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=Armen Mandakunian=



Armen Mandakunian (Արմեն Մանդակունյան, 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
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

 * 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
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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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
Yerevan State TV and Radio 1965 - 1974

U.S. Copyright Office

 * 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