THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIACION “ARMENIAN LITTLE SINGERS”
The “Armenian Little Singers” (“ALS”) association was established in Yerevan, Armenia in 1992, with the initiative of The World’s Little Singers organization.
Professor Tigran Hekekyan has been the president of the “ALS” association since its founding.
FOUNDERS OF THE ORGANIZATION
- The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia
- The Society of Cultural relations and collaboration with foreign countries
- The Armenian State Committee of Television and Broadcasting
- Tigran Hekekyan – the artistic director and the principal conductor of the Armenian Radio and TV Chamber Choir
- Rafael Mangasaryan – conductor, professor at the Yerevan State Conservatory (Armenia)
- Robert Amirkhanyan – composer, professor at the Yerevan State Conservatory, Head of the Union of Armenian musicologists and composers (Armenia)
- Robert Petrosyan – composer, conductor of the Folk Ensemble of the Armenian State Committee of Television and Broadcasting (Armenia)
- Alexander Siranosyan – conductor, director of the Roman Conservatory (France)
- Sirvard Gazanchyan – composer, vocalist, professor at the Lausanne Conservatory (Switzerland)
MISSION AND PURPOSES
- To develop junior choir singing in Armenia;
- To organize different events to boost and make more interesting the activity of current choirs;
- To contribute to the creation of Armenian choirs in RA and in the Diaspora;
- To motivate junior choir singing by different lessons and workshops;
- To create conditions for the collaboration of Armenian choirs and conductors with European and international organizations and to contribute to their participation in different activities, events, festivals and workshops;
- To publish chorals of Armenian authors and CDs in Armenia and in abroad famous record-houses;
- To hold National Arts festivals, competitions, musical forums;
- To exchange cultural and professional information, to establish Armenian National Phonotech (to carry professional, cultural information exchange, to create Armenian national sound-library);
- To carry out research in the field of children’s vocal and choral arts;
- To issue audio and video recording productions, to organize its sales in foreign markets.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Founded
- The choir “Little Singers of Armenia”: senior group (age: 11-16, in 1992)
- The choir “Littlest Singers of Armenia”: junior group (age: 6-10, in 1994)
- The vocal and conducting department at the Tchaikovsky High Music School (1994)
- A branch of “ALS” and Children’s Choir in Los Angeles (USA, 1995)
- More than 50 choirs in Yerevan city secondary schools (2000-2001)
Vice-president – Elmira Hekekyan
Vice-president – Suren Harutyunyan
Executive director – Tigran Torosyan
Administrative Coordinator – Marine Voskanyan
Public Relations – Armine Martirosyan
Treasurer – Hamest Gabrielyan
Choral Education Director – Irina Hovsepyan
Choirmaster – Manuel Ohanyan
Principal Accompanist – Marine Margaryan
Accompanist – Rima Gevorgyan
Choir’s Administrator – Hasmik Grigoryan
Music Teacher – Nana Torosyan, Knarik Babajanyan
Parent Representative – Nune Movsesyan
Web Development – “Fullopsys” LLCMusic
Librarian – Arpine Haroyan
Graphic Designer – Karen Kojoyan, Liana Abrahamyan
