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Vahram Sargsyan
Vahram Sargsyan (Armenian: Վահրամ Սարգսյան; also spelled Sarkissian) is an Armenian-Canadian composer, choral conductor and vocalist based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
His work spans chamber, choral, and vocal music and often engages contemporary compositional practices and extended vocal techniques. He was awarded the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music in 2023 for his composition Quiet Songs.
Vahram Sargsyan studied composition with Ashot Zohrabyan at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1998 to 2003, while also studying choral conducting with Tigran Hekekyan, which he completed in 2006. He later pursued graduate-level composition studies at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University, working with composer Philippe Leroux.
Sargsyan’s music has been performed internationally in Europe, North America, and Asia, including performances in Armenia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Japan, and the United States. His composition Luys Zvart was performed at the 6th World Symposium on Choral Music (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2002).
His arrangement of Khorurd Metz (Great Mystery) was published in Oxford University Press's anthology World Carols for Choirs (2005) and has been recorded by BBC Singers. It has been broadcast by BBC Radio 3.
Sargsyan has received commissions from Oxford University Press, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, and AGBU Foundation, CBC Radio and others. His work Hunting the Hunter was premiered under his own baton in 2012 at Carnegie Hall.
In addition to his compositional work, Sargsyan is active as a lecturer and workshop leader, presenting on extended vocal techniques and contemporary choral practices. His workshops and presentations have been featured at international choral festivals and conferences, including the World Symposium on Choral Music, Europa Cantat, the ACDA Regional Conference, and PODIUM Conference among others.
Vahram Sargsyan is a member of Composers' Union of Armenia, Canadian League of Composers, and Canadian Music Centre.
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Vahram Sargsyan
Vahram Sargsyan (Armenian: Վահրամ Սարգսյան; also spelled Sarkissian) is an Armenian-Canadian composer, choral conductor and vocalist based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
His work spans chamber, choral, and vocal music and often engages contemporary compositional practices and extended vocal techniques. He was awarded the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music in 2023 for his composition Quiet Songs.
Vahram Sargsyan studied composition with Ashot Zohrabyan at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1998 to 2003, while also studying choral conducting with Tigran Hekekyan, which he completed in 2006. He later pursued graduate-level composition studies at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University, working with composer Philippe Leroux.
Sargsyan’s music has been performed internationally in Europe, North America, and Asia, including performances in Armenia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Japan, and the United States. His composition Luys Zvart was performed at the 6th World Symposium on Choral Music (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2002).
His arrangement of Khorurd Metz (Great Mystery) was published in Oxford University Press's anthology World Carols for Choirs (2005) and has been recorded by BBC Singers. It has been broadcast by BBC Radio 3.
Sargsyan has received commissions from Oxford University Press, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, and AGBU Foundation, CBC Radio and others. His work Hunting the Hunter was premiered under his own baton in 2012 at Carnegie Hall.
In addition to his compositional work, Sargsyan is active as a lecturer and workshop leader, presenting on extended vocal techniques and contemporary choral practices. His workshops and presentations have been featured at international choral festivals and conferences, including the World Symposium on Choral Music, Europa Cantat, the ACDA Regional Conference, and PODIUM Conference among others.
Vahram Sargsyan is a member of Composers' Union of Armenia, Canadian League of Composers, and Canadian Music Centre.
