Programs 
The Tagharan program is dedicated to the spiritual and folk branches of Armenian music. At the heart of the creation of the program is the idea of kinship of these two branches, which was first scientifically dealt with by Komitas. In the episodes of the program, we consider the relationship between Armenian folk and sacred music branches, present the stages of their historical development and their genre manifestations, describe the music component of folk and Church rites, reflect on the most important works of Church singing art as well as discuss actual problems of Armenian medieval studies and folklore with specialists.
This episode is dedicated to the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ (called Vardavar in Armenian) and explains its peculiarities originating from pre-Christian period, and presents Armenian sacred songs dedicated to this feast.
The final part of the episode dedicated to the music heritage of writer, theologian, composer, Catholicos of the 12th century, St. Nerses Shnorhali, discusses his hymns in Zhamagirk, the Armenian Breviary.
The second part of the episode dedicated to the music heritage of writer, theologian, composer, Catholicos of the 12th century, St. Nerses Shnorhali, discusses his hymns for the Divine Liturgy.
The tripartite episode is dedicated to different branches of the music legacy of the great Armenian writer, theologian, composer, Catholicos of the 12th century, St. Nerses Shnorhali. This part discusses his sharakans.
The program presents the 8th volume of the Armenian Traditional Music series published by the Folk Music Department of the Institute of Art, National Academy of Sciences of RA. The volume comprises 55 dance songs from Alashkert region. The guest of the program is the compiler of this collection, researcher at the same department of the Institute of Art Margarit Sargsyan, who has also authored the music transcriptions of the songs found in the collection.
The episode presents the sharakan of the 7th century Armenian Catholicos Komitas Aghtsetsi. It is dedicated to the holy virgins and martyrs St. Hripsime and her companions. The 36 stanzas of this sharakan start with the letters of the Armenian alphabet.
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The episode presents the sharakan of the 7th century Armenian Catholicos Komitas Aghtsetsi. It is dedicated to the holy virgins and martyrs St. Hripsime and her companions. The 36 stanzas of this sharakan start with the letters of the Armenian alphabet.
The broadcast is dedicated to the Armenian prominent political and church figure, theologian, exegete, writer, poet and musician Nerses of Lambron who lived in the second half of the 12th century.
The broadcast is dedicated to one of the greatest figures of Armenian folk singing art—singer, ethnographer and folklorist Hayrik Muradyan. The guest of our program is PhD in Art-Criticism, musicologist and folklorist Zaven Tagakchyan, senior researcher at the Art Institute of the RA National Academy of Sciences, and director of the Aram Kocharyan Record Library of the same Institute.
The broadcast is dedicated to one of the greatest figures of Armenian folk singing art—singer, ethnographer and folklorist Hayrik Muradyan. The guest of our program is PhD in Art-Criticism, musicologist and folklorist Zaven Tagakchyan, senior researcher at the Art Institute of the RA National Academy of Sciences, and director of the Aram Kocharyan Record Library of the same Institute.
The two parts of this episode are dedicated to the musical folklore of the region of Balu or Balahovit, Tigranakert province of historical Armenia. They are based on Bedros Alahaydoian's book "A Musical-Ethnographic Collection of Palou (and the Region)" (in Armenian, Glendale, 2009). During the broadcast, you'll listen to songs recorded in the two CDs attached to the book (performer Maro Nalbandian, native of Balu).
The two parts of this episode are dedicated to the musical folklore of the region of Balu or Balahovit, Tigranakert province of historical Armenia. They are based on Bedros Alahaydoian's book "A Musical-Ethnographic Collection of Palou (and the Region)" (in Armenian, Glendale, 2009). During the broadcast, you'll listen to songs recorded in the two CDs attached to the book (performer Maro Nalbandian, native of Balu).
This two-part episode is dedicated to the theme of the Armenian Genocide as reflected in Armenian folk songs. It is constructed around the 22 folk songs on this topic that are published in music notation in a separate section of folklorist Verzhine Svazlyan's study «The Armenian Genocide: Testimonies of Eyewitness Survivors» (Yerevan, 2011).
This two-part episode is dedicated to the theme of the Armenian Genocide as reflected in Armenian folk songs. It is constructed around the 22 folk songs on this topic that are published in music notation in a separate section of folklorist Verzhine Svazlyan's study «The Armenian Genocide: Testimonies of Eyewitness Survivors» (Yerevan, 2011).
Lullaby is one of the oldest and richest genres of Armenian folk music. Besides the function of ensuring the peaceful sleep of the child, lullabies have an important educational value. With their help, the child gets a preliminary idea of the surrounding reality, nature, fauna, evil and good, and communicates with both domestic and national realities.
The episode is dedicated to one of the highly artistic examples of Armenian sacred music, to the sharakan "Khorhurd Khorin" (O Mystery Deep) authored by Khachatur Taronatsi, 12th-13th-century famous poet and musician, abbot of the Monastery of Haghartsin. This sharakan is the only hymn from this author's legacy that has survived to this day with its melody.
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The episode is dedicated to one of the highly artistic examples of Armenian sacred music, to the sharakan "Khorhurd Khorin" (O Mystery Deep) authored by Khachatur Taronatsi, 12th-13th-century famous poet and musician, abbot of the Monastery of Haghartsin. This sharakan is the only hymn from this author's legacy that has survived to this day with its melody.
The episode is dedicated to the sharakans of St. John of Odzun (Hovhannes Odznetsi), Catholicos of All Armenians, theologian, philosopher, poet and musician of the 7th-8th centuries.
Labor is an essential and inseparable part of Armenian peasants' life. Since ancient times, labor has been accompanied with singing, which helped organize the rhythm of work and assisted in overcoming the difficulties of labor process, making it more productive. This episode is dedicated to women's labor songs.
The episode is dedicated to the musical-poetic activities of Sahakadukht and Khosrovidukht, female Armenian sharakan writers of the 8th century.
Since the early Middle Ages, the images of the heroes of the Battle of Avarayr and the theme of their struggle entered literature and various spheres of art. This episode of our program discusses some manifestations of this theme in the Armenian spiritual and folk vocal art.
The episode is dedicated to the Armenian sharakan writers of the 10th-11th centuries whose life and activity were closely tied with Ani, the capital city of the Bagratide Kingdom of Armenia. Our guest is RA Honored Art Worker, medievalist, Doctor of Art History, Professor Anna Arevshatyan.
The episode is dedicated to the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord (Tearnendaraj in Armenian) and presents its meaning as well as the features and music component of its ecclesiastical and folk rituals.
The episode is dedicated to the dance songs of the book comprised by Bedros Alahaydoyan "Musical and Ethnographic Collection of Palu (and the Region)" (Glendale, 2009, performer of songs, Maro Nalbandian). The guest of our program is Arusyak Sahakyan, the editor of the book, folklorist specializing in epos, who also deciphered the texts of musical-folklore samples in this collection.
The creator of the Armenian alphabet and the founder of Armenian literature St. Mesrop Mashtots is also the forefather of the Armenian sacred music. This episode is dedicated to Mesrop Mashtots's musical activity, which in the preservation of the national culture has played a role that is not less important than that of Armenian literature.
