CROSSROADS 2025
C o n t e m p o r a r y m u s i c d a y s i n A r m e n i a
Artist in Residence
KARMELLA TSEPKOLENKO, (Ukraine)
Karmella Tsepkolenko,composer
Artists and Ensembles
ARAM HOVHANNISYAN,Composer (Armenia)
ENSEMBLE ASSONANCE (Armenia)
ENSEMBLE BOOMERANG (Students of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory) (Armenia)
Aram Hovhannisyan, composer
Ensemble Assonance
Ensemble Boomerang
Composers of the festival :
Tigran Mansurian,
b.1939
Karmella Tsepkolenko,
b.1955
Giuliano Bracchi,
b.1980
Aram Hovhannisyan,
b.1984
Ruben Antonyan,
b.1988
b.1926
Alban Berg,
1885-1935
1929-2022
Tibor Szirovicza,
b.1979
Olivier Messiaen,
1908-1992
Cyril Scott,
1879-1970
May 26, 16:00 | Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, Yerevan
Karmella Tsepkolenko (Ukraine)
Seminar
Composer Portrait
May 27, 18:30 | Arno Babajanyan foyer, Yerevan
Public talk with composers
Karmella Tsepkolenko, Tigran Mansurian, Aram Hovhannisyan and Ruben Antonyan
Moderation: Sona Verdyan
May 27, 19:30 | Arno Babajanyan Hall, Yerevan
ENSEMBLE ASSONANCE
(opening concert)
Program
Tigran Mansurian (1939) -
Sergei Parajanov in memoriam for clarinet, cello and piano [2022, Armenian Premiere, 5’]
Karmella Tsepkolenko (1955) -
Im Träumen...und hier unten auf der Erde for flute, cello and piano [1998, 15’]
Giuliano Bracchi (1980) -
Hortense for violin, viola and cello [2013, Armenian Premiere, 6’]
Ensemble Assonance call for scores selection
Aram Hovhannisyan (1984) -
Retrospective. Sonata for flute solo [2003-05/2016-17, Armenian Premiere, 15’]
Karmella Tsepkolenko (1955)
Collisions for 6 instruments [2025, World Premiere, 10’]
(Commissioned by the Ensemble Assonance with support of the Ernst-von-Siemens Musikstiftung)
Ruben Antonyan (1988)
[Sonata] for solo cello (Act of Auscultation) [2022, Armenian Premiere, 15’]
Gyorgy Kurtag (1926)
Hommage à R.SCH for clarinet, viola and piano [1990, 11’]
April 28, 11:00 | Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, Yerevan
Karmella Tsepkolenko (Ukraine)
Public Masterclasses
with student composers of YKSC:
Napoleon Poghosyan, Shushan Arevshatyan,
Hussein Sadegh, Erika Markosyan and Mileta Ghazanchyan
June, 16:00 | Gyumri Branch of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, Gyumri
Aram Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
Seminar
The Role of Project Thinking in the Creative Process
April 11, 19:30 | AGBU Hall, Yerevan
Ensemble Boomerang [Students and assistants of the YKSC]
Program
Alban Berg (1885-1935) - 4 pieces for clarinet and piano
George Crumb (1929-2022) - Sonata for cello solo
Tibor Szirovicza (1979) -Pavamana for piano and electronics
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) - Abîme des oiseaux for clarinet solo
Cyril Scott (1879-1970) - Trio for clarinet, cello and piano
