Tagharan

Tagharan

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.

 

Hayrik Muradyan (Part II)
08/03/2024

Hayrik Muradyan (Part II)

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.

Hayrik Muradyan (Part I)
08/03/2024

Hayrik Muradyan (Part I)

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.

Women's Labor Songs
08/03/2024

Women's Labor Songs

Labor is an essential and inseparable part of Armenian peasants' life. Since ancient times, labor has been accompanied by singing, which helped organize the rhythm of work and assisted in overcoming the difficulties of the labor process, making it more productive. This episode is dedicated to women's labor songs.

John of Erznka
08/03/2024

John of Erznka

The broadcast is dedicated to the work of 13th-century prominent Armenian theologian, grammarian, philosopher, aesthete, poet and musician John of Erznka (Hovhannes Yerznkatsi).

Nerses of Lambron
08/03/2024

Nerses of Lambron

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 Gootan Armenian Folk Song and Dance Festival
08/03/2024

The Gootan Armenian Folk Song and Dance Festival

The program presents the annual Gootan Armenian Folk Song and Dance Festival, which started its existence last year. This year, it will take place on September 28, at the Cafesjian Garden of Sculptures. There will be 13 groups from Yerevan, Armenian marzes and Artsakh. We're discussing the details of the forthcoming event with artistic director of the Noobar traditional song and dance ensemble, musicologist Lusine Nazaryan, and Honored Art Worker of RA, artistic director of the Karin traditional song and dance ensemble Gagik Ginosyan.

Grigor III Pahlavuni
08/03/2024

Grigor III Pahlavuni

The broadcast is dedicated to the music legacy of Grigor III Pahlavuni, one of the eminent representatives of the Cilician school of Armenian ecclesiastical music art.

Assumption
08/03/2024

Assumption

On the coming Sunday, the Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the fourth of her five major feasts, the Assumption or Dormition of the Holy Mother of God. This episode of our program covers the origin of this feast, some aspects of its ritual, and its individual manifestations in Armenian sacred and folk music.

Epic Song ‟Prince of Moks”
08/03/2024

Epic Song ‟Prince of Moks”

The episode is dedicated to one of the perfect examples of Armenian epic folklore, the epic song "Prince of Moks" ("Mokats Mirza"), which has reached us in the version recorded by Komitas.

Vardavar
08/03/2024

Vardavar

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 Musical Culture of Ani (10th-11th Centuries)
08/03/2024

The Musical Culture of Ani (10th-11th Centuries)

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.

Khachatur Taronatsi's Sharakan
07/03/2024

Khachatur Taronatsi's Sharakan "O Mystery Deep"

The program 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.

 

Gorani
07/03/2024

Gorani

The song type Gorani is a unique sub-type of Armenian folklore. Some typological features of the Goranis that survived in oral tradition until the 20th century allowed the specialists in folklore to throw partial light upon this unique dance song.

Sacred Chants of Holy Week
07/03/2024

Sacred Chants of Holy Week

This episode is about the chants traditionally performed  in the Armenian Apostolic Church during Holy Week, the final week of Lent.

St. John of Odzun
07/03/2024

St. John of Odzun

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.

St. Nerses Shnorhali (Part III)
05/03/2024

St. Nerses Shnorhali (Part III)

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.

St. Nerses Shnorhali (Part II)
05/03/2024

St. Nerses Shnorhali (Part II)

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

 

St. Nerses Shnorhali (Part I)
05/03/2024

St. Nerses Shnorhali (Part I)

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.

Mihran Toumajan
05/03/2024

Mihran Toumajan

This episode is dedicated to the activity of the notable musician and folklorist, student of Vardapet Komitas, Mihran Toumajan (1890-1973). The guest of our program is musicologist Zaven Tagakchyan, a candidate of art history, senior researcher at the Institute of Arts of NAS RA, head of the Aram Kocharyan Media Library of the same institute.

Sharakan
05/03/2024

Sharakan "Andzink Nvirealk" by Komitas Aghtsetsi

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.