Ukrainian composer, teacher, social activist. Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1982). People's Artist of Ukraine (1995). Laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine (1989). Knight of the Order of St. Volodymyr III degree (1998) and Princess Olga (1999). Laureate of the "Kyiv" art award named after Artemia Vedel (2003). Corresponding member of the Academy of Arts of Ukraine (2009).
Biographical information
Lesya Dychko is one of the leading choral composers in Ukraine. Her works were widely presented at choral festivals, competitions and concert programs around the world: USA, Canada, France, Great Britain, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic.
Education
Kyiv ten-year school named after M. V. Lysenko on the theory class (1959).
Kyiv Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky in the composition class of professor K. D. Dankevich and professor B. M. Lyatoshinskyi (1964)
postgraduate studies at the Kyiv Conservatory with B. M. Lyatoshynskyi and professor M. I. Peiko (Moscow) (1971).
Activity
1972–1994 — Kyiv State Art Institute (now the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture) — taught a course in the history of music.
Since 1994, he has been a teacher of composition and theoretical disciplines at the National Music Academy of Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky.
2002 - taught at Tehran University.
1989 and 2004 — performances in Canada with lectures, creative reports on Ukrainian modern choral music.
2005 — associate professor of the National Music Academy of Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky.
2009 — professor of the National Music Academy of Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky.
Member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine (1965), board of the Music Fund of Ukraine, Coordination Council of the National All-Ukrainian Music Union, Secretary of the Board of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine, honorary member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
Musical creativity
The greatest place in the work is occupied by choral works, in which the connection with folklore, rituals and Christian motifs is clearly visible. Children's topics occupy a special place. According to Kiyanovska, the composer managed to reveal this world "with all the immediacy and brilliance of a child's vision of nature and life."
L. Parkhomenko notes L. Dychko's admiration for painting and folk art, which caused "the wealth of associative connections with related arts, the picturesqueness of musical writing, the primacy of color, the richness of the sound palette"
The cantata "Red viburnum" became a landmark in the history of musical culture of Ukraine. M. Krechko testifies to the change in the outlook of the professional environment caused by the premiere of this cantata:
"...Beautiful music, but difficult for a choir that grew up on classical traditions. Overcoming the modern composer's writing cost the singers incredible efforts [...] The chapel is hostile to music, but wants to save both itself and me. And the audience gave a standing ovation. The composer and the stage were showered with flowers and bunches of red viburnum. Our people are tumultuous [...] I quietly celebrated - the resistance of the singers was broken, the difficulties of new, unprecedented musical material for us were overcome.«
Operas
"Zolotoslov" (folk words) 1992 (for soloists and choir)
"Christmas event" ("Nertep") folk words 1992; 1998 (for soloists, choir and percussion)
Oratories
"I called the name Kyiv" texts of the chronicles 1982 (for soloists, choir, instrumental ensemble)
"India-Lakshmi" texts by Indian poets 1989 (for soloists, choir, symphony orchestra)
Symphonies
"Greetings of Life" (also this work sometimes appears under the name "Green Gospel") for soprano, bass and chamber orchestra on the poem by B.-I. Antonich, 1972
"Wind of Revolution" symphony based on poems by M. Rylskyi and P. Tychyna, 1976
"You start with your eyes", symphony-cantata to the words of O. Serdyuk, 1994
Cantatas
Five fantasies based on paintings by Russian artists 1962, 1972 (for choir and symphony orchestra)
Rhapsody "Thought", poems by T. G. Shevchenko 1964 (for colorat. soprano, male choir, symphony orchestra)
"Red viburnum", words of ancient Ukrainian songs, 1968 (for choir, soloists and instrumental ensemble)
"Seasons", folk words, 1973
"Carpathian", folk words, 1974
"Solar circle", poems by D. Cherednichenko, 1975 (for children's choir and symphony orchestra)
"Hello, new good day", poems by E. Avdienko, 1976 (for children's (women's) choir)
"Spring", poems by E. Avdienko, 1980 (for children's choir and symphony orchestra)
"The periwinkle", poems by S. Zhupanin, 1980 (for children's choir and symphony orchestra)
"Ode to Music", poems by B. Oliynyk 1980 (for mezzo-soprano, choir, chamber orchestra and organ)
"Dawn in Kyiv", folk words 1982 (for soprano, male choir and instrumental ensemble)
Ode to "Dovzhenko", poems by M. Vingranovsky, 1984 (for male choir and organ)
Choir concerts
"My native land", poems by B. Oliynyk and S. Zhupanin 1995–1998 (for soloists and choir)
"French frescoes", 1995-2000 (for reader, mixed choir, brass quartet, organ, percussion)
"Spanish frescoes" 1996-1999 (for choir and percussion)
"Swiss frescoes", 2002 (for two readers, mishanogabout choir, organ and percussion)
A. Vedel, "We praise You, God" (Te Deum laudamus), concert for choir and orchestra, 2018.
Choral poems
"Hunger - 33", poems by S. Kolomiyets (1993)
"Swans of motherhood", poems by V. Simonenko (1996)
Liturgies
Liturgy No. 1 for homogeneous choir (male, female) 1989, 1990
Liturgy No. 2 for mixed choir 1990
"Solemn Liturgy" for mixed choir (2000—2002)
Individual choral works a cappella
Forest Beyond (1962)
Solar Current (1972)
Five preludes in the "shan-shui" style - on poems by Japanese poets (1989) (for women's choir)
Two folk carols (1996)
Psalm 67 (for women's choir) (1999)
Lunar fantasy, poems by P. Movchan (1999)
Works for piano
"Ukrainian Easter eggs" - polyphonic variations for piano (1972)
"Children's album" for piano (1992)
"Carpathian frescoes" in seven parts for piano (1993)
Dramatic triptych for two pianos (1993)
"Four Seasons" - for two pianos, first version (1993)
"Castles of the Loire" - five pieces for piano (1994)
"Alcázar... Bells of Aragon" - piano cycle (1995)
A paraphrase on the themes of the opera "Goldilocks" (2002)
Ballets
"Metamorphoses" (1963; 1972)
"Lights of Dawn" (based on the same poem by Lesya Ukrainka, 1967)
"Kateryna Bilokur" (based on the work of the artist, 1983; staged by A. Rubina)
"Holiday extravaganza"
Music for movies
"A Tale of Moonlight" (1968, cartoon)
"Autumn Fishing" (1968, cartoon)
"Crimean Legend" (1969, cartoon)
"How the hedgehog and the bear met the New Year" (1975, cartoon)
"Klymko" (1983, x/film, directed by M. Vingranovsky)
Awards
Honored Artist of Ukraine (1982)
Laureate of the National Award named after T. Shevchenko (1989)
People's Artist of Ukraine (1995)
Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostle Prince Volodymyr III degree (1998)
Order of Princess Olga III degree (1999)
Order of Saint Barbara the Great Martyr (2004)
Order of Merit III degree (2008)
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise V degree (2009)
Order of Merit II degree (2017)
