In 2024, the Renaissance Foundation implemented a series of significant cultural initiatives across music, literature, and the arts:
- First Sheet-Music Library of Modern Armenian Songs
The Foundation launched a major mega-project, gathering the best and most famous Armenian songs of the last hundred years, including film soundtracks, urban romances, and dance melodies, on a single platform. The library of modern Armenian sheet music is now accessible to all musicians and music lovers through ArmenianMusic.am.
In addition, 22 albums and 530 recordings from the platform were made available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, and other global platforms. All performances were digitized by Sony Music, one of the world’s leading premium publishers.
2. Television Music Projects
The Foundation produced new TV projects highlighting Armenian musical performances:
- The first project, directed by Vahe Yan, featured 8 performances by folk vocalist Anushik Harutyunyan, filmed at the Lusik Aguletsi House-Museum. The music videos aired on Armenia TV and achieved a record-breaking TV rating of 6.29R, with 200,000 views across the Foundation’s social media.
- The second project highlighted Anahit Papayan, conductor and soprano of the Geghard singing group. Seven folk, rustic, wedding, and everyday songs were filmed at the National Gallery, each paired with a canvas. The project premiered on Armenia TV.
3. Literary Projects
With the Foundation’s support, two contemporary Armenian female writers published their works in 2024:
- Narine Kroyan’s “Time of Flies”
- Susanna Harutyunyan’s “The Guilty Past of the Forest”, a collection of stories
4. Komitas National Quartet Centennial
The Foundation sponsored the centennial celebrations of the Komitas National Quartet, the oldest quartet in the world. Throughout the year, the Quartet performed concerts in Armenia and European cities, participated in Newmag Summerfest and Newmag Francofest, and held a grand closing concert and anniversary evening in November.
5. Art and Church Projects
Works on twelve canvases depicting the life of Christ are nearly complete. At the initiative of the Foundation, on the day of St. Hakob Church in Vardenis in summer 2025, artist Mikayel Harutyunyan’s twelve canvases will decorate the church’s entire altar.
6. Rebranding
2024 was also a year of rebranding for the Foundation, with the launch of a new logo and a comprehensive brand book.
These initiatives demonstrate the Renaissance Foundation’s commitment to preserving Armenian cultural heritage, supporting contemporary artists and writers, and making music, literature, and art accessible to the public.