(b. 5 February 1988, Yerevan).
Armenian composer of mostly chamber, choral and vocal works that have been performed in Asia, Europe and North America.
Mr. Shahrimanyan studied composition and piano at the Avet Gabrielyan Music School in Yerevan from 1995–2002. He then studied composition and music theory privately with Martun Israelyan in Yerevan in 2003–04 and composition with him at the Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan from 2004–12.
Among his honours are co-Second Prize in the competition for vocal music Ghazaros Saryan in Yerevan (2008, for Three Songs), Second Prize in a competition for music for children's chorus in Yerevan (2010) and Special Prize in competition Aram Khachaturian in Yerevan (2011). His music has been performed in Armenia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, France, the Netherlands, and the USA.
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL:
Elegy, violin, string orchestra, 2006
Winter peaceful strophes (cantata, text by Hakob Movses), soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, large orchestra (78 players), 2008–09
Serenade, string orchestra, 2009
Sinfonietta, 2010–11
Broken Spaces, small orchestra (14 players), 2011
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Trio, clarinet, violin, piano, 2003–04
Sonata, flute, piano, 2004
Five Pieces, violin, piano, 2005
Piano Quartet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 2005
Wind Quintet, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 2006
Two Pieces for Solo Cello, cello, 2007
Piano Trio, violin, cello, piano, 2007
Metamorphosis, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 French horns, B-flat trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano, 2008
Five Bagatelles, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano, 2008
Sonata, viola, piano, 2009
Arabesque, guitar, 2010
String Quartet, 2011
Recitative, flute, 2011
Sonata, violin, cello, 2011
CHORAL:
Four Choruses (text by Misak Metsarents), mixed chorus, 2004–05
Irikuns – My Evening (text by Misak Metsarents), mixed chorus, 2006
Two Sacred Choruses: Vidi aquam, Asperges me (text from the Mass), mixed chorus, 2007
Kyrie eleison, mixed chorus, 2008
Four Choruses (text by Avetik Isahakyan), mixed chorus, 2010
VOCAL:
Tagh Tznndyan – Song of Birth (text by Gregory of Narek), soprano, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, 2005
Three Songs (text by Artem Harutyunyan), soprano, piano, 2007
Five Songs (text by Vahan Teryan), soprano, piano, 2009
To the Boy Elis (text by Georg Trakl), soprano, piano, 2011
Ave Maria (text by Sokrat Khanyan), mezzo-soprano, piano, 2011
PIANO:
Sonatina, 2003
Poem, 2004
Four Tanka, 2011
ORGAN:
Chorale and Toccata, 2006
ARRANGEMENTS:
Tzagumn hrashali (Movses Khorenatsi), mixed chorus, 2006
Ov zarmanali (Grigor Pahlavuni), mixed chorus, 2006