Brotherhood Song

Emma Tsaturyan was born in Baku. She finished Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory in 1951. From 1949 to 1959 she was the choirmaster-conductor of State Choir of Armenia. She taught at Yerevan Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan between 1958 to 1982 (Professor since 1982). She was one of the founders of Armenian Choral Society. From 1968 Emma Tsaturyan was the artistic director of Choir named after A. Ter Hovhannisyan, from 1975 to 1987 the chairman and from 1987 President of Musical Association of Armenia. In 1985 she received Armenian State Prize, in 1994 she won 1st place in the International Sacred Music Competition. Emma Tsaturyan was awarded with title Honorary Worker of Art of Armenia in 1967 and in 1982 she awarded the title of Honored Artist of Armenia. Emma Tsaturyan died in Kiev and is buried in Yerevan.