Garbis Aprikian

Garbis Aprikian
Aprikian in the 1990s
Born	1926 (1926) Alexandria, Egypt
Died	15 October 2024 (aged 97–98) Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupations	Composer Choral conductor
Organizations	Sipan-Komitas
Works	List of compositions
Awards	Ordre des Arts et des Lettres · Grand Vermeil Medal

Garbis Aprikian (1926 – 15 October 2024) was a musician from the Armenian diaspora who was born in Egypt and moved to Paris in 1953, where he studied, inspired especially by Olivier Messiaen. He conducted the Armenian mixed chorus Sipan-Komitas for around 50 years, composing many works especially for the group and also arranging Armenian folk music and works of others. He combined melodies from Armenia with Western musical techniques such as harmonies and counterpoint. Aprikian is regarded as a pioneer of bringing Armenian music to France.