Vasyl Mykhailiuk (January 13, 1929, Vashkivtsi, Vyzhnytsia district, Chernivtsi region - May 2, 2003, Vashkivtsi) was a Ukrainian composer, conductor, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine (1966).
He graduated from the Chernivtsi Music College (1966). Head of the brass band and choir of the Vashkivskyy BC (1952-1970).
The author of the music of the extremely popular song "Cheremshyna" written to the words of the poet Mykola Yuriychuk in 1965.
He died in Vashkivtsi on May 2, 2003. He was buried in the town cemetery in Vashkivtsi.
Selected works (music)
"Bird cherry" (M. Yuriychuk),
"Give me the Carpathians" (V. Hryhorak),
"Smerichky" (M. Yuriychuk),
"Minute" (I. Kuten),
"Malvy" (V. Hryhorak),
"White Cranes" (M. Yuriychuk),
"Ruta-Mint" (V. Hryhorak),
"Cymbals" (L. Kuryavenko),
"Annie" (V. Hryhorak),
"To the Skipper" (I. Kuten).
Awards and honors
Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine (1966)
Winner of the Sydor Vorobkevych Literary and Art Prize (1995)
His name is inscribed on the "Alley of Stars" in Chernivtsi
