Martin Mazmanyan

Martin Mazmanian was born in Tbilisi. In 1921, he graduated from the Nersisyan School in Tbilisi. Between 1922 and 1924, Martin studied oboe and choral conducting at the Moscow Conservatory. From 1926 to 1930, he studied at the Tbilisi Conservatory in the composition class of Sargis Barkhudaryan. He also graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatory in 1930. From 1950 to 1954, Mazmanian worked as the director and artistic director of the Armenian Philharmonic (Hayphilharmonia). Between 1954 and 1962, Martin was the director of the Romanos Melikyan Music College in Yerevan. From 1961 to 1977, he taught choral conducting at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. Throughout his career, he founded and directed numerous choirs in various cities across Armenia, as well as in Tbilisi and Moscow. In 1965, he was honored with the title of People’s Artist of Armenia. Martin Mazmanian passed away in Yerevan.