Hasmik Harutyunyan
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Hasmik Harutyunyan is an Armenia
n folk singer
. She is the leading member of the Shoghaken Folk Ensemble
and directs the Hayrik Mouradian Traditional Song and Dance Children's Ensemble.
The music of the Shoghaken Ensemble is featured on the soundtrack of the film Ararat
. Harutyunyan's Armenian Lullabies was recognized by the New York Times as an outstanding world music CD in 2004.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E0DC103EF936A25757C0A9639C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print
Before performing with the Shoghaken Ensemble, Harutyunyan performed as a soloist with the Agunk Ensemble (founded by Hayrik Mouradian) of Armenian National Radio in Armenia, Europe, and the Soviet Union. With Shoghaken, she has performed in Armenia, France (including a 2006 performance at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris), Germany, Estonia, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. (including an eighteen-concert 2004 tour and an appearance at the 2002 Folklife Festival as part of the Silk Road project organized by Yo Yo Ma). In 2008, Shoghaken gave concerts during their second major tour of the US and Canada; the tour coincided with the release of the ensemble’s latest CD, Shoghaken Ensemble: Music From Armenia. Harutyunyan has also recorded with the Ensemble Karot. In April 2009, Hasmik gave a concert of traditional Armenian lullabies
at the Giving Voice festival in Wroclaw, Poland, as well as conducting workshops in Armenian folk singing and dancing. In autumn, 2009, Hasmik performed in concerts in the USA with the Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
, presenting the music of Komitas, Hayrik Mouradian, and Armenian lullabies, as well as participating in the San Francisco World Music Festival. In 2010, she performed with Shoghaken and gave a workshop on Armenian folk song and dance in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Harutyunyan graduated from the Yerevan State Pedagogical University
and the Department of Vocal Music at the Arno Babajanian School of Music
, majoring in opera.
Ensemble Karot:
Hayrik Mouradian Traditional Song and Dance Children's Ensemble:
With Aleksan Harutyunyan:
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n folk singer
Music of Armenia
Armenia is situated close to the Caucasus Mountains, and its music is a mix of indigenous folk music, perhaps best-represented by Djivan Gasparyan's well-known duduk music, as well as light pop, and extensive Christian music, due to Armenia's status as the oldest Christian nation in the...
. She is the leading member of the Shoghaken Folk Ensemble
Shoghaken Folk Ensemble
The Shoghaken Folk Ensemble, an Armenian musical group, performs and records Armenian folk and troubador music. The ensemble was founded in 1995 in Yerevan. It has since performed in Armenia, France , Germany, Estonia, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S...
and directs the Hayrik Mouradian Traditional Song and Dance Children's Ensemble.
The music of the Shoghaken Ensemble is featured on the soundtrack of the film Ararat
Ararat (film)
Ararat is a 2002 film directed, written, and co-produced by Atom Egoyan based loosely on the Siege of Van during the Armenian Genocide, an event that is disputed by the government of Turkey. In addition to exploring the human impact of that specific historical event, the film also examines the...
. Harutyunyan's Armenian Lullabies was recognized by the New York Times as an outstanding world music CD in 2004.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E0DC103EF936A25757C0A9639C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print
Before performing with the Shoghaken Ensemble, Harutyunyan performed as a soloist with the Agunk Ensemble (founded by Hayrik Mouradian) of Armenian National Radio in Armenia, Europe, and the Soviet Union. With Shoghaken, she has performed in Armenia, France (including a 2006 performance at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris), Germany, Estonia, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. (including an eighteen-concert 2004 tour and an appearance at the 2002 Folklife Festival as part of the Silk Road project organized by Yo Yo Ma). In 2008, Shoghaken gave concerts during their second major tour of the US and Canada; the tour coincided with the release of the ensemble’s latest CD, Shoghaken Ensemble: Music From Armenia. Harutyunyan has also recorded with the Ensemble Karot. In April 2009, Hasmik gave a concert of traditional Armenian lullabies
Lullabies of Armenia
The Armenian lullaby is significant for its historical, cultural, and linguistic aspect beyond its purpose of comfort and serving as a bridge to sleep. Influenced in part by their region of origin, Armenian lullabies are characterized by a lightness in melody and the rhythm of simple, repeated...
at the Giving Voice festival in Wroclaw, Poland, as well as conducting workshops in Armenian folk singing and dancing. In autumn, 2009, Hasmik performed in concerts in the USA with the Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
Kitka
Kitka is an Oakland, California-based all-female vocal ensemble focused on "Eastern European women’s vocal traditions".Kitka is a professional vocal ensemble dedicated to producing concerts, recordings, and educational programs that develop new audiences for music rooted in Eastern European women’s...
, presenting the music of Komitas, Hayrik Mouradian, and Armenian lullabies, as well as participating in the San Francisco World Music Festival. In 2010, she performed with Shoghaken and gave a workshop on Armenian folk song and dance in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Harutyunyan graduated from the Yerevan State Pedagogical University
Yerevan State Pedagogical University
Armenian State Pedagogical University named after Khachatur Abovian is institutional academy in Yerevan, Armenia. Armenian State Pedagogical University was founded in 1922, which prepares teachers in twenty fields.-Notable alumni:...
and the Department of Vocal Music at the Arno Babajanian School of Music
Arno Babajanian
Arno Harutyuni Babajanian was a Soviet Armenian composer and pianist, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR and Soviet Union . He was a laureate of two Stalin State Prizes of the USSR and two Armenian SSR State Prizes ....
, majoring in opera.
Discography
Shoghaken Folk Ensemble:- 1995: Music of Armenia Volume V: Folk Music
- 2002: Armenia Anthology
- 2002: Gorani: Traditional Dances of the Armenian Homeland
- 2004: Traditional Dances of Armenia
- 2004: Armenian Lullabies
- 2008: Shoghaken Ensemble: Music from Armenia
Ensemble Karot:
- 2001: Ensemble Karot: Traditional Songs of Armenia (Volume I)
- 2003: Ensemble Karot: Traditional Songs of Armenia (Volume II)
Hayrik Mouradian Traditional Song and Dance Children's Ensemble:
- 2005: Traditional Children's Songs of Armenia
With Aleksan Harutyunyan:
- 2010: Wedding Songs of Armenia
- 2007: Horovel: Traditional Work Songs of Armenia