AVETIS association

AVETIS association (Armenian: «Ավետիս» երաժշտական միություն) is a Swiss-Armenian cultural and musical association founded in 2011 in Geneva on the initiative of Swiss-Armenian opera singer Varduhi Khachatryan. Its stated purpose is to stimulate diverse forms of artistic expression in order to disseminate and make known Armenian identity, culture and language, and to develop, encourage and realise Swiss-Armenian cultural and artistic exchanges. The association organises cultural events in Geneva and elsewhere, creating opportunities for exchange between Armenian and foreign artists. The association began its activities on a small scale, organising small concerts and publishing sheet music. It later established the AVETIS Festival Orchestra, which performs two to three concerts a year at the Victoria Hall concert hall in Geneva. Part of the orchestra's musicians are Armenians resident in Switzerland. The orchestra's performances have been led by conductors including Harutyun Arzumanyan and Vahagn Papyan, among others. AVETIS is governed by a committee that includes honorary president Dominique Follmi, president and artistic director Varduhi Khachatryan, treasurer Anna Terzyan, Armenia representative Mariam Shahinyan, artistic adviser Hayk Melikyan and secretary Arsen Khanyan. Its members include painter MOKO (Mariam Khachatryan) and composers Aram Hovhannisyan, Artur Akshelyan and Ruben Abrahamyan, as well as cellist Mikayel Hakhnazaryan. The association is based in Geneva and operates primarily in Switzerland and Armenia, with a broader mission of presenting Armenian culture across Europe.

AVETIS association was founded in 2011 in Geneva on the initiative of Swiss-Armenian opera singer Varduhi Khachatryan. In its initial period the association's activity was very small: it organised small concerts and published sheet music. Its aim was to spread Armenian culture in Europe and to present Armenian musicians. The association later founded the AVETIS Festival Orchestra. Two to three concerts are organised each year at the Victoria Hall concert hall in Geneva, featuring the local AVETIS festival orchestra. Part of the orchestra's musicians are Armenians resident in Switzerland. The orchestra's performances have been conducted by Harutyun Arzumanyan, Vahagn Papyan and others. According to its official website, the association's object is to stimulate diverse forms of artistic expression in order to disseminate and make known Armenian identity, culture and language, and to develop, encourage and realise Swiss-Armenian cultural and artistic exchanges. The association plans to organise cultural events in Geneva and elsewhere, thereby giving the opportunity to create numerous exchanges between Armenian and foreign artists. The association is run by a committee including honorary president Dominique Follmi, president and artistic director Varduhi Khachatryan, treasurer Anna Terzyan, Armenia representative Mariam Shahinyan, artistic adviser Hayk Melikyan and secretary Arsen Khanyan. Its members include painter MOKO (Mariam Khachatryan), composers Aram Hovhannisyan, Artur Akshelyan and Ruben Abrahamyan, and cellist Mikayel Hakhnazaryan.

• 2011

  AVETIS association founded in Geneva on the initiative of Varduhi Khachatryan.

• AVETIS Festival Orchestra established; performs 2–3 concerts per year at Victoria Hall, Geneva.

Non-profit Swiss-Armenian cultural association promoting Armenian music and identity in Europe through concerts, publishing and artistic exchange.

• AVETIS Festival Orchestra

• Concerts at Victoria Hall, Geneva

• Sheet music publishing

1. 1ASSOCIATION AVETIS – objectifsavetis.ch
2. 2AVETIS association – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Ավետիս (երաժշտական միություն) – Wikipedia (Armenian)hy.wikipedia.org