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Armen Mandakunian

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Armen Mandakunian
Արմեն Մանդակունյան
Armen Mandakunian , Yerevan, 1967
Armen Mandakunian , Yerevan, 1967
Background information
Born1934
Yerevan, Armenia SSR, Soviet Union
Genresclassical, folk, patriotic
Occupationcomposer
Years active1942–present
Websitewww.armenmandakunian.com
File:ArmenMandakunianPerforming.jpg
Armen Mandakunian performing in Montreal, Canada

Armen Mandakunian (Armenian: Արմեն Մանդակունյան, Russian: Армен Мандакунян), was born on January 19, 1934, in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union. Still in early youth, his musical aptitudes were manifest and in May 1941, passing the significant entrance exams,he was admitted to the violin class of the Tchaikovsky Musical School in Yerevan.

Early life

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Armen's childhood was severe. It wasn't possible to dream of the violin anymore, it was necessary to survive. Yet under conditions of melancholy and sadness,when Eastern Europ and Russia were aflame in in the grip of war,on asorrowful fall day,like aheavenly favor,young Armen's first song was born. A quatrine of Hovhannes Tumanian, which mother had read for him, suddenly sprang from the lips of the child as a song.

Musical career

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  • 1955-1961 Studied at the Composition Department of the Yerevan State Conservatory (Armenia)
  • 1955-1974 Member, Union of Composers, USSR
  • 1957 Gold medalist, VIth Youth and Students World Festival
  • 1959 Laureate, Armenian Republic Festival
  • 1961 Appointed administrator to the Armenian Culture Ministry's Folk Creation House
  • 1966 Artistic director and conductor, State Radio & TV Orchestra
  • 1969 Dziunapat lerner (Snowbound Mountains) collection of songs is published by "Hayastan" State Publishing
  • 1971 Sirelis (My Love) collection of songs is published by "Hayastan" State Publishing
  • 1972 Laureate, All-Union Marathon of Internal Affairs, Moscow
  • 1974 Leaves Armenia due to political persecution
  • 1976 Founder, Hollywood Spendiarian Music Academy
  • 1976 Founder, Los Angeles Armenian Folk Orchestra
  • 1977 Member, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
  • 1980 World's Favorite Armenian Classic Piano Studies notebook is published
  • 1999 Collection of Best Songs notebooks, volumes I & II are published
  • 2001 First Symphony composed/published
  • 2003 Second Symphony composed/published
  • 2005 Mane and Ayshe, ballet (3 acts) composed/published
  • 2007 Sonata for Piano composed/published

Discography

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1976-2011 Musical albums, arrangements, orchestrations

  • Ani, songs (album)
  • Armenian Ethnic Dance, collection of tunes
  • Inchpes moranank (How Can We Forget), songs (album)
  • Yes hai em (I'm an Armenian), songs (album)
  • Sayat Nova, collection of songs; LA Armenian Folk Orchestra; Armen Mandakunian, Artistic Director
  • Entanike mer haikakan (Our Armenian Family), songs (album)
  • Yerknayin knar (Celestial Harp), songs (album)
  • Ashugh Sheram (Troubadour Sheram), songs (album), volumes I & II; LA Armenian Folk Orchestra; Armen Mandakunian, Artistic Director
  • Gevorg Terjanian, songs (album); LA Armenian Folk Orchestra; Armen Mandakunian, Artistic Director
  • Armenian Electronic Music Series, Mandakunian's Orchestral Masterpieces, volume I & II

Interviews

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  • Armen Mandakunian with Studs Terkel - WFMT, Chicago public media organization March 23, 1983 10:00am to 11:00am
  • Armen Mandakunian with Ohan Durian - Armenia 1 TV Channel 1990
  • Armen Mandakunian with Ruben Telunts AMGA TV Channel 2010

Books

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  • Best collection of songs = Hatěntir ergeri zhoghovatsu. Vocal music (chiefly) and piano music; includes unacc. songs, songs with piano acc., and choral works for SATB chorus with piano acc.
  • ASEEPL - Abstracts of Soviet and East European Émigré Periodical Literature, 1987 - Russian periodicals. Airapetian, E. "Kompozitor Armen Mandakunian" (Composer Armen Mandakunian) . Panora- ma, 264, 2–9 May 1986, p. 11. A brief biography of Soviet emigre composer and performer of Armenian folk songs A. Mandakunian (born Erevan,
  • Snezhnye gory - Aǐastan, 1968 - Songs (High voice) with piano - 44 pages

Studio albums

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  • Melodia Recording Studio - USSR
  • Any Recording Studio - in Hollywood, CA USA
  • Music Lab Studios - in Hollywood, CA USA
  • Academy Recording Studio - Burbank, CA USA 1981-2011
  • Talar Productions - Pasadena, CA USA - 1993

Live albums

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Yerevan State TV and Radio 1965 - 1974

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  • Mane and Ayshe. SRu000667640 2007
  • 70 year genocide memorial / [performed by] Armen Mandakunian. SR0000066704 1985
  • Favorite songs of Armenia. SRu000343745 1996
  • "Homeless" song. SRu000214784 1991
  • Sev 88. SRu000184633 1990
  • Entanike mer haykagan. SRu000177862 1990
  • Yergnaeen knar. SRu000117166 1987
  • Armenian ethnic dances : vol. 1. SRu000117165 1987
  • Yes hay em / [performed by] Armen Mandakunian. SRu000082240 1984
  • Second symphony / Armen Mandakunian. PA0001247972 2003
  • Best collection of songs : 1st & 2nd vol. / Armen Mandakunian. PA0001059388 1999
  • World's favorite classics & Armenian piano studies / arr., compiled, and edited by Armen Mandakounian. PA0000158615 1982
  • Symphony no. 1. PAu002671250 2002

References

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