solakhyan

“Leaving Dilijan” for jazz quartet

2016 – “This Night” for Big Band

2017 – For “My and your Yerevan” sound and Big Band, according to Artur Solakhyan

2017 – Symphony No. 1

2017 – 2 pieces for piano

2017 – “A View from Prague” for jazz sextet

2017 – Envelope for 12 instruments

2017 – “Daily Routine” for jazz trio

2017 – “Passing by the Northern Avenue” for Big Band

2017 – “Escape” for string quartet, 3 parts

2018 – “Old and New” for saxophone quartet

2018 – “Tigger” symphonic suite, for Aram Gharibyan’s film

2018 – “Saralanj Funk” for Big Band

2018 – Sonata for trumpet and piano

2018 – “Let it Go” for jazz sextet

2018 – “A Road to the Fairy Tale” for jazz sextet

2018 – “A Big warm Welcome” for Big Band

2018 – “A song for Emmy” for Big Band

2018 – “For All the Good” for Big Band

2019 – “On the Run” for Jazz Sextet

2019 – Symphony No. 2

2019 – “Cloudy Sky” for Big Band

2019 – “7 Paper Boats” for jazz sextet

2019 – “Uninvited Guests” for jazz trio

2019 – “Portraits of Abandonment” for chamber ensemble, /7 instruments/

2019 – “So Near and Yet So Far” for jazz trio

2020 – “Back Home” for children’s orchestra

2020 – “Now” for jazz sextet

2020 – “Drink Old Fashioned” for jazz sextet

2020 – “Missed Opportunities” for jazz trio

2021 – “Mother Narine” for voice and piano

2021 – “Man of Light” for the voice and Dixieland, by A. Solakhyan

2019 – “Problems of education in the field of popular music”

2019 – “Jazz in Armenia and its Armenian intonations”

2019 – “Exercises and compositions for children’s and youth orchestras”

2019 – “Exercises and compositions for children and youth brass bands”

2014 – Music for Change Festival (certificate for winning a scholarship)

2015 – Diploma from the Yerevan Municipality for his achievements as a conductor and teacher at the school after Al. Spendiaryan

2019 – Diploma from the Jazz Association of Armenia for his  achievements at the Music School after Al. Spendiaryan

2020 – Diploma at the international Tutti-Jazz competition as part of the Karen Grigoryan Jazz Quartet

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