Editing Yerevan (section)

====Music====
{{Main|Music of Armenia}}
[[File:Ópera, Ereván, Armenia, 2016-10-03, DD 12.jpg|thumb|[[Yerevan Opera Theater]]]]
[[Jazz]], [[classical music|classical]], [[Armenian folk music|folk]] and traditional music are among several genres that are popular in the city of Yerevan. A large number of ensembles, orchestras and choirs of different types of Armenian and international music are active in the city.

The [[Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra]] founded in 1925, is one of the oldest musical groups in Yerevan and modern Armenia. The [[Armenian National Radio Chamber Choir]] founded in 1929, won the First Prize of the Soviet Union in the 1931 competition of choirs among the [[republics of the Soviet Union]]. Folk and classical music of Armenia was taught in state-sponsored conservatoires during the Soviet days. The Sayat-Nova Armenian Folk Song Ensemble was founded in Yerevan in 1938. Currently directed by Tovmas Poghosyan, the ensemble performs the works of prominent Armenian ''[[gusans]]'' such as [[Sayat-Nova]], [[Jivani]], and [[Sheram]].

In 1939, the [[Yerevan Opera Theater|Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet]] was opened. It is home to the Aram Khatchaturian concert hall and the Alexander Spendiarian auditorium of the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet.
[[File:Հանդիսատեսային շենք. Կոմիտասի անվան Կամերային Երաժշտության տունը (3).JPG|thumb|left|Komitas Chamber Music House]]
The [[Komitas Chamber Music House]] opened in 1977, is the home of [[chamber music]] performers and lovers in Armenia. In 1983, the [[Karen Demirchyan Complex|Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex]] was opened. It is currently the largest indoor venue in Armenia.

The [[National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia]] (founded in 1961), Yerevan State Brass Band (1964), Folk Instruments Orchestra of Armenia (1977), Gusan and Folk Song Ensemble of Armenia (1983), [[Hover Chamber Choir]] (1992), [[Shoghaken Folk Ensemble]] (1995), Yerevan State Chamber Choir (1996), State Orchestra of Armenian National Instruments (2004), and the Youth State Orchestra of Armenia (2005), are also among the famous musical ensembles of the city of Yerevan. The [[Ars lunga]] [[piano]]-[[cello]] duo achieved international fame since its foundation in 2009 in Yerevan.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Armenian religious music remained liturgical until [[Komitas]] introduced [[polyphony]] by the end of the 19th century. Starting from the late 1950s, religious music became widely spread when [[Armenian chant]]s (also known as ''sharakans'') were performed by the [[soprano]] [[Lusine Zakaryan]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}The state-run Tagharan Ensemble of Yerevan founded in 1981 and currently directed by Sedrak Yerkanian, also performs ritual and ancient Armenian music.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

[[Jazz]] is also among the popular genres in Yerevan. The first [[Jazz in Armenia|jazz band in Yerevan]] was founded in 1936. Currently, many jazz and [[ethno jazz]] bands are active in Yerevan such as Time Report, Art Voices, and [[Nuance Jazz Band]]. The Malkhas jazz club founded by renowned artist Levon Malkhasian, is among the most popular clubs in the city. The Yerevan Jazz Fest is an annual jazz festival taking place every autumn since 2015, organized by the Armenian Jazz Association with the support of the Yerevan Municipality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mezzoproduction.com/project/yerevan-jazz-fest-2016/|title=YEREVAN JAZZ FEST 2016 - Mezzo Production - Organization of events and concert programs in Armenia|website=YEREVAN JAZZ FEST 2016 - Mezzo Production - Organization of events and concert programs in Armenia|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=23 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623195441/http://mezzoproduction.com/project/yerevan-jazz-fest-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:KOHAR with stars of Armenia-Yerevan-May 2011.jpg|thumb|KOHAR performing at the Freedom Square in 2011]]
[[Armenian rock]] has been originated in Yerevan in the mid-1960s, mainly through [[Arthur Meschian]] and his band ''Arakyalner'' ''(Disciples)''. In the early 1970s, there were a range of professional bands in Yerevan strong enough to compete with their Soviet counterparts. In post-Soviet Armenia, an Armenian progressive rock scene has been developed in Yerevan, mainly through [[Vahan Artsruni]], the [[Oaksenham]] rock band, and the [[Dorians (band)|Dorians]] band. The [[Arto Tunçboyacıyan#Armenian Navy Band|Armenian Navy Band]] founded by [[Arto Tunçboyacıyan]] in 1998 is also famous for jazz, [[avant-garde music|avant-garde]] and folk music. [[Reggae]] is also becoming popular in Yerevan mainly through the [[Reincarnation (band)|Reincarnation]] musical band.

The Cafesjian Center for the Arts is known for its regularly programmed events including the "Cafesjian Classical Music Series" on the first Wednesday of each month, and the "Music Cascade" series of jazz, pop and rock music live concerts performed every Friday and Saturday.

Open-air concerts are frequently held in curtain location in Yerevan during summer, such as the Cafesjian Sculpture Garden on Tamanyan Street, the [[Freedom Square, Yerevan|Freedom Square]] near the Opera House, the Republic Square, etc. The famous [[KOHAR Symphony Orchestra and Choir]] occasionally performs open-air concerts in the city.