Conference 2023

October 7

First session
Chair: Lilit Yernjakyan
  – Mher Navoyan. Modal Characteristics of Komitas’s Harmony
  – Lusine Sahakyan. Komitas’s Role in the Music Education of Armenian Women
  – Arsen Bobokhyan. Traits of Primitive Thinking in Komitas’s Worldview
  – Daniel Yerazhisht. “Norahraš Psakawor”

Second session
Chair: Anna Arevshatyan
  – Gayane Amiraghyan. Vardan Sargsyan’s Observations on Modal Characteristics of Komitas’s Liturgy
  – Haykuhi Sahakyan. Sheet Music Illustrations of Komitas’s Works
  – Anna Adamyan. Some Parallels between Komitas’s Poetry and Piano Works in the Context of Language and Music Commonalities

Round table 1
On the 19th Century Recordings of Armenian Church Chants
Participants: Mher Navoyan, Arusyak Tamrazyan, Haig Utidjian

October 8

Third session
Chair: Nane Misakyan
– Astghik Martirosyan, Tzovinar Artzrouni. Genre Classification Problems in Armenian Folk Music Illustrated Through Samples of Rural Folk Songs
– Lilit Harutyunyan. “The Ten Commandments” of the Conductor:Komitas’ Reflections on the Art of Conducting
– Sona Simonyan. The Vocal – Methodological Volumes by Paul Bruns in the Personal Library of Komitas

Fourth session
Chair: Lusine Sahakyan
  – Hasmik Harutyunyan. Ashugh Khayat and Ashugh Trade Union of Aleksandrapol
  – Tatevik Shakhkulyan. From Komitas’s Poetry to Art Music
  – Lilit Yernjakyan. Manifestations of Identity in Alan Hovhannes-William Saroyan Creative Reflections

Round table 2
Komitas Lyric Poetry. Working Process of English Translations
Participants: Eloise Peniston, Qnarik Avetisyan, Nune Amirkhanyan, Tatevik Shakhkulyan