KOMITAS AND THE ART OF COMPOSITION
September 26 - October 8, 2025
September 26
Festival opening | Komitas Museum-Institute Concert Hall Yerevan, Armenia
Komitas National Quartet
Sargis Aslamazyan (1897–1978)
Arrangements based on Komitas's melodies
Dear Shogher
The Sky is Cloudy
My Red Shawl
Festive Song
It's Spring
Walk, Walk
He Walked Sparkling
Crane
Hoy, Nazan
You are a Plane Tree
Partridge
Shoushiki
Dance of Vagharshapat
September 27
Piano recital | Concert Hall of Komitas Museum-institute
Hayk Melikyan (Armenia)
Komitas Vardapet (1869–1935)
Seven Piano Dances (1906)
Manushaki
Yerangi
Unabi
Marali
Shushiki
Back and Forth
Karno Shoror
Elen Yolchian (b. 1992)
Soghomon (2024)
Komitas Vardapet
Msho Shoror
Hayk Melikyan (b. 1980) — Elegies to Komitas (2015)
Book 1
The Song of Krounk
His Dream
The Last Lullaby
The Birth of Eternity
Book 2
Tranquillo
Andante cantabile
Mistico
Maestoso
September 30
Chamber music night | Komitas Museum-Institute Concert Hall
HRACHUHI BASSENZ Soprano (Germany)
ARMEN AGHAJANYAN Piano (Armenia)
Komitas Vardapet (1869–1935)
Excerpt from the Liturgy
Lord, have Mercy
ST. Grigor Narekatsi (10th–11th cc.)
The Chariot Descended
Vagharshak Kotoyan (1921–1992)
My Yerevan
Alexey Hekimyan (1927–1982)
Lullaby
Sayat-Nova (18th c.)
Nazani
Alexander Dolukhanyan (1910–1968)
Nights of Yerevan
Jean Hovak
Lullaby
Arno Babajanyan (1921–1983)
Lullaby
Romanos Melikyan (1883–1935)
Beautiful Night
Komitas Vardapet
Antouni
Apricot Tree
Alagyaz (on the High Mountain)
The Sky is Cloudy
Dear Shogher
Incense Tree
Hoy, Nazan
Shakhker-Shukhker
Armenia
October 03
Choral music might | Komitas Museum-Institute Concert hall
"GEGHARD" VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Artistic Director: Mher Navoyan, Conductor: Anahit Papayan
Komitas Vardapet (1869-1935)
Sweatheart Sona
I Took the Jar and Climb Up the
Mountain
Two Rams Came Down the Mountain |
The Brook
You Are a Plane Tree
Stars In The Sky
Rose, I don’t Love You
From the Field to The Village
Ah, My Doe
Alagyaz | The Incense Tree
Hey, Fellow from Our Village | My Dear Mother | Doe | It Started Drizzling
Nanik Nananik
Soloists: Meri Martirosyan, Nvard Hovakimyan, Tatev Tadevosyan, Anahit Papayan
TIGRAN MANSOURIAN (b. 1939)
“Khaghikner” choral cycle
Prayer of the Holy Nativity
Prayer of the Holy Crucifixion
Prayer of the Holy Resurrection
It Was Autumn, Spring Came
You Are Steadfast
All is Green
You Went Out from Your Home
Palm Sunday
The Fig Tree
It Has Snowed
I am the Eye and You Are the Light, My
Soul
Light Has Risen
October 08
Choral music might | Komitas Museum-Institute Concert hall
“HOVER” STATE CHAMBER CHOIR Artistic Director and Principal Conductor:
Sona Hovhannisyan
Komitas Vardapet (1869-1935)
Excerpts from the Liturgy
Who is Like The Lord
We Give Thanks to Thee
Soloist:
Aramo Mamikonyan (Tenor)
Holy, Holy
Dance, Anush | May it be cool
My Dear Papouri
Dance On, Girls
Oh, My Sweetheart
The Brook
Stony Aparan
The Moon is under the Mountain
Darling, Come
Oh, You Beautiful Quail | Dear Maran
Alas, Dear Maral | I’m Burning
Pretty Soul
Dance Songs
The Moonlight of The Moon, Babo
I Got on Top of Our Roof
The Stars of the Night
Oh, My Beautiful Sweetheart
I have Made Some Fresh Yogurt
Little Dark Girl
My Lovely Sweetheart
Threshing Song