The Black Panther's Song (from The Children's Musical "The Forest Singer")

Vahe Hayrapetyan was born in Yerevan, from 1976 to 1984 studied at N139 of Yerevan, in parallel at Haykanush Danielyan Music School (violin class), from 1984 to 1988 at the Conducting Department of Yerevan Pedagogical School, between 1988 to 1993 - Yerevan State Conservatory the Department of Composition, Edvard Mirzoyan’s class, in parallel also studied at the opera-symphony department – class of Yuri Davtyan. Vahe Hayrapetyan founded and directed his first vocal-instrumental ensemble at Kanas Cultural Centre. In the same years, he performed in the youth jazz quartet "Kamerton" (bass guitarist) of the Jazz Club of the Mergelyan Institute. From 1991 to 1992 worked as an editor of classical music at Public Radio of Armenia, from 1993 to 1996 lived in St. Petersburg and directed the choir of the Armenian Apostolic Church, directed the choir “Armenian Voices”, from 1994 to 1995 worked at St. Petersburg Theatre “Okoshki”, was the musician-pianist at the “Karambol” club. From 1997 to 2010 was the musical director of Yerevan State Chamber Theatre, and from 2003 to 2016 music editor and the host of Public Radio of Armenia. From 2004 to 2005 - Head and responsible for the musical part of the annual holiday "Erebuni-Yerevan", from 2007 to 2008. - Head and responsible for the musical part of the festivals "Yerevan Days" and "Golden Pomegranate" in Moscow, from 2007 to 2008. - Conductor of the four-voice choir of the cultural center "Armen-Hakob". In 2005 The first CD of his songs "Your Song" (Qo Yergy) was released in Canada. He hosted author's programs on the Armenian Public Radio. In 2011, Vahe directed the musical arrangements and production for the gala concert honoring Public Radio's 85th and Public Television's 55th anniversaries. From 2012 to 2018, Vahe was the artistic director of the children's ensemble "Arevik" of the Public Radio of Armenia. Since 2014, he has been the editor-in-chief of the author program "15 Minutes is Less" of the Public Radio of Armenia. He wrote symphonic, chamber, and theater works and songs, collections of children's songs, more than 60 songs of the pop genre, and music for 38 theater performances. He composed the music for the performances. 2017 founded the "HI MUSIC Band" acapella vocal-sextet. Since 2014, Vahe has been a member of the Union of Theater Workers of Armenia, and since 2015, the Union of Composers of Armenia. He was awarded a number of awards in 2003, 2008, 2014, and 2017 The Union of Theater Workers of Armenia "Artavazd" award, as the author of the best theater music of the year, in 2017 the title of an honorary figure of the culture of the city of Yerevan.