Hachatryan Asmik

Born on March 9, 1973, in Kirovakan (now Vanadzor, Armenia).

Education and Professional Development

From 1997 to 2001, she studied at the Department of Musicology of the Komitas Yerevan State Conservatory under Professor M. Kokzhayev.

In 2005, she completed a training course in Arts Management led by Lydia Rufer-Drews (Switzerland).

Between 2011 and 2023, she attended professional development courses at the National Academy of Culture and Arts Management (Kyiv), the State Scientific and Methodological Centre for Cultural and Arts Education (Kyiv), the Odesa National Music Academy named after A. V. Nezhdanova, and other institutions.

Professional Experience

• 1992–2001 — Teacher of Music Theory at Vanadzor Music School No. 1 (Vanadzor, Armenia).
• 2001–2019 — Cultural Manager at the International Non-Governmental Organization "ANM" (Odesa, Ukraine).
• 2004–2008 — PR Manager at the Centre for Practical Cultural Management (Odesa, Ukraine).
• 2007–2009 — Head of the Arts Department at the Odesa Regional Philharmonic Society, responsible for organizing philharmonic concert seasons and managing the advertising department.
• 2011–2024 — Teacher of Music Theory at Odesa Music School No. 8 (renamed Odesa Art School No. 8 in 2020).
• 2013–2021 — Head of the Music Theory Department at Odesa Music School No. 8.
• 2019–2024 — Teacher of Music Theory at the Odesa State Music Lyceum named after Professor P. S. Stolyarsky.

Cultural and Artistic Projects

She has played an active role in organizing and implementing numerous cultural and artistic events, including:

• 2001 — New Art of Dance Festival (Odesa, Ukraine).
• 2002 — Creator of the Artistic Babylon project, featuring seminars, lectures, concerts and exhibitions (Odesa, Ukraine).
• 2004 — International Contemporary Art Forum (Odesa, Ukraine).
• 2008 — Swedish-Ukrainian art project SEAS: Black Sea / North Sea (Ukraine, Sweden, United Kingdom, Türkiye, Bulgaria).
• 2001–2019 — International Festival of Contemporary Art Two Days and Two Nights of New Music (Odesa, Ukraine).
• 2018–2024 — Founder and creator of the All-Ukrainian Music Theory Competition Odesa Music Olymp, featuring Solfeggio / Harmony and Music Literature categories (Odesa, Ukraine).
• 2019 — Creator of the International Festival-Competition Odesa-Vanadzor Music Olymp (Vanadzor, Armenia).
• 2020–2024 — Creator of the International Competition Odesa Music Olymp, featuring Piano, Strings, Vocal, Folk Instruments, Winds & Percussion, Ensembles / Choirs / Orchestras, and Composition categories (Odesa, Ukraine).

Publications and Educational Activities

She has authored articles on musical culture published in popular science and cultural periodicals, including Muzyka (Kyiv), Muzychnyi Visnyk, Mystetskyi Prostir, Odeskyi Visnyk (Odesa), and others.

In 2022, she developed a curriculum for the subject Music Literature entitled Ukrainian Music in Wartime and Its Role in Strengthening and Preserving the National Spirit for the State Scientific and Methodological Centre for Cultural and Arts Education (Kyiv).