Vache Hovsepyan

Vache Artashesi Hovsepyan^[a] (17 September 1925 – 1 December 1978) was an Armenian duduk player^[1] and renowned popular artist.

Born(1925-09-17)17 September 1925

Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union

Died1 December 1978(1978-12-01) (aged 53)

Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union

GenreFolk

OccupationDuduk player

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Hovsepyan with Zaven Termenjyan [hy]
Background information
Born	(1925-09-17)17 September 1925 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	1 December 1978(1978-12-01) (aged 53) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Genre	Folk
Occupation	Duduk player
Instrument	Duduk

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He graduated from the Romanos Melikyan State Music College [hy] in 1951. He had started performing as a popular musician on Yerevan radio in 1945 in Armenian popular and folk music. He has composed music for songs like Estonakan Erg (lyrics by Vahan Terian), Iriknazhamin (lyrics by Silva Kaputikyan) and Ereknuk (lyrics by Paruyr Sevak) and others. He also toured in live performances in Armenia, the Soviet Union and worldwide.

With Andranik Askarian, he performed the duduk parts on "The Feeling Begins", the opening track of Peter Gabriel's Passion, the soundtrack album from Martin Scorsese's film The Last Temptation of Christ.^[2] The duduk recording is actually an excerpt from a song titled "The Wind Subsides", originally recorded for a collection of Armenian music released by Radio France's Ocora label.