Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned college of music located in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

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. The institute was founded in 1921 as a music studio. In 1923, it was turned into a higher musical education institution.About Us , Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory
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Komitas Soghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas, ( hy, Կոմիտաս; 22 October 1935) was an Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of the Armenian national scho ...

, the founder of the Armenian national school of music.

Student Council

The

Student Council A student council (also known as a student union, associated student body or student parliament) is an administrative organization of students in different educational institutes ranging from elementary schools to universities and research or ...

is self-governed and is formed of students from different study years, who are chosen in the faculty student meetings. The chairman is chosen by the council members. The Student Council is aimed to defend students' interests, help them to solve their social and life problems and organize their free time. The council provides financial aid, nominal scholarships and removes the study fee fully or partially. The chairman of the council is co-opted to the YSC Rectorate. The students also delegate 25% of the Student Council staff to the Big Council of the YSC.

Orchestra

The YSC has a permanent student

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, and

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s orchestras, folklore choir and different chamber ensembles: trios, quartets, a wind sextet, etc. The Opera Studio with its symphony orchestra and choir is situated in one of the YSC buildings. The Studio has at its disposal the Big Hall with theater stage (275 seats), where the studio participants, both teachers and students: producers, conductors, orchestra musicians and choir singers, stage the operas. All the vocal parts in these operas are performed by the students of the Vocal Department. There are also three small concert halls in the Conservatory (80-100 seats in each one). They are used for the academic evenings, solo, class, faculty or jubilee recitals, annual session of the Top Student Society, student formal and informal meetings and "skills".

Rectors

* Romanos Melikyan (1923-1924) *

Arshak Adamian Arshak Adamian (1884–1956) was an Armenian conductor, composer, art critic, pedagogue. Merited Artist of the RA. He was the founding Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra in 1924–1926. Adamian studied pian ...

(1924-1926) * Anushavan Ter-Ghevondyan (1926-1930) * Spiridon Melikyan (1930-1931) *Snar Snarian (1931-1932) *Georgiy Hovhannisyan (1932-1933) *Vardan Samvelyan (1933-1936) *

Konstantin Saradzhev Konstantin Saradzhev (also ''Constantin Saradgeff'', born Saradzhian; 8 October 1877 – 22 July 1954) was an Armenian conductor and violinist. He was an advocate of new Russian music, and conducted a number of premieres of works by Pyotr Ilyich ...

(1936-1937) * Samson Gasparyan (1937-1940) *

(1947-1954) *

Grigor Yeghiazaryan Grigor Yeghiazaryan ( hy, Գրիգոր Եղիազարյան; 8 December 1908 − 4 November 1988) was a Soviet and Armenian composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1977). He was born on 8 December 1908 in Blur, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire ...

(1954-1960) * Ghazaros Saryan (1960-1986) *

Edgar Hovhannisyan Edgar Hovhannisyan, Hovhannisian or Oganesian ( hy, Էդգար Հովհաննիսյան; January 14, 1930, Yerevan – December 28, 1998, Yerevan) was an Armenian composer, Professor of Composition at the Yerevan State Conservatory, People' ...

(1986-1992) *

Tigran Mansurian Tigran Yeghiayi Mansurian ( hy, Տիգրան Եղիայի Մանսուրյան; born 27 January 1939) is a leading Armenian composer of classical music and film scores, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1990), and Honored Art Worker of the Arm ...

(1992-1995) * Armen Smbatian (1995-2002) * Sergey Sarajyan (2002-2011) *

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(2018-)

Notable alumni

Vartan Adjemian Vartan Adjemian ( hy, Վարդան Աճեմյան, , ; born 27 April 1956) is an Armenian composer of orchestral, operatic, and chamber music whose works have been performed worldwide. Career Adjemian studied composition with prominent Armenian ...

Tatul Altunyan Tatul Tigrani Altunyan (Armenian: Թաթուլ Տիգրանի Ալթունյան; October 2 (15), 1901, Adana, Adana Vilayet, Ottoman Empire - November 29, 1973, Yerevan, Armenia) was an Armenian conductor, the founder of Armenian State Song-Dan ...

Robert Amirkhanyan Robert Amirkhanyan ( hy, Ռոբերտ Ամիրխանյան; born November 16, 1939) is an Armenian composer and songwriter. He is a professor at the Yerevan State Conservatory. He wrote over 300 songs, vocal series, operettas. Career In 196 ...

Vahan Artsruni Vahan Artsruni Vahan Artsruni (born December 5, 1965, Yerevan) is a modern Armenian rock musician, singer, composer and artist. Biography Artsruni started his musical career in 1984 in the underground minstrel and rock musician Arthur Meschian's b ...

Alexander Arutiunian Alexander Grigori Arutiunian ( hy, Ալեքսանդր Գրիգորի Հարությունյան), also known as Arutunian, Arutyunyan, Arutjunjan, Harutyunian or Harutiunian (23 September 1920 – 28 March 2012), was a Soviet and Armenian compos ...

Anzhela Atabekyan Anzhela Atabekyan ( hy, Անժելա Աթաբեկյան, born April 11, 1938 in Yerevan) is an Armenian kanun (kanon) player, musicologist, art historian, and professor at the Yerevan State Conservatory. She was awarded the title of People's Ar ...

Khachatur Avetisyan Khachatur Avetisyan (14 April 1926–1996) (Armenian: Խաչատուր Ավետիսյան, ''Xačatur Avetisyan''; alternate transliterations include Avetisian or Avetissian) was an influential Armenian composer, conductor and kanun player. ...

Mikael Avetisyan Mikael Avetisyan ( hy, Միքայել Ավետիսյան; born 1966) is an Armenian conductor, Professor. He was the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra from 1998 to 1999. Doctor of Music. Biography He st ...

* Arno Babajanian * Vahram Babayan *

Ani Batikian Ani Batikian ( hy, Անի Բատիկյան born 22 November 1982) is an Armenian violinist currently living in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland t ...

* Tsolak Bekaryan * Raffi Besalyan * Levon Chaushian * Geghuni Chitchian * Gevorg Dabaghyan * Arsen Grigoryan (Mro) * Tigran Hekekyan *

Gagik Hovunts Gagik Hovunts (1 March 1930 – 1 September 2019) was an Armenian composer, born in Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inha ...

* David Khanjyan *

* Armen Martirosyan * Tigran Maytesian *

Edvard Mirzoyan Edvard Mik'aeli Mirzoyan ( hy, Էդվարդ Միքայելի Միրզոյան; May 12, 1921 – October 5, 2012) was an Armenian composer. Edvard Mirzoyan was born in Gori, Georgia. He called himself an atheist, but added, "There is only one pla ...

* Armen Movsessian *

Iveta Mukuchyan Iveta Mukuchyan ( hy, Իվետա Մուկուչյան, ; born 14 October 1986) is an Armenian singer. Born in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, she moved to Hamburg, Germany, in 1992. Mukuchyan returned to Armenia in 2009 and placed ...

Svetlana Navasardyan , native_name_lang = , alias = , birth_date = , birth_place = Alaverdi, Armenian SSR, USSR , origin = Soviet Union, Armenia , death_date = , death_place = , genre ...

* Hasmik Papian * Konstantin Petrossian * Tovmas Poghosyan * Heghine Rapyan * Stepan Rostomyan * Vardan Sardaryan * Gevorg Sargsyan * Ghazaros Saryan * Aram Satian * Regina Gurgenyan *

David Satian David Satian (also Satyan) ( hy, Դավիթ Սաթյան; born August 17, 1979, in Yerevan) is Armenian contemporary composer, jazz pianist, media producer and entrepreneur. Biography He was born on 17 August 1979 in Yerevan capital of Armenia, in ...

Vache Sharafyan Vache Sharafyan ( hy, Վաչե Շարաֆյան), (born February 11, 1966 in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian composer of symphonic works, chamber music, choral music and opera. His works include 2 acts opera ''King Abgar'', ballet ''Second Moon'' ...

* Gerard Jirayr Svazlian * Eduard Topchjan * Ara Torosyan * Anahit Tsitsikian * Julietta Vardanyan * William Weiner * Varduhi Yeritsyan *

Samvel Yervinyan Samvel Yervinyan ( hy, Սամվել Երվինյան, born January 25, 1966) is an Armenian violinist and composer. Biography Yervinyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. He began studying at the age of 7 in Spenderian Music School under the tuto ...

* Lusine Zakaryan * Mary Movsisyan * Tigran Mkrtchyan
Vahagn Papayan

Anahit Papayan

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