Scholarly Meetings

What do the concepts "nation," "myth," "national school of composition," "music drama," and "total work of art" entail? What is the connection between Richard Wagner and Komitas Vardapet? What historical prerequisites and trends existed in the 19th and 20th centuries, and what responses did they have within the scope of the aforementioned composers' work?

These questions and their possible answers constitute the material for the lecture to be held at the Komitas Museum-Institute on July 30 at 16:00.

Speaker: Sahak Galoyan.

The lecture will conclude with performances by the "Geghard" Vocal Ensemble (Artistic Director: Mher Navoyan, Conductor: Anahit Papayan).

Admission is free.

On July 10 at 4:00 PM, the Komitas Museum-Institute will host a lecture-meeting with internationally acclaimed Paris-based composer Michel Petrossian.

Michel Petrossian is a composer of concert and film music and a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth International Composition Competition. His oeuvre includes an opera, a ballet, concertos, numerous chamber works, as well as the scores for En fanfare and the last four films by Robert Guédiguian.

Admission is free.

Speaker: Artur Shahnazarian 

Speaker: Ruben Kneasian 

Argentine-Armenian duduk player of Parisian organizations (JAF, AGBU)

Free admission 

Speakers: musicologist and folklorist Margarita Sargsyan, musicologist, folklorist and Candidate of Arts Ani Hakobyan

Admission: 1,000 AMD.

Speaker: Lusine Sahakyan

Soloist: Hayk Melikyan, piano 

The event is held within the framework of Francophonie Days 2026.

 Free Admission.