Vahram Sargsyan

On October 18, 2026, Vahram Sargsyan will lead Beyond Conventional Singing as part of the Armenian Cultural Days Stuttgart. 

Participants will explore multiphonics, overtone-based sounds, extreme registers and other extended vocal techniques, followed by collective music-making using Sargsyan’s hand-sign system to create polyphonic music in real time.

On August 27, 2026, Vahram Sargsyan presented a workshop at the World Symposium on Choral Music in Macao, one of the world’s major gatherings in the choral field.

The session explored possibilities beyond conventional singing, introducing participants to extended vocal techniques and approaches to collective music-making through gesture and direct interaction.

In June 2026, Vahram Sargsyan served on the jury of the Fourth Mansurian International Composition Competition in Yerevan, joining the panel responsible for evaluating the competition’s finalist works.

The competition concluded with a gala concert and awards ceremony on June 12, featuring performances of the six finalist works, followed by the announcement of the prizewinners.

On May 15, 2026, Vahram Sargsyan presented two sessions of Contemplay: Gesture-Led Choral Creation at PODIUM 2026 in Victoria, BC. The workshops introduced his developing hand-sign system for creating music in real time, without scores, verbal instructions, or prior rehearsal.

Participants explored two- and three-part polyphony, extended vocal techniques, and elements of Armenian medieval music through an interactive, performance-based format.

A special evening in Yerevan paid tribute to composer Ashot Zohrabyan, with Armenian-Canadian composer and conductor Vahram Sargsyan leading the performance of Parable alongside distinguished Armenian musicians.
Yerevan, May 2025

Vahram Sargsyan’s Quiet Songs received its Canadian premiere on December 6, 2025, at the Salle de concert du Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, as part of Ensemble Paramirabo’s concert series during its residency at the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec.

The performance featured Sarah Albu (voice), Vahram Sargsyan (voice), Gwénaëlle Ratouit (clarinet), Viviane Gosselin (cello), and Pamela Reimer (piano).

Commissioned by the Crossroads International Music Festival and premiered in Yerevan, Quiet Songs was awarded the 2023 Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music by the Canada Council for the Arts.

The Bach Society of Dayton, led by Dr. David Crean, The Bach Society of Dayton, led by David Crean, presented the premiere of the choral piece 'Soorp Soorp' by Sargsyan on March 3, 2024, in Dayton, OH. The new composition, commissioned by the Bach Society, will be part of their 'Along the Silk Road' program.