Music for Airport: Transition
March 12, 2025
“Transition” — the second in a trilogy of contemplative music performances by the hosq Foundation at Zvartnots International Airport. Collaboration with Keron Foundation.
Zvartnots International Airport
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a glimpse
a reminder that we live in parallel
and an invitation to notice it
airport is a place and not a place

between countries
between realities
between different phases of life
A one-time concert will be broadcast on the USMA Radio, based in Republic of San Marino. It will feature special interviews and will be presented as a hosq channel segment within the USMA Radio program.
  • Music Curator
    Dima Ustinov
  • Musicians
    Dima Ustinov
    Keyboards and Synths

    Grigor Kartashyan
    Armenian Woodwinds

    Ash Ghazar
    Kamancha
  • Installation
    Nadya Xyxu and Misak Samokatian
  • Creative Producer
    Lusine MLKE-Galstyan
  • Curator
    Andriesh Gandrabur
Music for Airport: Arrival
Feb 13, 2025
“Arrival” — the first in a trilogy of contemplative music performances by the hosq Foundation at Zvartnots International Airport. Collaboration with Keron Foundation.
Zvartnots International Airport
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A contemplative music performance in the airport that transforms arrival into a shared listening experience. This event is part of the Musical Airport project by Keron Foundation, Zvartnots International Airport and Sunday Towers.
  • 3 performances
    A trilogy of contemplative music performances created specifically for the airport environment.
  • 10 proposals
    Concepts proposals submitted by artists and composers interested in exploring contemporary music in a public space.
  • 12+ artists
    Involved students and alumni of the Yerevan State Conservatory performing newly composed works in dialogue with the airport environment.
  • ~300 travelers
    Passengers, visitors, and airport staff encountering the performance within the everyday flow of the airport.
outcome
This musical performance is an instrument of perception. By bringing music to the terminal, we invited travelers to slow down and experience the space through a new lens.
participants
The performance featured students and alumni of the Yerevan State Conservatory, invited to explore contemporary musical practices outside traditional concert settings and engage with the public space of the airport.
  • Vardan Harutyunyan
    Piano & Curator
  • Lusine MLKE-Galstyan
    Flute & Creative Producer
  • Andriesh Gandrabur
    Bass guitar & Curator
  • Mileta Ghazanchyan
    Piano
  • Vardui Mirzoyan
    Cello
  • Arthur Knyazyan
    Piano
  • Svetlana Mikaelyan
    Violin
  • Sona Turabyan
    Viola
  • Zepiur Nazarians
    Piano
  • Lizbeth
    Noise & Voice
  • Misak Samokatian
    Installation
  • Nikita Maksinenko
    Tapes
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This hosq Community Mapping is a living, interactive tool — a dynamic map of artists, curators, and collaborators engaged in the hosq ecosystem. You can explore practitioners across diverse disciplines, skill sets, and instruments, and discover unexpected connections between them.
partners
Zvartnots International Airport of Yerevan

Zvartnots International Airport of Yerevan is the main air gate of the Republic of Armenia, which has been operating since 1961.
Keron Foundation

Keron Foundation creates a vibrant environment by supporting infrastructure development projects and engaging passionate and proactive professionals from around the world to drive transformative changes in Armenia. By fostering Armenia’s global awareness and competitiveness they aim to drive sustainable prosperity and progress for the country.

https://keronfoundation.am/
Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC) after Komitas was founded in 1921 as a music studio and re-founded two years later as a higher musical education institution.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Armenian professional performing culture was shaped. It was represented by the graduates of Russian and European conservatories. Violinist Hovhanness Nalbandyan, (St. Petersburg Conservatory and Berlin Musikhochschule), singer M.Akimova (Leipzig Conservatory), musicologist M.Aghayan (St. Petersburg and Moscow Conservatories), singer A.Shahmuradyan (Conservatoire de Paris) etc.

The founder and first rector of conservatory was famous Armenian composer and widely educated musician and public figure Romanos Melikyan (Saints-Petersburg Conservatory graduate)

https://conservatory.am
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