AZIZYAN

ANNA

Composer

28/06/1965, Ashtarak – 29/08/2023, Yerevan

Was member of the Composers Union of Armenia, since 1994

BIOGRAPHY

1972 – Piano and composition department of Ayvazyan Children’s Music School (teacher: R. Amirkhanyan)

1980 – piano department at the State music college after Romanos Melikyan (teacher: K. Harutyunyan)

1984 – composition department at Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK) (prof. Edward Mirzoyan)

1990 – teacher of the theoretical subjects, composition and piano at the Music school after A. Ayvazyan

1993 – deputy director of the same school

2005 – “Zvartunk” children’s spiritual singing group, as a musical director

2008 – “Cultural Education Support” Foundation of the RA Ministry of Culture, as a representative of the Aragatsotn branch

Compositions were performed in concerts initiated by the Armenian Academy of Music, performed by the choirs led by Sargis Torosyan, Hasmik Hatsagortsyan and Hovhannes Mirzoyan, Harutyun Topikyan, Nairi Partakchyan (“Avetis”), Sona Hovhannisyan (“Hover”)

1974 – “Song of a Bird” piece for piano

1975 – “What the stones of Garni tell” a piece for piano

1975 – “Sevan” song (by Maidari Mamuli)

1984 – “Maniner” poem for piano

1984 – Fugeta “Thougths”

1984 – Scherzo for piano and flute

1985 – 3 «taghs» by medieval poets (tagh – ancient armenian poetry form)

1986 – 2 «taghs» by Kecharetsi

1985-1986 – “Varuzhanyan” choir sequence

1987 – Fugue in E dur or X major for 4 voices

1987 – Rondo for chamber orchestra

1988 – “Prayer” chorus for male choir (by D. Varuzhan and G. Aghtamartsi)

1990 – «Կաթիլ մի արտոսր ի շիրիմ Դուրյանի» chorus for mixed choir

1993 – Concert Overture for Piano and Chamber Orchestra

1993 – Song “Kasakh”(by G. Gevorgyan)

1993 – “Jardin khent” musical performance by two soloists. for choir and orchestra based on R. Sevak’s poem

1993 – “Youth Anthem” (by V. Davtyan)

1999 – “Hey guys, guys” for soloist, choir and symphony orchestra (by H. Tumanyan)

2001 – “Tagh of birth” based on G. Narekatsi, for mixed chorus

2001 – “Prayers of Repentance” choral fantasy by medieval and western armenian poets

2002 – Children’s song “Farewell to the alphabet” (by S. Kaputikyan)

2001-2003 – “Mother” 5-chorus sequence

2005-2008 – “Parallel” choral performance

2011 – “Voice of birth” for mixed choir (by Ed. Avetyan)

2011-2013 – “Tailless fox” children’s choral musical performance

2012 – The children’s choruses “Garnuk”, “Artutik”, “Youth Anthem” for the collection of “Children’s Choruses of Armenian Contemporary Composers”.

1987 – 3rd All-Union Award for the “Varuzhanyan” chorus

2009 – “Parallel” (“Journey” or “The Road”) choral performance (by: A. Abrahamyan, scene-director: A. Manukyan) – best in the category “Best Classical Project of the Year” at the National Awards

2012 – diploma at the 5th All-Russian competition of composers “21st century choral laboratory” in St. Petersburg

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