Mykola Kalandionok is a Ukrainian composer and teacher.
He was born on January 1, 1949, in the village of Mstyzh, Minsk region. He graduated from the Kyiv Conservatory in 1978 (class of Andriy Shtoharenko).
Between 1980-1987, he was the director of amateur groups of the Teacher's House, while teaching at the Glier Music School (1982-1986). He has been a member of the NSCU since 1985. Since 1987, he has been working as a composer, and has recorded for Ukrainian Radio. Since 2006 he has been composing music for performances of the Kyiv Puppet Theater.
Works by the author
Music for symphony orchestra
symphonic cantata "Bells of Khatyn" (1979)
"Concertino (1981)
Music for chamber ensemble
Trio for strings (1980)
String quartet (1983)
Choral works
Cycle "Autumn" for mixed a cappella choir based on lyrics by M. Rylsky, V. Sosiura, P. Tychyna, B. Chip (1983-1989)
Songs and romances
"White Lilies" on the words of Viktor Herasymov
"Be Loved", lyrics by Borys Chipa
"Forgetting ourselves, forgetting", lyrics by Borys Chipa
"People say that she is evil" on lyrics by Boris Chipa
"Viburnum heat" on the words of Borys Chipa
"Two wings of one fate", lyrics by Vladlen Kovtun
Music for feature films
"Famine-33" (1991, in collaboration with Viktor Patsukevych),
"Hold on, Cossack!" (1991, in collaboration with Viktor Patsukevych)
Music for documentary films
"A Black Candle Lights the Way" (1992, co-written with Viktor Patsukevych; directed by Stanislav Chernilevsky),
"Hallowed be Thy Name" (1992-1993, in collaboration with Viktor Patsukevych; dir. Natalia Akayomova),
"Zlatokrai (1995).
