MIKAYELYAN
SOFIA
SOFIA
Composer
Member of the Composers Union of Armenia since 2009
Born on 27/08/1965 in Leninakan
1972-1980 – piano department af the music school № 1 after N. Tigranyan in Leninakan (teacher: Z. A. Markosyan)
1980-1981 – piano department at the music school after K. Kara-Murza in Leninakan (teacher: D. N. Melikyan)
1981-1984 – piano department at the Yerevan state musical-pedagogical college after A. Babajanyan (prof. S. K. Zakaryan)
1984-1989 – piano department at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK) (prof. R. A. Shugarov)
1990-1993 – post-graduate studies at the YSCK (Concertmaster) (prof.: A. G. Hakobyan)
2001-2005 – composition department at the YSCK (prof. M. A. Kokjaev)
2013 – Summer courses at the Orthodox Music Academy (choral art master classes)
1989-1990 – Yerevan state musical-pedagogical college after A. Babajanyan (concertmaster)
1989-1993 – music school at the city of Kamo (Gavar) (piano teacher, concertmaster)
1992-1993 – Armavir music school (piano and piano ensemble teacher)
1993-1994 – Moscow I. O. Dunaevsky Music School № 2 (piano and piano duo teacher)
1995-2001 – piano department assistant at the YSCK (1995-1999 – class of R. Shugarov, 1999-2002 – class of A. Gurgenov)
Since 2002 – lecturer at the piano department at the YSCK
2003 – founder of “Megedas” ensemble of modern music
2008-2010 – music school № 19 after Al. Achemyan (head of the piano department)
2008-2009 – the “Paros” choir (concertmaster)
Since 2012 – member of the “Paros” choir
2014 (september-december) – Sitomino art school (teacher of theoretical subjects and choir class and concertmaster)
2015 (march-september) – choreography department at the University of Trade Unions of St. Petersburg (concertmaster)
Performance and creative activity
1972 – “Dance with jugs” a) for piano, b) arrangement for flute, violin and piano c) development for flute, violin, tambourine, oud and piano
1985 – “Humoresque” for piano
1985, 1997, 2012 – “3 fantastic pieces” for piano, dedicated (to pianist H. Melikyan)
1989 – “Prelude” for piano
1997 – “Armenian Army March” for brass band, piano
1997 – “Scherzo” for piano
2000-2001 – “Aysor, golov, I Betanya” (by S. Partev) for female choir a cappella (to the 1700th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity in Armenia)
2002 – “Tenore ostinato” for piano
2002 – “Vocal suite for soprano and piano (by H. Edoyan)
2002 – “Churn” for children’s a cappella choir (by H. Tumanyan)
2002 – “Reflection in 3 mirrors” for flute, violin and piano
2003 – “Quartet” for flute, tambourine, oud and piano
2004 – “Word to God” for soprano and piano (by Gr. Narekatsi’s “Book of Sorrow”)
2004 – “Polyphonic suite” for piano (5 parts)
2005 – “Melody of Silence” for voice and piano (by G. Karapetyan)
2005 – “Dzon Avanin” a) for mezzo-soprano and mixed choir, b) for children’s choir and piano (by Petrosyan)
2005 – “From the Heart” symphony-cantata for soprano, reader, mixed choir and large symphonic orchestra (by Gr. Narekatsi’s “Book of Sorrow”)
2006 – “Mother Armenia” for soloist, children’s and mixed choirs and piano (by S. Grigoryan)
2006 – “Passagalia” for flute and symphonic orchestra
2006 – 2 Fanfares
2007 – “Sketches” for alto saxophone (to M. Avetisyan)
2007 – “Improvisation”, “Dance”, “Lernapar”, “Verjazador”
2007 – “The Triumphal suite” for the wind-orchestra
2008 – «Improvisation and dance for clarinetto-contrabasso» (to M. Colonna)
2009, 2010 – “Hymn of Motherhood” piano, brass band
2011 – “Our Lord” for mixed a cappella choir
2012 – “To you, trees, flowers” for the children’s or female choir (to Al. Gurgenov)
2013 – “Santa’s Biplan” for the children’s voice (by S. Oganesyan)
2013 – “There were miracle times” for 2 mixed a cappella choirs (by L. May)
2014 – “Rural dance” for children’s choir and percussion
2015 – Development of “Song a stack of hay” for female or children’s a cappella choir
2015 – “Lullaby” for female a cappella choir (by K. Balmont)
2003 – Aram Khachatryan competition-festival of composers dedicated to 100th anniversary, 2nd prize (“Quartet” for flute, tambourine, oud and piano)
2004 – The National competition of piano compositions after Sarajev, 1st prize (“Polyphonic Suite”)
2004 – The republican competition of vocal compositions after Gh. Saryan (diploma for the “Word to God”)
2008 – the 1st Chamber Music Festival of Young Composers (diploma for the “Reflection in 3 Mirrors”)
2011 – 5th International Open Composer Competition “21st Century Choral Laboratory” in St. Petersburg, 2nd prize (“Aysor, golov, I Betanya”)
2012 – The 2nd All-Russian Composer’s Competition of Choral Works “Young Classics” in Vologda, 1st prize (“Churn”)
2012 – 5th International Open Composer Competition “21st Century Choir Laboratory” in St. Petersburg, 1nd prize (“To you, trees, flowers”)
2013 – Songs to children international composition competition in Moscow, diploma (“Santa’s Biplan”)
2013 – 6th international open composition competition “21st Century Choral Laboratory” in St. Petersburg, 3rd prize “All Hours”
2014 – 7th international open composition competition “21st Century Choral Laboratory” in St. Petersburg, special prize (“Mother Armenia”) and diploma (“Rural Dance”)
2014 – The 2nd international competition of contemporary music “Composer of the 21st century” in Kaluga, 2nd prize (Quartet “Dies Irae”)
2015 – 8th international open composition competition “21st Century Choral Laboratory” in St. Petersburg, 2nd prize (“Our Lord”, “Song a stack of hay”)
2016 – 9th international open composition competition “21st Century Choral Laboratory” in St. Petersburg, 3rd prize (“Lullaby”)
2016 – At the 4th international competition of “Young Classics” Composers in Vologda, diploma (“There were times of miracles”)
2016 – Maurice Ravel 2nd international competition of composers in Italy, special diploma (“Dance with jugs”)