In the spirit of western musical tradition, built on early Christian liturgy, Karen Asatrian composed the "Prayer Wheel" - a mass for Choir, Vocalist and Jazz-Ensemble. The brilliant and much-noticed premiere of the 80-minute-composition at the Concert Hall of Carinthia in January 2015 was followed by further performances throughout Austria. This success was marked by the performance of Prayer Wheel within the Salzburg Festival 2016 in cooperation with the Philharmonia Choir Vienna. The latter has been recorded and released in 2017 as a CD by Skylark Production and is being distributed by Universal Music Austria. In addition to his artistic activities and performances, Karen Asatrian is a respected Jazz Piano-Professor at the Carinthian State Conservatory as well as at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.