Khandut's Lament (from "Sasuntsi David" Epic)

Flora Khorenyan was born in Kherson (Ukraine). In 1934 her family moved to village Khulo, Georgia. She got education at a local Georgian secondary school where she got a number of medals. During World War II she visited military units, gave concerts and took care of soldiers. During a music competition in 1945 vocal teachers noticed her musical talent and advised her to get an education. As a gifted student, Flora Khorenyan was sent to a music school at the Tbilisi Conservatory. In 1948 she entered Tbilisi State Conservatory the Department of Choral Conducting. She moved to Yerevan in 1950, two years later entered the Vocal Department of Yerevan Conservatory the class of Tamara Shahnazaryan. She was qualified as an opera singer. After finishing the conservatory worked at Opera and Ballet Theatre after Spendiaryan as a soloist, in parallel at Aram Merangulyan’s folk instruments ensemble. In 1957 Laureate of the Youth Festival in Armenia, since 1954 she was a Member of the Propaganda Bureau of the Union of Composers. Flora Khorenyan had concerts in Turkey, Egypt, Greece, France, Canada and in other countries. In 1974 she received the title Honored Artist of Armenia. She died in Yerevan.