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When you think of world renown composers of music, one of the first names that come to mind is Aram Khachaturian. The entire world knows him as the composer of the Sabre Dance. Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was born June 6, 1903, near Tiflis, Georgia. During his childhood, Aram heard Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijan songs in [...]

One of the most renowned Armenian Churchmen and musician of modern times was Komitas Vardapet, also known as Gomidas. He was born Soghomon Soghomonian in Kutaha, Asia Minor in the year, 1869. His life had an interesting turn of events, when at the age of eleven, he was orphaned, and at a young age he [...]

The concert hall for chamber music stands in the center of Yerevan, confined by the Circular Boulevard. Here concerts of organ music and recitals are held. The music hall was built in 1978 (architect: Stepan Kyurkchyan). It named in honor of Komitas, a.k.a Soghomon Soghomonyan. The building of the theatre is famous for its original [...]

The music of Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978), an outstanding composer of our time is well known all over the world. His highly original, life-asserting music merits universal acknowledgement. The imagery of his vividly and essentially theatrical music is plastic to the point of tangibility; his harmony and color pallets are exuberant. His music has won the [...]