Prof. Chaushyan is the son of the cellist Alexander Chaushyan (b. 1917 – d. 1991) and he began composing in 1957. He studied composition with Edward Mirzoyan and piano with Georgy Sarajyan at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, where he graduated in 1969 and where he had post-graduate studies in composition with Edward Mirzoyan from 1969–72.

Among his honors are the State Youth Prize of Armenia (1974, for Concerto [violin]), a recommended work at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers (1983, for String Quartet No. 2) and First Prize in an Armenian state competition for symphonic music (1985, for To the Unknown Soldier). His music has been performed in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, The Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, the USA, and elsewhere.

Prof. Chaushyan is also active in other positions. He served as secretary of the board of directors of the Armenian Composers Union from 1979–85 and as deputy to its chairman from 1986–91. He has served as chairman of the artistic board of directors of the Yerevan Symphony Orchestra since 1994 and has organized the Armenian Music Assembly for the promotion of contemporary music in Yerevan since 1994.

He has taught composition at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory since 1973 and has been a professor there since 1999.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Street address: Prof. Levon Chaushyan, Mashtots Ave. 11, Apt. 6, 0002 Yerevan, Armenia

Telephone: + 374 1053 0254

SELECT LIST OF WORKS

ORCHESTRAL: Concerto No. 1, piano, orchestra (timpani, strings), 1964; Concerto for Orchestra (Theme and Variations), 1966; Suite, vibraphone, 18–20 strings, 1966; Symphonic Poem No. 1, large orchestra (70 players), 1969; Symphonic Poem No. 2, 'Kajastan', large orchestra (70 players), 1970; Concerto, violin, large orchestra (70 or more players), 1973; Festal Fanfares (overture), large orchestra (66 players), 1977, revised 1995; Concerto No. 2, piano, large orchestra (64 players), 1977; Concerto, flute, small orchestra (28 players), 1978; To the Unknown Soldier (symphony), large orchestra (70 players), 1984; Serenade, string orchestra, 1998

CHAMBER MUSIC: String Quartet No. 1, 1967; Five Preludes, 12 or more violins, 1971; Sonata No. 1, cello, 1975; Five Pieces, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1979; String Quartet No. 2, 1981; Sonata, violin, piano, 1982; Sonata No. 2, cello, 1984; String Quartet No. 3, 1986; Sonata for Violin Solo, 1989, revised 2000; String Quartet No. 4, 1994; Sonata, clarinet, piano, 1995; Piano Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1999; Dialogues, violin, piano, 2005

CHORAL: Pax mundi (oratorio, text by Gevorg Karapetyan), 16 or more mixed voices, large orchestra (130 players), 1971; Mor sirte – The Heart of a Mother (text by Avetik Isahakyan), 16 or more mixed voices, 1974; Small Triptych (vocalise), 16 or more mixed voices, 1978; Dzon Hayrenikin – Hymn to the Homeland (text by Aramais Sahakyan), 16 or more mixed voices, large orchestra (130 players), 1980; A Word to God from the Depths of the Heart (text by Grigor Narekatsi), 16 or more mixed voices, 2001

VOCAL: Five Songs (text by Avetik Isahakyan), soprano, piano, 1972; Haykakan yerger – Armenian Songs (text by Avetik Isahakyan), bass, piano, 1981

PIANO: Impromptu, 1963; Seven Preludes, 1973; Three Pieces, 1979; Sonata No. 1, 1980; Sonatina No. 1, 1983; Sonatina No. 2, 1983; Sonatina No. 3, 1984; Sonatina No. 4, 1984; Sonatina No. 5, 1985; Sonatina No. 6, 1985; Sonata No. 2, 1986; Epicentre, 1989; Urbi et Orbi, 1996; Sonata No. 3, 2003

(Last updated on October 18, 2008)