KESOYAN

GAYANE

Composer

Member of the Composers Union of Armenia since 2013

Born on 03/06/1956 in Yerevan

BIOGRAPHY

1971-1975 – theory department at the Babajanyan Music College

1977-1982 – composition department at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK) (prof. E. Hovhannisyan)

1981-1986 – history of music department at the YSCK (prof. A. Budaghyan)

1975-1976 – high school No. 84 after Kh. Abovyan (vocal teacher)

1976-1978 – “Kanaz” house of culture (solfeggio teacher)

Since 1982 – member of “Armheginak” and “RAO” public organizations.

1987-1994 – Armenian Public Television and Radio Company (senior music editor)

Author of TV films:

1992 – “Loneliness”, RA Public Television

1994 – “I Can’t Be Silent” or “Elvina Again”, RA Public Television

1994-1996 – co-operation with H1 television company

1997-1998 – composer in the “Ardin” club

2009-2010 – high school No. 77 after Mirzoyan (choir leader)

2009-2010 – A. Ter-Ghevondyan music school (composition teacher)

Since 2009 – co-operation with the “Little Mher” children’s development center, since 2022 – vocal and music teacher

2014 – Author of 12 programs “Monologue in dialogue” at “ARM TV”, Moscow

2015 – Author of “Yerevan Meetings” programs at “ARM TV”, Yerevan

Piano Pieces, Poem for Flute and Piano

1977-1979 – series of songs for mixed choir

1979 – song “Memories”

1980-1982 – children’s opera by Gh. Aghayan’s fairy tale “Aregnazan”

1982 – song “An Old Tale”

1986 – “Metamorphoses” for chamber orchestra

1987 – Music for the TV movie dedicated to L. Engibarov

1978 – song “You in my life”

1987 – song “In my dream”, (All-Union competition, 1st place)

1987 – song “You and me”

1987 – “Mary’s Dream” children’s musical

1991 – songs “Apostles” (by N. Mnatsakanyan), “Mother”, “Prayer”, “Genoside Victims”, “Beging”, “Armenia” (by author)

1996 – “Dedication” for chamber orchestra, (to Ed. Hovhannisyan)

1998 – Anthem “Golden Autumn”

2000-2002 – Many songs for the TV project “Do Re Mi”

Author of the lyrics of the songs “To You, my love”, “One moment”, “Why-how”

2003 – Anthem of “KVN” show

2005 – song “Last Ring”

2006-2008 – “Stephy’s Musical Diary” children’s piano pieces

2006 – “Kanaker” song, ode to A. Ter-Ghevondain music school

2006-2008 – Songs for children’s choir

2006-2008 – “Waltz” for two pianos

2006-2008 – “Our Father”, “Lord, have mercy!” for soprano and organ

2009 – 2 choruses for mixed choir (by Komitas)

2009 – “Autumn Song” for strings

2009-2010 – “Thoughts” 3 parts, for trumpet and piano

2009-2010 – 9 romances for chamber orchestra and mezzo-soprano

2009-2010 – Romances: “Repentance” for soprano (by H. Serobyan), “Forget” for baritone (by V. Teryan), “Autumn song” for symphonic orchestra

2010 – 3 romances for soprano: “In my dream”, “The Blind”, “Beging” (by Komitas)

2010 – “Flowers”, a series of romances for soprano, (by K. Hunanyan)

2012–1016 – romances for women’s choir a-cappella, (by Komitas)

2012-2016 – “Dedication” for mixed choir (by Komitas)

2018 – The song “Yerevan”, (2nd place in the Republican competition)

1997 – CD of Russian original songs by L. Gavryushina,

“Barseghyan-Records” USA, Los Angeles

1998 – CD of songs “Krasnov design”, Moscow

2001 – Book “L. Saryan and his time” (author of the article) Yerevan

2006-2008 – “Steffi’s Musical Diary”, a collection of children’s piano pieces, Yerevan

2008 – Piano pieces “Collection of Piano Works of Armenian Composers”

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