Komitas, a.k.a. Soghomon Soghomonyan

Some music by the great Armenian monk-composer Soghomon Soghomonyan (Komitas) can be found in the virtual museum of Komitas. Komitas is credited for bringing a renaissance to Armenian music through his collection and arrangement of over 3000 Armenian folk songs.

Gomidas Songs
Isabel Bayrakdarian was on CBC Radio today, presenting her new album Gomidas Songs . “The life of Father Gomidas is a powerful story of devotion and passion for his country, its people and its music — and it is one beautifully explored by Isabel Bayrakdarian and her husband, pianist and composer Serouj Kradijan, in a new CD called “Gomidas Songs.” cbc.ca THE_SUNDAY_EDITION, 2008 12 14 ”

[Edited from Photomedia Forum post by T.Neugebauer from 2007-2008  ]