Organ music has had its own distinct place and audience within Armenia's multi-genre musical life. Evidence of this can be seen in the renowned Armenian organists and the numerous organs present in Yerevan and other Armenian cities such  as Etchmiadzin, Charentsavan, Kapan, and Gyumri.

The first organ was installed at the Composers' Union in 1964, and despite its short history, organ culture flourished very quickly and gained wide recognition abroad. All of this was made possible, first and foremost, through the efforts of Vahagn Stambօltsyan, patriarch of the Armenian organ school.

In 1970, the organ of the Philharmonic Grand Hall was opened: Vahagn Stambօltsyan and Lusine Zakaryan, as well as Levon Abrahamyan and Gohar Gasparyan performed there.

The installation of organs provided a stimulus for the creation of numerous works written for organ by Armenian composers (Aram Khachaturian, Tigran Mansurian, Avet Terteryan, Yervand Yerkanyan, Sergei Aghajanyan, Mikhail Kokzhaev, Eduard Hayrapetyan, Harutyun Dellalyan, Stepan Shakaryan, Eduard Baghdasaryan, Arzas Voskanyan, Garegin Grigoryan, Khristofor Kushnaryan, David Gilanyan, Eduard Khaghagortsyan, Melik Mavisakalyan, Mikael Tariverdiev, Levon Astvatsatryan, and others).

Armenian organists performed abroad with great success, taking part in international festivals and competitions. Vahagn Stambultsyan himself was a much sought-after member of international competition juries. Organ festivals were also held in Armenia.As early as 1969, an organ festival dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Komitas was held.

 The Dutch "Flentrop" organ was installed at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall  in 1979 and is unique of its kind within the territory of the former USSR. It was built based on models of 17th–18th centuries organs and is intended primarily for the performance of Baroque music. The People’s Artist of Armenia Vahagn Stamboltsyan gave his first concert.