Eghishe Baghdasaryan

Yeghishe Baghdasaryan was born in Shushi. From 1901 he studied at St. Petersburg Conservatory in A. Lyadov's class. He organized choirs and folk instrument bands in the Armenian-populated cities of the Caucasus (Baku, Armavir, Shushi and others), and performed concerts as a leader and conductor. In 1910 he founded the Armenian Choir Company in Moscow and led its activity. He taught music theory at the Lazarian Seminary. He authored songs, group songs, romances, as well as folk songs and sharakans (Armenian chants). Only part of his creative heritage has been preserved. Yeghishe Baghdasaryan died in Armavir, NorthCaucasus.