MANUKYAN

HOVHANNES

Composer

Member of the Composers Union of Armenia, since 2007

Born on 10/07/1984 in Yerevan

BIOGRAPHY

1991-2001 – P. I. Tchaikovsky Music School as a violinist, composer and pianist.

2001-2006 – composition department at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK) (prof. E. Mirzoyan) and organ department (prof. A. Adamyan)

2006-2009 – post-graduate course at the YSCK – composition and organ departments (prof: E. Mirzoyan and prof. V. Stamboltsyan)

2009-2013 – YSCK organ class at the YSCK (teacher)

Since 2013 – National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (researcher)

2016 – Armenian-American Chamber Orchestra.

(principal harpsichordist)

2004 – “Ovsanna, Ovsanna! to the Son of the Lord” sonata for organ

2006 – “Revelation” for symphonic orchestra

2007 – “Gloria in excelsis” trio for violin, cello and piano

2009, 2010 – 2 concert symphonies “Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ” (No. 1 for cello, women’s choir and symphony orchestra, No. 2 for piano and symphony orchestra)

2009 – “Our savior – Jesus Christ” octet for 4 violins, 2 violas, cello and double bass

2009 – Psalms for cello, piano and phonogram

2010, 2012 – “Heavenly message” (No. 1 for solo cello, No. 2 for solo french horn

2011 – “Resurection” for violin and string orchestra

2012 – “Jesus – the light of the world” for mixed choir and piano

2013 – “Come to the Lord’s kingdom” concerto for marimba and string orchestra

2014 – “My new Jerusalem” for organ

2015 – “From Ararat to Zion” for violin and chamber orchestra

2015 – “Hallelujah” for alto saxophone and organ

2015 – “Listen to My Footsteps” – for marimba and piano

Flute and its folk prototypes in Armenian compositions (Флейта и ее народные прототипы в композиторском творчестве Армении) // 3th Scientific Session of Young Armenian Art Critics, Proceedings, Yerevan, RA NAS “Science” ed., 2009, p. 175-184

Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra (Концерт для флейты и камерного оркестра // “Kantegh”, collection of scientific articles, Yerevan, 2009, 2(39), p. 174-179

About the flute (О флейте) // Musical Armenia, Yerevan, 2009, 2 (33), p. 78-80

The founder of the Armenian organ school – Vahagn Stamboltsyan, The 8th Scientific Session of Young Armenian Art Critics, to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the RA NAS (November 15-17, 2013), Proceedings of the session, Yerevan, RA NAS “Science” publishing house, 2014, p. 65-72

Ohannes Tchekidjian: composer, Ohannes Tchekidjian – 85, Scientific session dedicated to the 85th anniversary of Ohannes Tchekidjian’s birthday (September 26-27, 2014), Proceedings of the session, Yerevan, RA NAS “Science” ed., 2014, p. 90-95

Tigran Chukhajian at the musical crossroads of East and West, Tigran Chukhajian’s work, Scientific Session (December 12, 2014), Proceedings of the Session, Yer., RA NAS “Science” ed., 2015, p. 165-168

1996 – Khachatryan Young Composers Competition (Amadeus) (grand prix – gold medal).

2004 – G. Saryan and G. Sarajev composers competition (laureate)

2005 – competition of presidential musicians (prize for organ sonata “Ovsanna, Ovsanna! to the Son of the Lord”)

2008 – “Aram Khachatryan-100” (commemorative medal by CUA).

2008 – 2nd open festival-competition of international organists “Soli Deo Gloria” at the Moscow St. Mary’s Roman-Catholic Church (“Ovsanna, Ovsanna! to the Son of the Lord” special award in the category “Individuality and the best contemporary spiritual organ composition”).

2009 – Scientific Degree of candidate of arts.

2011 – World Armenian Congress, the Union of Armenians of Russia (laureate and the “Best Composer and Musicological Works” for the “Resurection”

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