Ukrainian composer, teacher, author of sheet music publications and scientific and methodological works, music director, concert organist, choirmaster, laureate of vocal and pedagogical competitions named after I. Kozlovskyi and K. Stetsenko, laureate of All-Ukrainian composer competitions, Honored Worker of Arts of Ukraine. Member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine.
Participant of international music festivals. The music of the composer is included in the stock recordings of Ukrainian radio, it is heard in Ukraine and abroad in the author's performance and in the performance of other collectives and artists. Teacher of musical disciplines. A performer who represents modern compositional and organ schools of Ukraine.
Daughter of photographer Vasyl Ostrovy.
Childhood
She was born in Kyiv. Her early childhood was spent in Poltava Oblast, where her ancestors lived. She felt a desire for musical improvisation at the age of 4, and at the age of 8 she wrote her first pieces for the piano, and at the age of 10 - for the organ and choir. She made the choice of her future profession at the age of 10. She graduated from the Kyiv Children's Music School No. 32 in the piano class.
Education
Graduated with honors:
Reingold Morysovich Glier Kyiv State Higher Music School (choral conducting class)
Kyiv State Conservatory (now Academy) named after Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (composition and organ classes)
Svitlana Ostrovoi's teachers included conductors V.F. Konoshchenko, V.R. Lysenko, composers R.I. Vereshchagin, Y.N. Lapinskyi, former dean of the composition faculty O. I. Malozyomova, organist G. V. Bulybenko, teachers of specialized disciplines Yu. K. Fedyakina, M. M. Skoryk, V. N. Zolochevskyi, V. M. Kucherov, G. I Lyashenko.
Concert and teaching activities
During her studies, Svitlana engaged in intensive concert activities, organized composition and conducting classes in children's music schools. In the music school of Maryanivka of the Kyiv region, organized and supervised by I. S. Kozlovskyi, led the vocal ensemble of choirmasters "Shchedrivochka". With this team, as well as with a children's choir, she participated in joint concerts with I. S. Kozlovsky in Moscow, in which, in addition to classical music, her own compositions were also played.
After graduating from the conservatory, she headed the specialized department of composer creativity at V.S. Kosenko Secondary School No. 3 (Kyiv), and also worked as a senior teacher of composition and improvisation, conducting, instrumentation and score reading at the Early Music Department of the National University of Culture and Arts. She taught the organ class at the Cherkasy Music School, worked at the music faculty of the Chernivtsi Theological Institute. Prepared many laureates of the All-Ukrainian and International Composers' Competitions. Since 2003. — senior teacher of the National Music Academy of Ukraine. Organ art is a significant part of Svitlana Ostrovoi's life. She performs on the organ as a soloist or as part of an ensemble. He includes organ improvisation in his concerts. He also performs on the piano and as a conductor-choirmaster. Svitlana is an artist of the Academic Municipal Choir Chapel named after P. Chubynskyi.
In addition to classical Western European music, she pays considerable attention in her concert practice to the performance of Ukrainian music, including contemporary composers. She arranges various works for the organ and for ensembles with the participation of the organ, for choirs and orchestras. cities of Western Ukraine on historical bodies. Participates as a composer and performer in international music festivals. In general, S. Ostrova's performances took place in many cities of Ukraine, as well as in Estonia, Slovenia, Germany and Russia. The composer's creative evenings were held in the city of Kyiv: in 1996, March 22 at the National Music Academy, November 1 at the Kyiv University of Culture and Arts; in 2005 on 3.05 in the actor's house, and in 2011 on 14.10 at the National Music Academy of Ukraine, her anniversary evening was held, also on 2.06 in 2016, the next anniversary evening was held at the National Union of Composers of Ukraine.
The founder and artistic director of the first Ukrainian Organ Music Festival in Ukraine.
Reviews
V. F. Konoshchenko - Honored Culture Worker and Teacher:
Svitlana Vasylivna Ostrova is a bright star in the musical culture of independent Ukraine, a talented choirmaster and teacher.
G.V. Stepanchenko - Honored Artist of Ukraine, Candidate of Art History, Deputy Chairman of the Kyiv Organization of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine:
S.V. In his work, Ostrova is a worthy representative of the modern compositional and organ schools of Ukraine. Her work is diverse in genres. Vocal and choral, orchestral, organ, piano works, arrangements of folk songs by Svitlana Ostrovoi organically entered the modern world of music.
"The music of Svetlana Ostrova is emotional, deeply spiritual, it has a significant psychological impact and indicates the presence of serious creative potential of the composer. The author has a perfect command of order, harmony and polyphony" (Doctor of Art History, Professor V.N. Zolochevskyi)
"Svetlana receives creative revelations and has a strong genetic memory,which enables her to "dig" the deep layers of our ancient musical culture" (Y.N. Lapinskyi, associate professor at P.I. Tchaikovsky National Academy of Sciences, composer).
"Svitlana Ostrova is a leading specialist, a multifaceted musician: an inspired performer, an experienced teacher, a bright composer, who felt her creative talent very early. The composer relies on the deep origins of Ukrainian folk and professional music, subtly feels its melos. The musical palette of S. Ostrovaya is enriched with modality, folk-colorful colors, archaism, classical-romantic basis, polytonal harmonies, polyphonic structures." (P.O. Andriychuk - conductor, professor, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine).
"Svitlana Ostrova, unfortunately, is one of the few Ukrainian composers who understood and appreciated the organ - this unique instrument" (G. V. Bulybenko - Honored Worker of the Arts of Ukraine, organist, professor of Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music).
"S. Ostrova's creativity is a significant contribution to modern musical art. Her works have a deeply national basis, combined with elements of modern composer thinking, with features of archaism, neoclassicism. The artist also relies on the traditions of European music, presented through the prism of a modern sense of the world. I would like to note the special light emitted by almost all of her works." (G.I Lyashenko — composer, professor, People's Artist of Ukraine).
"Svitlana is a wonderful organist and composer, who is truly devoted to the arts" (O.I. Malozyomova - musicologist, professor at P.I. Tchaikovsky National Academy of Sciences)
"A bright feature of the creative portrait of S. Ostrovoi is her talent in various branches of musical art: she is a talented organist who conducts active concert activities, as well as a choirmaster, teacher, composer with a wide genre spectrum, where the spiritual dominant is very clearly manifested in her work. The creative activity of S. Ostrovoi is of great interest to researchers of Ukrainian music - both individual works that deserve detailed consideration, and the creative personality of the artist as a whole phenomenon, because she is interesting for her content, spirituality of direction, intensity and multifacetedness (in addition to the above, let's also mention the composer's passion for artistic photography" (T.V. Husarchuk — doctor of art history, associate professor, professor of the Department of History of Ukrainian Music and Folklore of P.I. Tchaikovsky National Academy of Sciences)
Execution of works
Her music is also used in the pedagogical practice of educational institutions, is included in the stock recordings of Ukrainian radio, is heard in Ukraine and abroad in the author's performance and in the performance of other collectives and artists. In particular, her works are performed by:
Kyiv Municipal Choir "Khreshchatyk" (directed by L. Buhonska, B. Struts);
Choir of the Ukrainian Radio named after P. Maiboroda (directed by V. Skoromny, Yu. Tkach);
Chernihiv Chamber Choir named after D. Bortnyansky (directed by L. Bodnaruk);
Academic Choir Chapel named after Pavlo Chubynskyi (art director D. Radyk)
Ensemble of classical music named after B of Lyatoshinskyi National House of Organ and Chamber Music (art director V. Ikonnyk-Zakharchenko)
National Ensemble of Soloists "Kyivska Camerata" (director V. Matyuhin)
Organists G. Bulybenko, V. Gamazova, A. Mokrova
Singer-soloists T. Konoshchenko (soloist of the Bavarian Opera), S. Rozheliuk (honored artist of Moldova), Kyiv singers O. Shkurat, T. Stefanyshyn, soloists of the ensemble of B. Lyatoshinsky - O Chornoshchokov, O. Shinal, S Shapoval, vocal trio " God's rose" and others.
Various
He is fond of photography, travel, swimming. She graduated with honors from the architectural drawing course.
Awards
2019 - Honorary award "For services to the community" of the Boryspil District State Administration and the Boryspil District Council.
2019 - By Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 834/2019 dated November 8, 2019, the honorary title "Honored Artist of Ukraine" was awarded.
Canon
He mainly creates organ and choral compositions, spiritual music. Appeals to different genres. Genre areas: vocal-choral and vocal-instrumental, organ, piano music, music for children, orchestral works.
Choral and vocal-instrumental music
songs, choirs a capella and with musical accompaniment (organ, piano), 3 vocal ballads, "Wreath of Spring", "Wreath of Generousness", 2 oratorios on a spiritual theme, 2 choral concerts (a capella) on sl. H. Skovorody: "In memory of A. Vedel" and "Catharsis";
"Requiem" (in 5 parts) three versions: I - female choir and organ, Latin canonical texts; II - women's choir and chamber orchestra - sl. L. Kostenko; III — women's choir, organ, tubular bells and string orchestra, Latin canonical texts and lyrics by L. Kostenko;
Two choral concerts on sl. G. Skovorody - "In memory of Artemiy Vedel" and "Catharsis", psalms to David;
"Christmas Ode" for mixed choir and symphony orchestra on folk words;
"Christmas concert composition" - for soloists, choral ensemble, piano and special instruments on biblical and folk words (7 parts);
"Oh, the waters of the Dnieper are clouded" is a thought in arrangement for bass accompanied by piano,(II version — with an orchestra of folk instruments);
"Autumn Wreath" is a cycle of 5 solos for soprano and f-no on sl. Z. Dykoi;
"Shevchenko's watercolors" — 7 pieces for girls' choir and a capella vocal trio to the words of T. G. Shevchenko;
"Ave, Maria" for women's choir, soloists and string orchestra;
"Heavenly Rhapsody" for vocal ensemble, piano and organ;
"Galician Rhapsody" for voice, violin, Valdai bells and organ;
"Spring Etudes" for vocal ensemble (soprano, alto, tenor) and organ (triptych);
"Immortality" - a cantata for mixed choir, soloists and chamber orchestra to the words of M. Borovka.
Organ music
plays: aria - dedicated to J. S. Bach, "Joke Fugue", "Fog over the lake", "Poetic sketch", "A little cloud swims behind the sun" (after T. G. Shevchenko), "His face hides the day" " (after M. Lomonosov), "Lyrnitsky Kant", "Psalm of Hope", "Byzantine chant", "I stand before the crucifix", "Laudate Domine", "Vox Celeste", polyphonic pieces and etudes for pedal solo etc.;
cyclic forms: "Golgotha and the Eucharist" - diptych; "Tribute to Antiquity" (cycle of preludes);
large forms: * "Chacona", "Pasacalia in memory of ancient masters", "Spring" (poem), "Symphony of creation" (in 5 parts);
choral arrangements and variations;
Piano music
plays, variations, piano cycles: "Voices of Nature", "Soundtracks". Fugues in different stylistic keys, "Fantasia", "Sonata", two Ukrainian rhapsodies;
Orchestral works
several pieces, a concert rondo ("Skomorokhi"), "Kupala Scenes" (for symphony orchestra). "Eucharist" (for string orchestra);
Music for children
piano works: "Children's album" - pieces for piano; "Prelude", "Sleeping Earth", "The Dawn Has Risen", "Impromptu", "Autumn Rain"; variations, etc.;
organ works: program and non-program pieces, "Polyphonic Mosaic", folk arrangements, variations, pedal melodies (from the collection "Organ Music for Children and Youth");
Songs, choirs;
several orchestral pieces.
Arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs
for various performing ensembles (choir, ensemble, instrumental, including organ);
Music editions
Album I "Vocal and choral works" from the series "Svitlana Ostrova and her students - young and young composers" (2000);
Album II "Instrumental music" from the series "Svitlana Ostrova and her students - young and young composers" (2000);
"Hosanna" — a collection of author's spiritual works for children's choirs accompanied by organ, piano and without musical accompaniment (1999);
"Before Your Throne" is a collection of author's spiritual choral works accompanied by organ, piano, and a capella for the 2000th anniversary of Christianity (2000);
From the heart to the heart, a collection of lyrical songs and arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs by the conductor and composer V. Konoshchenko (2002, posthumous edition);
"Ukrainian modern spiritual music for a capella choirs" (2007);
"Music for the organ" collection I (author's works, 2007);
"Music album in the style of popular music or music for the soul", "11 pieces from the Children's album" - for young pianists and their teachers (author's works, 2011)
"Immortality" - cantata for mixed choir, soloists and chamber orchestra to words by M. Borovka (score, 2019)
Scientific and methodical works and educational and methodical literature
"Fundamentals of composition and improvisation" — the author's special course for teaching students of music universities (1999, faculty of Ukrainian musical art of the National University of Culture and Arts);
"Fundamentals of composition and improvisation" — optional course (similarly);
Author's educational program on the basics of musical composition for schools of aesthetic education (1999, Ministry of Culture and Arts of Ukraine);
"Choral solfeggio" for 5-7 grades of DMSh (three-voice) — study guide on a vocal-theoretical basis (2000, Main Department of Culture of Kyiv);
Author's educational programs for students of the specialized department of composer creativity: "Fundamentals of choral writing", "Harmony", "Instrumentation", "Arranging", "Reading scores" (2005);
"Reading scores" (for students of conducting and choral faculties of music universities, 2006);
"Fundamentals of choral writing" (similarly, 2006);
"Practical course of musical improvisation" (for performance faculties of music universities, 2006);
"Organ improvisation" (for students of the organ class of P.I. Tchaikovsky State University, 2008);
"Organ music for children and youth" — author's sheet music collection, study guide for beginner organists of secondary and higher music educational institutions (2012)
Discography
Video discs
Author's organ evening of S. Ostrovoi (Kyiv, 2011)
Anniversary creative evening of S. Ostrovoi - set of 2 discs (Kyiv 2011)
Concert of spiritual, vocal-choral and organ music (Kyiv 2011)
Concert of organ, vocal and violin music in Ivano-Frankivsk (recording from Halychyna TV, 2011)
S. Ostrov "Vocal and choral works performed by soloists and academic choirs - 2 discs (2011 - 2012)
S. Ostrov "Organ compositions and improvisations" (sounding organs of Ukraine) disc 1 (2012)
Christmas concert 22December 2011 (Kyiv, 2012, Lutheran Evangelical Church of St. Catherine.
Photo exhibition of Vasyl Ostrovy, Concert-requiem in memory of the Heavenly Hundred on May 29, 2014. (organ music with vocals and solo instruments, Kyiv, 2015).
Johann Sebastian Bach and his creative dynasty (for the 330th anniversary of the birth of J. S. Bach). Music by J.S. Bach, J.M. Bach, J.H. Bach, V.F. Bach, F.E. Bach (organ compositions, vocal and instrumental works, fragments from cantatas and passions performed on Ukrainian organs, Kyiv , 2015)
The organs of Western Ukraine sound: disc 1 – Ivano-Frankivsk, Stryi, Sambir (2015), disc 2 – Zhovkva, Chernivtsi, Mostyska, Lviv (2016)
"Rejoice, Universe!" – discs 1, 2 New Year and Christmas concerts. (Kyiv, 2016)
S. Ostrova "Historical organs of Ukraine" - eight organs: Sambir, Zhovkva, Stryi, Letychiv, Lutsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Cherkasy, Lviv (set of 2 discs , 2020). Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the organ school in Ukraine (fragments from concerts)
Ukrainian Cultural Fund. Festival of Ukrainian organ music dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the organ school of Ukraine and the 110th anniversary of the birth of its founder A. Kotlyarevskyi (art director S. Ostrov, 2-disc set, 2020)
Requiem concert in memory of the Heavenly Hundred on May 29, 2014 (organ music with vocals and solo instruments, Kyiv, 2014)
"Ukraine in the diversity of musical cultures" — Chernivtsi, Philharmonic (2019)
Audio discs
• S. Ostrov "Music for the organ" disc 1 - Kyiv organs are sounding (Kyiv, 2007)
• Easter concert in the church of St. Oleksandr (Kyiv, 2000); records of the organ of the small hall of the NMAU named after by P. I. Tchaikovsky (Kyiv, 2007)
• Requiem concert in memory of the Heavenly Hundred on May 29, 2014 (organ music with vocals and solo instruments, Kyiv, 2014)
