Contemporary Ukrainian composer, musician and public figure, member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine. Honored Artist of Ukraine.
Creative biography
In 1969 he graduated from the Faculty of Folk Instruments of the Kharkiv Institute of Arts, in 1973 - composition class of Professor I. Kovach.
1961-1964 - lecturer at the Slavic Pedagogical Institute;
1969-1972 - teacher at the Kharkiv Cultural and Educational College;
1972-1975 - director of the variety orchestra of the Kharkiv Palace of Builders,
1975-1979 - lecturer at the Kharkiv Institute of Arts and artistic director of the folk instruments ensemble at the Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic,
1979 - artistic director of the Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic,
2004 - Head of the Kharkiv Regional Organization of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine.
First prize of the vocal and choral competition (Kyiv, 1997).
I. Slatin Municipal Prize (2000).
Member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine (1976).
Honored Artist of Ukraine (1996).
Works
Major works
Cantata for Choir and Symphony Orchestra 35 (1973)
"Youth Overture" for symphony orchestra (1974)
Concerto for guitar and orchestra "Spanish" 18' (1997)
Variations for guitar and orchestra on a theme by A. Correlli 12' (1999)
Variations on a theme by M. Pretorius for guitar and orchestra 12' (2000)
"Slobozhanska Overture" 5' for symphony orchestra (2004)
Chamber works
Quartet in 3 parts 17' (1976)
Sonata for piano 8' (1975);
For folk instruments
Lyrical fantasy on the theme of P. Haidamaka "Kalynonka" (1980)
Elegy to Hnat Khotkevych (2003) for orchestra of folk instruments
Suite for orchestra of folk instruments on Ukrainian themes (1970)
Concertino for domra and accordion with orchestra (1972)
Scherzo for domra and piano (1969)
Rhapsody for cymbals and orchestra 15' (2005)
Fantasy for viola and orchestra 18' (2000)
Fantasy for trombone and orchestra 10' (2001)
For children
Musical "Ah and the Nut" (1983)
Musical "Gavroche" (1983)
Opera for children "Kotigoroshko" 80' (1996)
Children's opera "When Animals Spoke" based on Ivan Franko's fairy tales 60' (1998)
Songs
Songs (about 200), including
"Krynychenka", "My Land, My Land", "Cinderella", "Only Cherries", "Conversation with the Garden" based on poems by Y. Petrenko, B. Oliynyk, B. Okudzhava, Y. Entin and others.
Other
Vocal cycle "Oriental Romances" based on poems by O. Suleimenov 17' (1990);
Music for theatrical performances
