David Satian (also Satyan) (; born August 17, 1979, in Yerevan) is an Armenian contemporary composer, jazz pianist, media producer and entrepreneur.

Biography

He was born on 17 August 1979 in

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capital of

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, into a family of renowned family of musicians, mostly composers. In this musical dynasty he represents the 3rd generation and with his work he was able to contribute further to a century long-existing musicals traditions of his family, although he is also active in entrepreneurship mainly in Media, IT and Finance sectors. His father

Aram Satian , Awards = Honored Artist of Armenia, Gold Medal of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, Movses Khorenatsi Medal, Order of 1st degree Merit for the Fatherland Aram Satyan (also Satian) (; born 23 May 1947) is an Armenian classical comp ...

is a known classical composer and popular music songwriter, for many years he was the Head of Music Programs at the

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and currently is a Chairman of the Composers Union of Armenia. Grandfather is Aram Satunts (1913–1990) who was a

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of Armenia, member of the

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and awarded with the

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. Another notable composer in his family is Ashot Satian (1906–1956), the chairman of the Composers Union of Armenia from 1947 to 1952, Laureate of the

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in 1952 (also see:

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/ in Russian: Государственная Сталинская премия) who is known for his songs and also for composing the first Armenian String Quartet in 1936. As a film composer he received numerous awards for contribution to a Soviet Film Industry, including in 1951

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(Czechoslovakia).

Awards

*2009 – Quarter Finalist of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (Belgium) , Composition , «In Memoriam» for Violin and Symphony Orchestra (Dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims) *2008 - 2nd Prize - Bösendorfer Jazz Solo Piano International Competition at

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(Switzerland) *2003 - 1st Prize among pianists - ‘‘ Leiden Jazz Award” International Competition for Jazz Soloist Performers (the Netherlands) *1998 - Special Prize of Composers Union of Armenia *1996 - 1st Prize and Gold medal - "Amadeus" Young Composers Competition *From 1987 - Various National Competitions and Festivals

Professional Education

*2009 - Master's degree , Distinction (

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/ London, United Kingdom) *2004 - Master's degree , Distinction (

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/ Maastricht, the Netherlands) *2002 - Master's degree , Distinction (

Yerevan State Conservatory Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan (), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned college of music located in Yerevan, Armenia. The institute was founded in 1921 as a music st ...

/ Yerevan, Armenia) *2001 - Bachelor's degree , Distinction (

/ Yerevan, Armenia) *1996 - College Degree in Music ( Spendiarian Music College / Yerevan, Armenia) *1993 - Certificate of Complete Secondary Education in Music ( Sayat Nova Music School / Yerevan Armenia)

Research and Scholarly Activity

The research is dedicated to the problems concerning the relationships between the folk, jazz and classical genres. The main intention is to create a synthesis of contemporary classical music and advanced avant-garde jazz in which the preoccupations, idioms, and performing styles of both traditions would feed into each other, resulting in compositions, which would belong equally to the jazz and the classical music world. While there have been many attempts at such a fusion over the last hundred years (most notably by George Gershwin, Milton Babbitt, Gunther Schuller, Louis Andriessen, and Mark-Anthony Turnage), it is only now that the development of both traditions has reached a point in which the state of their language share a wealth of common concerns and expressive features, rendering such a synthesis possible. This research will result in a portfolio of musical compositions and a technical commentary making explicit the aesthetic considerations and technical devices embodied in the compositions and their relationship to previous attempts at cross-fertilization of these genres.

Notable Music Works

*2010 - “3 Moments” Concerto for Orchestra *2009 - Trio for Alto Saxophone, Piano and Contrabass *2009 - “Duplex” for clarinet, violin, cello and piano *2008 - “Tango a la Modern” for Piano Quartet *2008 - “In Memoriam” for Violin and Symphony Orchestra *2007 -“Pass” for Brass Ensemble (2 parts)

Satian Musical Dynasty

* Ashot Satian 1906–1958 * Aram Satunc (Satian) 1913–1990 *

1947– * Ashot Satian Jr. 1965– * Arthur Satian 1973– *David Satian 1979– * Lilit Satian 1981– * Ruben Satian 1982–

Sources

*BBC Radio Ulster Programme

*Montreux Jazz Festival History,

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