Postlude in memoriam
... for violin and piano (
2003/04)
Dedicated to the memory of
Martin Hakobyan
Concert at the ''The club''
2006, 25 June
Composer:
David Balasanyan
Performers:
Diana Harutyunyan - violin; David Balasanyan - composer/piano
Naregatsi Young Composers Award for ''Postlude
In Memoriam ...'' (2006,
Yerevan/Armenia)
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David Balasanyan - Composer, pianist /poet, musicologist/
His music you can listen here:
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL WORKS:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUrLyou76Idr9Hy4aPSkFaaZyeBHvGGtD
JAZZ PIANO IMPROVISATIONS:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUrLyou76IdpdmZhdO40WNmNCHhyD-2oh
David Balasanyan (born in
1983 Yerevan, Armenia) studied composition and piano with Ashot Ghazaryan at a music school at ''
Mkhitar Sebastatsi'' educational centers in
Yerevan, from 1991-98, from 1998-2000 he studied composition with Ashot Ghazaryan and piano with Avetik Pivazyan at the
Romanos Melikyan Music College in Yerevan. He graduated from
Yerevan State Conservatory after
Komitas in
2005, Dpt. of composition (
Professor Ashot Zohrabyan) and completed his post graduate studies in 2008. From 2009 up to
2013 worked as an assistant at the chair of composition of
Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.
From 2006 he is a member of
Armenian Union of Composers.
He is author of chamber, piano, vocal, choral and orchestral works. His works have been performed in
Armenia,
Germany,
Italy,
Russia,
Georgia,
Brazil,
Lebanon,
Belgium,
USA,
Greece and some of them are published by
Swiss musical publishing house ''Sordino''.
In 2014 in
Hannover was performed ''The
Pillow Tagh'' (the pillow song) which was written specially for
Ensemble Octoplus,
NDR Radiophilharmonie (commision).
Among his honors are:
2nd Prize at BENJAMIN BRITTEN COMPETITION dedicated to the 90th
Anniversary of the composer (2003, Yerevan, Armenia) for his ''
Composition'' for woodwind quintet;
''NAREGATSI YOUNG COMPOSERS
AWARD'' (2006, Yerevan, Armenia) for ''Postlude in memoriam...'' for violin and piano;
3rd Prize at ''THE 6th SICHUAN CONSERVATORY OF
MUSIC STUDENTS COMPOSITION COMPETITION'' (
2010,
Chengdu, China) for ''
Flower Garden In The Dark'' for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano.
In 2006 he participated in the
European Composers
Congress in
Vienna as a representative of Armenia.
Being also engaged in jazz performing, D. Balasanyan especially prefer to present his own jazz piano improvisations.
He also was a member/vocalist of different choruses: ''Vardanank'', ''Armenian
Chamber Voices'' and ''
Hover''.
D. Balasanyan is the author of several musicological articles.
Among his other interests is poetry; he writes poems, many of them can be found in his book ''Arahetner'' (''Paths'', ''Mitk'' pub.) published in
2001, Yerevan.
His compositions can be found at: youtube.com/user/davidbalasan/videos
MAIN COMPOSITIONS
2015 SONGS ON KOMITAS'S POEMS for soprano and piano
2015 MONOLOGUE-FANTASY II for flute. To the memory of Tatevik Baghdasaryan
2015 MONUMENT for tape and piano. Dedicated to Komitas
2015 SIX MICROLUDES for piano
2013 THE PILLOW TAGH for clarinet, violin, viola and double bass.
Commissioned by Oktoplus Ensemble (
NDR)
2012 ARABESQUE for piano
2007-2008 PIANO
TRIO for violin, violoncello and piano. Dedicated to
Trio Arcadia Di
Roma (Italy)
2006 MONOLOGUE-FANTASY I for clarinet. Dedicated to Martin Ulikhanyan
2006 FLOWER GARDEN IN THE DARK for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano. 3rd Prize at ''The 6th
Sichuan conservatory of music students composition competition (2010, Chengdu, China)
2005 METAMORPHOSES OF A RITUAL for
Orchestra
2003-2004 POSTLUDE IN MEMORIAM... for violin and piano. To the memory of Martin Hakobyan. Naregatsi Young Composers Award (2006, Armenia/Yerevan)
2002-2003 COMPOSITION for woodwind quintet. (for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn). 2nd prize at
Benjamin Britten Chamber Composition
Competition (2003, Armenia/Yerevan)
2002-2003
STRING TRIO for violin, viola and cello
2002 DUO for flute and viola. Dedicated to
Aram Hovhannisyan
2001 THE PREACHER OF
LOVE for mixed chorus a cappella (text by Vahan Teryan)
2001 SECOND VOCAL CYCLE for soprano and piano (texts by
Vahagn Davtyan, Vahan Teryan,
Hovhannes Tumanyan)
2001 SONATINE for flute and piano
2000 FIRST VOCAl CYCLE for soprano and piano (texts by David Balasanyan)
2000 VARIATIONS ON A NATIONAL
THEME for piano
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