Ukrainian composer, choral conductor, vocalist, People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, director of the famous Transcarpathian Choir.
Biography.
He was born on September 5, 1925, in the village of Poroshkove (now Perechyn district, Transcarpathia). In 1954, he graduated from the Kyiv Conservatory, class of choral conducting of E. Skrypchynska, class of vocal performance of I. Patorzhynskyi. Since 1972 he has been a teacher there, and since 1990 - a professor.
In 1954-1969, he was the artistic director and chief conductor of the Transcarpathian Folk Choir, in 1969-1983, he was the director and artistic director of the Dumka Chapel, and since 1983, he has been the chief choirmaster of the Children's Music Theater in Kyiv. He also taught at the Kyiv Conservatory. Among his students are People's Artist of Ukraine Emil Sokach, Honored Artist O. Tarasenko, and Chief Choirmaster of the Children's Music Theater A. Kucher.
He was married. Daughter - Natalia Krechko, later a choirmaster, vocalist, Honored Artist of Ukraine.
Mykhailo Krechko's grave
Died on November 25, 1996 in Lutsk. He was buried in Kyiv at the Baikove Cemetery.
The memorial plaque to Mykhailo Krechko at the Kyiv Conservatory
Works.
"Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom", original choruses, arrangements of folk songs for choir, works on musicology, folklore collections. Among the famous arrangements that were loved by the public and recognized by experts are the following songs: "Gaychi, son, gaychi", "Let the birds fly over the mountain", "Kolomyiky", "Ivanka-Ivanka" and many others.
Commemorations
In November 2015, a memorial plaque to Mykhailo Krechko was unveiled in Poroshkiv.
