Studied at Nersisyan school (Tiflis), then studied at M. Ekmalyan’s

1907-1911 – studied at the St. Petersburg Music School

1925-1930 – studied at the Moscow Conservatory

Musician-pedagogue, singer (baritone)

Since 1917 – Member of the Communist Party of USSR

1930 – moved to Yerevan

1934-1939 – chaiman of the CUA

1946 – Editing of Sayat-Nova’s song collection (with Sh. Talyan)

1949, 1952 – Editing of the 1st and 2nd volumes of S. Melikyan’s “Armenian folk songs and dances” collection

1959 – Editing of Sheram’s song collection (with Sh. Talyan)

1955 – Editing of annotated collection of Jivan’s songs

1950 – Komitas “Ethnographic Collection” (book 2)

Songs, romances, choruses, recorded and arranged folk and Gusan songs (“Jan Yaro Jan”, “Red Rose”, “Through Mill Door”, “Gulizar’s Duck Feather”, etc.)

1939 – Honored Art Worker of the ASSR