Konstantin Petrossian (Armenian: Կոնստանտին Պետրոսյան; Russian: Константин Петросян; born 12 August 1946 in Yerevan, Armenia) is a composer, pianist and conductor.
Petrossian graduated from the Romanos Melikian Music College and
then earned a master's degree in composition and musicology Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan, where he graduated with a master's degree in composition and musicology. He taught harmony, theory, and chorale arrangement at Romanos Melikian Music College. For many years he was also conductor of the Armenian TV/Radio Orchestra, and Director of the Armenian Music Center.
Petrossian is an Armenian composer of symphonic, choral, chamber, instrumental, and vocal music, sound tracks, and theater music. His works are performed, recorded and have been published worldwide. He is a member of the Composers Union of Armenia and is co-chair of its foreign relations department. He was on the Sacred Music Council of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern).
He is director of the Music Center Department for the Composers Union of Armenia, and the vice president of the Armenian Peace Fund. Since 1995 he has been the cultural and music director of Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church in Providence, Rhode Island. In April 2006 he presented a special Concert of Armenian Sacred Music at the United Nations in New York City. He is also the president and artistic director of the Armenian Music Festival of Rhode Island, which was organized in 1997.
In 1997 he premiered his opera "Anoush" in concert with Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. He became the music director and Conductor of the Erevan Choral Society of Boston in 2009.
He is the conductor of the Armenian Chorale of Rhode Island,[1] and the Armenian Chorale of greater Worcester, Massachusetts. He is also the President and artistic director of the Armenian Music Festival of Rhode Island.
In 2013 he was awarded the Movses Khorenatsi Medal by the government of Armenia. In June 2014, he received the Armenian Church's Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Medal for distinguished service to the church and to Armenian culture.
Compositions
Orchestral
Symphonic Poem for Orchestra, 1971
“Rechitative” for Symphony Orchestra, 1972
Concert for Chamber Orchestra, 1973
Variations for Flugelhorn and Orchestra, 1979
Ballad for Guitar and Orchestra, 1980
Prelude for Piano and String Orchestra, 1983
Sonnet for Piano and Orchestra, dedicated to his lovely wife-Janna, 1987
Three Pieces for Piano and Chamber Orchestra, 1990
Contemplation for Piano and Orchestra, 1992
Elegy for Piano and String Orchestra, 1992
Rhapsody for String Orchestra, 1999
Fantasy for Guitar and String Orchestra, 2012
Vocalise for Cello and Symphony Orchestra, 2014
Choral
Four Folk Songs for an a Cappella Choir, 1987
“Chimes of the Homeland”, Cycle of 10 Folk Songs for an a Cappella Women's Choir, 2003
Our New Armenia for Choir and Orchestra, lyrics by Aramayis Sahakyan, 2011
Chamber and solo instruments
Trio for Flute, Bassoon and Piano, 1964
String Quartet, 1967
Woodwind Quintet N1, 1971
Woodwind Quintet N2, 1987
“Dialogues” for Violin and Cello, 1987
Four Miniatures for String Quartet, 1990
Duets for Guitar and Flutes, 2000
Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano, 2002
Nocturne for Violin and Piano, dedicated to memory of Edvard Baghdasaryan, 2014
“Tamzara” for Marimba, 2016
Vocalise for Oboe and Piano, 2016
Serenade for Cello and Piano, 2016
Octet for Trombones, 2017
“For Lilit”, for Piano, dedicated to Lilit Artemyan, 2017
Scherzo for Trumpet and Piano, 2019
Sonatas
Sonata for Violin and Piano, 1965
Sonata for Solo Viola, dedicated to Yuri Manukyan, 1978
Sonata for Trombone and Piano, 1984
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, 1985
Sonata for Solo Violin, dedicated to Victor Khachatryan, 1985
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, 1986
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, 1988
Sonata for Viola and Piano, 1988
Sonata for French Horn and Piano, 1997
Sonata for Flute and Piano, 2004
Sonata for Oboe and Piano, 2006
Sonata for Solo Flute, dedicated to Artashes Grigoryan, 2014
Suitas
Suite for Piano, 1979
Suite for Flute and Clarinet, 1989
Suite for Chamber Ensemble, 1996
Vocal cycles
“In the Language of Nature”, Vocal Cycle for Bariton and Piano, lyrics by Garik Banduryan, 1974
“The Call of Longing” Vocal Cycle for Soprano and Piano, lyrics by Silva Kaputikyan, 1976
“Taghs” Vocal cycle for Baritone, Cello, Piano and Percussion instruments, lyrics by Petros Duryan, 1984
“Monologue” Vocal Cycle for Soprano and Piano, lyrics by Razmik Davoyan, 1985
Compositions for Big Band
Contemplation for Saxophone and Big Band, 1964
Spring Sketch for Trumpet and Big Band, 1967
“Garni” Piece for Big Band, 1976
“Album Leaf”, for Big Band, 1977
Awakening, for Big Band, 1978
“Hot Afternoon”, for Big Band, 1978
Again Spring, Piece for Trombone and Big Band, 1978
Concert for Voice and Big Band, 1986
“Gyumri” Piece for Big Band, dedicated to Hovhannes Avetisyan, 2018
Vocal Compositions
Impromtu for Voice and Orchestra, 1968
“My Generation” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Garik Banduryan,1977
“Cosmos” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Aramayis Sahakyan, 1978
“Do not Call” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by R. Luskene, 1978
“It’s Time for my Spring” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Kristophor Zakiyan, 1978
“Faith of Love” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Garik Banduryan, 1978
“The Magic World” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Alexey Vasilenko, 1979
“Green May” for Voice and Orchestra, 1980
“My Kapan” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Garik Banduryan, 1983
“I Rarely Dreamed of you”,for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Lyudmila Govryushina, 1983
“Armenia” for Voice, Choir and Orchestra, lyrics by Nansen Mikayelyan, 1984
“Confession” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Arshavir Torosyan, 1984
“Dream my Love” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Arshavir Torosyan, 1984
“New Year” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Suren Muradyan, 1985
“Two Tickets”, for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Mikhail Plyatskovski, 1988
“For Armenian Children for Voice”, Choir and Orchestra, lyrics by Gevorg Karapetyan, 1989
“Forgotten Light” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by NarineHarutyunyan, 1990
Mother of God for Choir and Symphony Orchestra, lyrics by Archbishop Nerses Pozapalyan, 1991
“Knights of Vardan” for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Arshavir Torosyan,1991
“Etchmiadzin” for Voice and Piano, lyrics by Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, 1995
“Heart of our Nation, Ararat”, for Voice, Choir and Symphony Orchestra, lyrics by Arshavir Torosyan, 1997
“Evening Melody” for Voice, Choir and Symphony Orchestra, lyrics by Rev. Fr. MesropTashchyan, 1998
Vocalise for Voice, Choir and Orchestra, 2013
“Haykazyan Nation” for Voice, Choir and Orchestra, lyrics by Gevorg Karapetyan, 2013
“Love Fairy Tale”, for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Nushik Mikaelyan, 2016
“To the Fighters of Artsakh”, for Voice and Orchestra, lyrics by Arshavir Torosyan, 2017
Music For Movies and Theatrical Presentations
D/F “Tigran Petrosyan - Champion”, 1963
D/F “Armenia”, 1966
“Blue Deers” TV Theatrical Presentation, director – Knarik Sargsyan, 1986
