Vache Sharafyan

Vache Sharafyan ( _hy. Վաչե Շարաֆյան), born in (February 11, 1966) in Yerevan, Armenia. He graduated with distinction from the Composition Department of Yerevan State Musical Conservatory in 1990. In 1992, he received post-graduate education in composition as part of the class of Professor E. Mirzoyan. Sharafyan is currently teaching music composition at Yerevan State Musical Conservatory.

Accomplishments

As an official composer for the renowned Silk Road Project, Inc. since 2001 [ [http://www.michaeladoherty.com/dudukhistory.html http://duduk-armenian.tripod.com/index.html] ] , Sharafyan's compositions ”The Sun, the Wine and the Wind of Time” and “The Morning Scent of the Acacia’s Song” were performed by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble in Cologne Philharmonie, Brussels Philharmonie, Amsterdam’s Concertgebow, in USA: Carnegie (Stern ) Hall, Carnegie (Zankel) Hall, Berkeley University, Stanford University, Seattle/ Benaroya Hall/, Washington National Mall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Hall, in Italy: Rome, Florence, Milan., and other venues in USA and Europe."'Publisher: G. SchirmerIn 1992-96 as a Professor of music theory and sacred music Vache Sharafyan worked in Jerusalem Theological Armenian Seminary (Israel). Authored a Book of Chants for Holy Sepulchre Church, Jerusalem. In 1998 participated in 19th Bowling Green Festival of New Music and Arts (USA); in 1999 "Prima vista" and "Two days and two nights" Festivals in Odessa (Ukraine); in 2002 June in Buffalo Festival and PNME festival in Pittsburgh; in 2003 Sunny Buffalo Festival; in 2004 Hungarian Radio Festival and 25th Bowling Green Festival of New Music and Arts (USA); Among Sharafyan’s participated festivals in 2005-2007 are: in January 2005 Budapest Mini Festival; in March 2005 in Transcaucacian Festival of Modern Music in Georgia; in July 2005 in Baroque festival in Yerevan; in September-October 2005 in MATA Festival in New York; In October 2005 in Festival “Perspectives XXI” in Armenia; in November 2005 in Festival Culturescapes in Switzerland; in February 2006 Icebreaker three: the Caucasus festival in Seattle (US); in March, 2006 in Contempo Music Series in Chicago; in March 2006 “Dilijan Chamber Music Concert Series” in Zipper Hall in Los Angeles; in May, 2006 in “Hommage a Bartok” concert series dedicated to Bartok’s 125th anniversary in Budapest; in June 2006 in Caucasian Chamber Orchestra festival in Tbilisi, Georgia; June 2006 in Maverick Hall chamber music series in Woodstock, USA; in December 2006 in Estovest festival in Turin, Italy, in January 2007 in Atlas ensemble festival in Amsterdam. Among Sharafyan’s 2007 premiers is Viola Concerto “Surgite Gloriae” with duduk, discant, baritone, and orchestra (French horn, bell, strings) with Yuri Bashmet and ensemble "Moscow Soloists" in Moscow Conservatory Great Hall and in Elba Festival (Italy) in September.Sharafyan’s compositions were performed in Armenia, Israel, France, USA, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Holland, England, Ireland, Canada, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Lebanon, Thailand, Hungary, Schotland, Taiwan and Switzerland.

Sharafyan has been a prize winner in the 1986 All-Union Composers' Competition in Moscow Fact|date=May 2007.

Sharafyan has been a BMI Composer since 2002.

Nominated to "Civitella Ranieri Fellowship" in 2006, Italy.

References

External links

* [http://sharafyan.tripod.com Official homepage]
* [http://www.cortonafestival.com/sharafyan.html Cortona Contemporary Music Festival: Featured Composer] (July 15-22, 2006)
* [http://www.schirmer.com/Default.aspx?TabId=2420&State_2874=2&workId_2874=32858 G. Shirmer Inc.'s page for Sharafyan's "The Morning Scent of Acacia's Song"]