Hamazkayin WR’s Music Committee has a 35-year history. It has presented numerous and varied activities and programs to the public, including choral, solo, orchestral performances, jubilees, lectures, educational sessions, and more. Since the 1990s, it has also published several anthologies of musical works of prominent Armenian composers.

Project Highlight: Parsegh Ganatchian

In 2021, the Music Committee launched a website to present Armenian musicians, composers, and their works. The first composer presented is Parsegh Ganatchian (www.ganatchian.com). The aim is to preserve and spread the Armenian musical legacy on the global stage through such websites and publications.

We welcome contributions from individuals with research, publications, archives, literary or musical publications to aid in this project. Monetary donations to support this effort can be made to the Hamazkayin WR Music Committee.

Publications
  • Armenian Romance Songs I (Arpine and Elizabeth Pehlivanian)
  • Armenian Romance Songs II (Elizabeth Pehlivanian)
  • Choral, Romance, and Children’s Complete Works (Parsegh Ganatchian)
  • Children’s Songs (Alexan Menakian)
  • Children’s Songs (Avedis Nazarian)
  • Children’s Songs (Yetvart Hagopian)
  • Komitas – Piano Works (Armen Babakhanian)
  • Sayat Nova – Piano Works (Armen Babakhanian)
  • Aram Khachaturian – Solo Piano Works (Armen Babakhanian)
  • Sayat Nova – Complete Collection of Armenian Songs (Sayat Nova Ensemble)
  • “Dream” (“Yeraz”) – Songs and Romances by western Armenian composers (Anna Mayilian)
  • “Yeraz Barig” – Children’s musical DVD (Parsegh Topjian)
Gallery

Founded

1987

Current Board Members

  • Seta Simonian, Chair
  • Seta Mangassarian, Co-chair
  • Peter Haig, Treasurer
  • Helen Vartabedian, Adviso
  • Nunig Mardirossian, Advisor
  • Armen Badaghassian, Advisor