RESUME

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PERFORMANCE

• Windsong Players Chamber Music Ensemble | (2015-present) Los Angeles, CA

• Unison Duet charity concerts | (2016-present) Los Angeles County (Pasadena, Glendale, Long Beach, Hollywood, Burbank) | Yerevan, Armenia | Moscow, Russia

• Soloist with Armenian State Radio Symphony Orchestra  | Ruben Asatrian, conductor (2000-2003)

• SHELL Piano Trio of Armenian, State Philharmonia | ( 1998-2012) Performed over 500 concerts in Canada (Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto) 2012 | France (Ilzach),2011 | France (Ilzach), 2007 | USA (Washington D.C.), 2005 | Russia (Moscow), 2002 | Ukraine (Odesa), 2000, 2001 | France (Paris), 2001 | Austria (Vienna), 2000 | Lebanon (Beirut), 2000 | USA (Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Providence, LA), 1999 | Italy (Sicily), 1999

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HONORS AND AWARD

• The Komitas State Conservatory Honor Scholarship | Rector Honor Scholarship2019

• City of Glendale Mayor Award for Active Contribution to the Community (Unison Duet) | 

• Zagreb Chamber Music Competition First Prize Piano Duet | 2019

• Music Together: Certificate of a trained teacher | 2014

• Graduate Assistantship, The Komitas State Conservatory | 2001

• First Prize Grand Prix International | 2001

• Pierre Lantier Concours International D’Interprétation

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Professional Memberships

 

• Member of NACUSA | 2015-2017

• Member of Tuesday Musical of Pasadena | 2013-present

• Music Teachers’ Association of California | 2014-present

• American College of Musicians Piano Guild | 2018-present

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RELATED EXPERIENCE

Unison Duet Musical Production, Co-Founder and Co-President

Objective: to bring music education to children
Functions: organize concerts, music production, group lessons, individual lessons, and charity concerts in bordering villages of Armenia

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RECORDINGS

FANTASY: original compositions by Ruben Aghyan | 2018
MIDNIGHT AFFAIRS: classical crossover album by Award-winning vocalist Veronica Bell | 2019

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ADDITIONAL

Languages: Armenian (fluent), Russian (fluent), English (fluent)

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EDUCATION

• Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance | The Komitas State Conservatory, Yerevan, Armenia USA Equivalent: Three years of doctoral study with specialization in Music Performance (Piano) 2000-2002

• Master of Instrumental Performance: Piano | The Komitas State Conservatory, Yerevan, Armenia | USA Equivalent: Master of Music Degree in Music Performance (Piano) with specialization in Chamber Music and Music Education 1995-2000

• Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Music Education | USA Equivalent: Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Performance (Piano) and Music Education 1995-2000

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REFERENCES

Alice Pero, Artistic Director Windsong Players Chamber Ensemble

Tel: (818) 415-7601

E-mail: pero@earthlink.net

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Karina Otaryan, Teacher/Instructional specialist, ELS, Thousand Oaks

Tel: (818) 398-4546

E-mail: kotaryan@elsteachers.net

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Carol Worthey, Composer
Tel: (323) 459 3257

E-mail: carol@carolworthey.com