Prominent Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher, accordionist.
Biography
Born in Korosten on October 18, 1950. He studied accordion at the Korosten Children's Music School, in 1967 he entered the second year of the Zhytomyr Music School named after V. S. Kosenko in accordion class. In 1968-1970, he served in the army in the military brass band under the direction of the military conductor Major Myaz (Ovruch). In 1972, he graduated from the Zhytomyr Music School named after V. S. Kosenko.
1972-1973 — teacher of the accordion class of the Korosten Children's Music School, head of the orchestra of accordion players, pop orchestra of the City House of Culture.
In 1978, A. Biloshitsky graduated with honors from the orchestra faculty, and in 1981 from the composition faculty (diploma work — Symphony for a large symphony orchestra)[1] of the Kyiv State Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky (accordion class by V. Pankov, conducting by Yu. Tarnopolskyi, compositions by A. Kolomiyets).
In 1978-1987, he worked as a teacher and leader of the orchestra of folk instruments at the Kyiv Music School named after R. M. Gliera. In 1987-1994, he was a teacher, senior teacher (1989), in at. associate professor (1994) of the conducting and instrumentation class of the Kyiv State Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky (in 1988-1989 — artistic director and conductor of the orchestra of folk instruments), and since 1994 — conductor of the National Wind Orchestra of Ukraine.
During the years of work at the Kyiv Music School named after R. M. Glier and Kyiv State Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky and A. Biloshitsky prepared 11 concert programs, with which the conductor performed in 28 concerts. Most of the works of national and world classics were orchestrated for ensembles of folk instruments by A. Biloshitsky himself.
The first accordion works were written by A. Biloshitskyi in 1972, the last work, Concerto for piano and orchestra, in 1994. The two-part piano concerto was completed by the composer four days before his death.
Member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine (1986).
A. V. Biloshitskyi died on October 18, 1994, on his birthday.
By the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated December 18, 1996, the Korosten Children's Music School was named after A. V. Biloshitskyi.
Oleksandr Klymenko is among A. V. Biloshitskyi's students.
Autobiography
From the composer's "Autobiography" (translated from Russian):
I, Biloshitskyi Anatoliy Vasyliovych, was born on October 18, 1950 in the city of Korosten, Zhytomyr Region, in the family of a railway worker. My father, Vasyl Oleksandrovych Biloshitskyi, born in 1924, worked as a coal crane operator at the steam locomotive depot of the Korostensky branch of the South-Western Railway. He died in 1966, when I was 16 years old. The mother, Kateryna Mykhaylivna Biloshitska (maiden name Kondrenko), worked at that time as the secretary of the People's Court of the Korosten district of the Zhytomyr region. He is currently retired. My sister Biloshitska (now Bityukova) Valentina Vasylivna, born in 1954, currently lives and works in the city of Nizhnevartovsk.
In 1957, I started studying in high school, and at the age of 12 I started studying accordion and in a children's music school. […] Like most of my peers, I participated in school amateur activities: I played in a brass band, an orchestra of folk instruments, sang in a choir and accompanied, led a pop band.
In 1967, he participated in the competition of performers of children's music schools. […] I was awarded the first place in the region among accordion players, and I participated in the final round of the competition in the city of Kyiv. In the same year, 1967, he graduated from high school and music school (with honors) and entered the 2nd year of the Zhytomyr School of Music named after V. S. Kosenko in accordion class.
In October 1968, he was drafted into the army. […] Participated in artistic amateur activities: led a variety orchestra, accompanied a dance group. He finished his service in 1970 in the military band of military unit 11603 of the city of Ovruch, Zhytomyr region. After demobilization, he returned to the Zhytomyr Music School. […]
In 1972, he graduated with honors from the school and worked for a year as a teacher of the accordion class at the Korosten Children's Music School, […] led the variety orchestra of the city's House of Culture.
In 1973, he entered the orchestra faculty of the Kyiv State Conservatory in the accordion class. During his student years, he participated in the public life of the conservatory: he was elected chairman of the student council, chairman of the trade union committee, chairman of the people's control post, and a member of the party bureau of the conservatory.
In 1977, he participated in the Republican competition for the best composition for folk instruments. My Second Suite for accordion won an award.
In 1978, I graduated with honors from the orchestra faculty of the Kyiv State Conservatory (in the accordion class of acting professor V.S. Pankov, in the conducting class of acting professor Yu.I. Tarnopolskyi), I was recommended to assistantships-internships in conducting. In the same year, I was transferred to the Faculty of Composition in Kyivof the conservatory, which he graduated in 1981 in the class of at. Prof. A. O. Kolomyetsa (diploma thesis – Symphony No. 1 for a large symphony orchestra).
In 1978, he began working as a teacher at the Kyiv Music School named after R. M. Gliera, and since 1981 - a teacher of instrumentation and conducting (hourly) at the department of folk instruments of the Kyiv Conservatory.
In 1983, he became the winner of the Republican competition for the best work for orchestras and ensembles of folk instruments.
Currently married. My wife, Biloshitska Olga Leonidivna (maiden name Naibych), works as an engineer in the technical department of the Ministry of Legislation and Industry of the Ukrainian SSR. We have two children.
10/XII, 1984. Biloshitskyi
Writings
for large symphony orchestra
Symphony No. 1 (1981);
Suite "From the depths of the ages" (1983);
Symphony No. 2 (1984);
Concerto for piano and orchestra "Concerto romantico" (1994, after the death of Anatoly Biloshitsky, Evgeny Stankovych arranged the concerto for a symphony orchestra, Anatoliy Dubyna - for an orchestra of folk instruments);
for the accordion
Three characteristic virtuoso etudes (1977);
4 suites: No. 2 "Romantic" (1977), "Seasons" (Ukrainian children's suite) (1985), No. 3 (Spanish) "From the poetry of F. G. Lorka" (1992), No. 4 "From the depths of the ages" (six miniatures) (1992);
3 scores (1985, 1987, 1988);
In the Spanish style. Concert triptych (1992);
L. Reed - A. Biloshitskyi. Waltz (concert transcription) (1993);
On themes of George Gershwin. Fantasy capriccio (1993);
Two improvisations in retro jazz style (1994);
for other instruments
pieces and instrumentation for pop, brass, and folk orchestras;
"Legend" for violin and orchestra of folk instruments (1978);
"Season". Concert suite for ensemble of folk instruments (1982);
"In imitation of the Spanish". Concert triptych for domra and piano (1987);
"Moonlight night". Nocturne-poem for balalaika with piano (1987);
pieces for piano, guitar;
sketches for domra;
arrangements of folk songs and dances for a choreographic ensemble;
music for a radio show;
songs
Commemoration
On October 23-24, 2005, in Bila Tserkva and Zhytomyr, the contemporary music ensemble of SAT (composed of: Oleksandr Klymenko, Mykhailo Strelnikov, Danylo Pertsov) presented a literary and musical program in memory of Anatoly Biloshitsky "Kosutrafonior 3" and "Kosutrafonior 4".
In 2007, the Zhytomyr publishing house "Polyssia" published the book "Holy love for music: Anatoliy Biloshitskyi in the memories of contemporaries" (edited by G. V. Tsepkov, V. Yu. Shamara).
The album "Copicat" (2012) of the SAT ensemble contains the accordion composition "Melodeclamation in memory of Anatoly Biloshitsky".
Anatoly Biloshitskyi is mentioned in Oleksandr Klymenko's book "All this literary jazz" (2017) and the book "Conversations about life and art" (2019), written by Galina Pagutyak and Oleksandr Klymenko.
