Sayat-Nova Music School
| Sayat-Nova School of Music Սայաթ-Նովայի անվան երաժշտական դպրոց | |
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| School type | Music school |
| Established | 1934 |
| Director | Tigran Hekekyan |
The Sayat-Nova School of Music (Armenian: Սայաթ-Նովայի անվան երաժշտական դպրոց) is a music education institution in Yerevan, Armenia.[1][2]
History
The school was founded in 1934 by Varduhi Zakaryan as a small musical studio, she became its first director. In 1940, the studio became the third music school in Yerevan and had 200 pupils. In 1944, it was named after the Armenian ashugh Sayat-Nova. The choir and violin classrooms were created in 1970.[3]
Tigran Hekekyan has been Director of the school since 2003.[4]
Alumni
- Eduard Topchjan
- Tigran Hekekyan
- Svetlana Navasardyan
- Barsegh Tumanyan
- Hasmik Papian
- Konstantin Petrossian
- Gagik Hovunts
- Ruben Sargsyan
- Sergei Babayan
- Vartan Adjemian
- Ruben Altunyan
- Maléna
- Yuri Davtyan[3]
See also
References
- ^ "YEREVAN MUSIC SCHOOL NAMED AFTER SAYAT-NOVA • ARMENIA (YEREVAN) • SPYUR". spyur.am. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "yerevan.am | Official website | Musical and Art schools". www.yerevan.am. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ a b "Սայաթ-Նովայի անվան երաժշտական դպրոց, Mashtots ave. 46a, Yerevan (2022)". www.schoolandcollegelistings.com. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ Mirror-Spectator, The Armenian (2010-10-18). "Sayat Nova School of Music Dazzles Bostonians". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
