Leaders of Team Telecom Armenia, PicsArt, ServiceTitan, SADA and COAF to Become Members of the Honorary Board of Trustees of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra Support Foundation

The Foundation for Support of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra has recently established its Honorary Board of Trustees, under its Chairman Aleksandr Yesayan, who is also the Co-founder of TEAM. Telecom Armenia and the Chairman of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UITE). Present members who constitute the Honorary Board are Mikael Vardanyan, Chief Product Officer & Founding Partner at PicsArt, Vahe Kuzoyan, President & Co-Founder at ServiceTitan, Garo Armen, Founder and Chairman of the Children of Armenia Charitable Foundation (COAF), and Lusine Yeghiazaryan, Chief Financial Officer of SADA, who have signed MoUs with the Foundation.

The Honorary Board will invest its efforts to foster the advancement of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and its promotion locally and globally, as well as to support the popularisation of classical music across the Armenian society.

Sergey Smbatyan, the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra stresses “the critical role of classical music in the social life of people with its capacity to cultivate, educate and instil positive energy. It is highly important to have globally famous companies who also operate in Armenia join the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra in proliferating high quality art and contribute to the promotion of performing arts and musical heritage of Armenia overseas.”

“Today, as has been in the past, the sponsors and enthusiasts of arts have influenced the development of art and culture. We can obviously witness people’s increasing interest in classical music. I am confident that the creation of this board and its future activity will foster the enlargement of the orchestra’s geography in Armenia and beyond its borders. It’s worth noticing that this significant initiative has joined together tech giants with Armenian origins that enjoy high profiles across the world. It’s my honor to assume the presidency of this Board,” Chairman of the Honorary Board of Trustees Aleksandr Yesayan noted in his speech.

Mikael Vardanyan, Chief Product Officer & Founding Partner at PicsArt, stated that owing to this cooperation the board will support the orchestra with recommendations and expertise in making its artistic product more available worldwide and reach out to wider audiences. He also shared his hope to show results of this cooperation shortly.

Vahe Kuzoyan, President & Co-Founder at ServiceTitan, shared his thoughts that members of the tech community have a responsibility not only to evolve the tech industry, but also to sustain our rich cultural heritage and promote it worldwide, going as far as establishing global standards. He also expressed his belief in the advancement of our potential in this respect.