It was established in 1992 in Armenia by Sona Hovhannisyan and students at Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory.
Hover's repertoire includes baroque, classical, contemporary, folk, and sacred music.
Among the major works they have premiered in Armenia are J. S. Bach's St John and St Matthew Passions and Britten's Cantata Missericordia, in addition to performances of Requiems by Mozart and Cherubini, Avet Terterian's Sixth Symphony, and Stepan Rostomian's "Entrance" chamber opera (conducted by Diego Masson).
Hover has also participated in concert performances of operas Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, and Pagliacci and toured Great Britain, France, and Germany.
It has also contributed to the soundtracks for Ararat by Atom Egoyan and the restoration of Armenia's first silent film Namus.