Ukrainian composer, member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine (since December 14, 2006, membership card No. 516). Diploma winner of the International Festival of Author's Song in the nomination "Choral Singing" (Melitopol, 1997).
Biography.
In 1980 he graduated from the Chisinau State Music College named after Stefan Năga, and in 1985 from the Donetsk State Music and Pedagogical Institute, specializing in choral conducting. At the university, he studied choral conducting with Professor V. L. Bakharev and choral singing with Professor P. D. Horokhov.
For more than 20 years V. Reva worked as a teacher at Melitopol State Pedagogical University and Mykolaiv State University named after V. Sukhomlynskyi. For over 15 years, he directed the student choir of Melitopol State Pedagogical University.
Since 2007, he has been working as a teacher at the music school in Novohrodivka, Donetsk region.
V. Reva is a diploma winner of the International Festival of Author's Song in the nomination "Choral Singing" (Melitopol).
In 2009, he became a laureate of the Donetsk Regional Competition "Our Thought, Our Song Will Not Die, Will Not Perish", which was held within the framework of the Folk Project "From the Past to the Future".
Since 2006, V. Reva has been a member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine. His works include orchestral, chamber and instrumental, choral works and an operetta. V. Reva and V. Yurechko are the authors of the libretto for the opera "The Way of Taras" by O. Rudiansky.
Reva's musical works were performed at international festivals: "Eurofanfares without Borders" (Villefranche de Roerg, France), "Chervona Ruta" (Zaporizhzhia), Slavic Piano Music (Melitopol), Slavic Writing (Mykolaiv) and "Kyiv Music Fest".
Compositional works
Orchestral music
"Bulgarian Rhapsody" for symphony orchestra.
Introduction to the operetta "Hello, Odesa" for symphony orchestra.
"Duet of Konstantin and Tatiana" from the operetta "Hello, Odesa" with symphony orchestra.
"Vorotilov's Song" from the operetta "Hello, Odesa" with symphony orchestra.
"Bulgarian Tunes" for orchestra of folk instruments.
"The Rose Blossoms", words by V. Vilnyi for soloist and orchestra of folk instruments.
Chamber instrumental music
Sonata for violin and piano. In memory of A. Schnittke.
Poem for violin and piano. In memory of I. Karabyts.
Rondo for violin and piano.
Piano music
"Bulgarian Rhapsody" (orchestral version).
Choral and vocal works
Cantata "The Garden of the Heart", words from the spiritual diary of O. Romanova, for mixed unaccompanied choir, reader and soloists.
"Divine Liturgy" (dedicated to the 2000th anniversary of the Nativity of Christ) for mixed unaccompanied choir.
"Christmas Diptych" for mixed choir unaccompanied.
"Ode to Ukraine" for mixed choir and piano, composed by I. Oleksenko.
"Tatar Tunes" for mixed choir, flute, violin and percussion.
"Wreath of Bulgarian Folk Songs" for women's choir, flute and percussion.
"In a Field, in a Field" (carol) for mixed choir unaccompanied.
"Pilgrims", words by I. Brodsky, for mixed choir and piano.
Fantasy on the themes of Beatles songs, for mixed choir and piano.
"Great God", words by E. Muteva for mixed choir unaccompanied.
"A Dream of Wonderful Sounds," words by V. Vasylenko for mixed choir unaccompanied.
Three choruses based on poems by D. Zahretsky for mixed choir unaccompanied: "I can rhyme", "Lullaby", "Life's Way".
"The Rain Speaks", lyrics by V. Honcharuk for vocal ensemble, saxophone-viola and piano.
Songs based on poems by Ukrainian and Russian poets (more than 30).
"Star Chains", lyrics by L. Chernichenko for voice and piano.
"The Wedding", words by Heine for voice and piano.
Theater music
Operetta "Hello, Odesa" (music and libretto by V. Reva).
Scientific and pedagogical works
Reva V. "Choral Processing" // Study guide with the stamp of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Donetsk: Apex, 2007. 149 p.
Reva V. Y. Petro Horokhov - choirmaster, teacher, scientist. Donetsk: Eastern Publishing House, 2009. 124 с.
