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International scientific session dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of Spendiaryan held online
An international online scientific session
entitled “Alexander Spendiaryan 150” dedicated to the Jubilee of the great
Armenian composer took place on December 14-16, 2021. The organizers
were the Institute of Arts NAS of RA (National
Academy of Sciences), A. Spendiaryan
House-museum and the Composers Union of Armenia.
40 participants from the Republic of Armenia (Yerevan, Gyumri, Ejmiadzin), the Republic of Artsakh (Stepanakert), Russian Federation (Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Kazan, Yakutsk), Latvia, Sweden and Netherlands were involved in this international scientific session. Various reports dedicated to the way of life; creative heritage (different spheres, genres and peculiarities of his style from the viewpoint of past and 21st century) and conducting of Spendiaryan; relations with his contemporary cultural figures; his image in visual arts and sculpture; and the composer’s house-museum among Armenia’s musical museums as well were represented during the session.
It should be mentioned that the participants were both academicians, the doctors and candidates of sciences in study of art, and the young researchers of the Spendiaryan's art as well. The coverage of the specialties also was large - musicologists and performers, cultural scientists, literary critics and philologists.
According to the decision of the academic council of the Institute of Arts NAS and with the support of the All Armenian Fund financing the Armenian studies of the National Academy of Sciences, the results of the scientific session will be published at the beginning of 2022. The current state of the international Spendiaryanian studies will be expressed in this article, which will become an important contribution in the academic Spendiaryanian studies.
40 participants from the Republic of Armenia (Yerevan, Gyumri, Ejmiadzin), the Republic of Artsakh (Stepanakert), Russian Federation (Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Kazan, Yakutsk), Latvia, Sweden and Netherlands were involved in this international scientific session. Various reports dedicated to the way of life; creative heritage (different spheres, genres and peculiarities of his style from the viewpoint of past and 21st century) and conducting of Spendiaryan; relations with his contemporary cultural figures; his image in visual arts and sculpture; and the composer’s house-museum among Armenia’s musical museums as well were represented during the session.
It should be mentioned that the participants were both academicians, the doctors and candidates of sciences in study of art, and the young researchers of the Spendiaryan's art as well. The coverage of the specialties also was large - musicologists and performers, cultural scientists, literary critics and philologists.
According to the decision of the academic council of the Institute of Arts NAS and with the support of the All Armenian Fund financing the Armenian studies of the National Academy of Sciences, the results of the scientific session will be published at the beginning of 2022. The current state of the international Spendiaryanian studies will be expressed in this article, which will become an important contribution in the academic Spendiaryanian studies.
