Henrik Anassian

Born in Yerevan. In 1966 H. Anassian graduated from the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. In 1962-78 he worked in the music department of Armenian Radio and Television. In 1966-67 he was conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, and in 1977 of the T. Altunian State Song and Dance Ensemble of Armenia. He was artistic director of the “Sardarapat” Song and Dance Ensemble. In 1978 he founded the “Sipan” choir, which performed in Yerevan in the 1990s. Henrik Anassian is the author of a number of suites, a symphonic poem, a concerto for duduk and orchestra, choral works, songs, and literary, musicological and journalistic articles, among other things. Since 1978 he has lived in Los Angeles (USA).