Vasyanovych Mykola Maksymovych (* 17 February 1940, Meleni village, Korosten district, Zhytomyr region) is a conductor and composer. Honoured Artist of Ukraine (1996).
Biography.
Graduated from the Kharkiv Institute of Culture (1971), Lviv Conservatory (1980; class of conducting of I. Nebozhynskyi).
He worked at the Department of Culture, the School of Culture, and the Music School (all in Zhytomyr, 1965-83). 1983-89 - conductor of the Zhytomyr Music and Drama Theatre named after I. Kocherha; since 1989 - artistic director, since 1992 - artistic director and conductor of the Zhytomyr Philharmonic.
One of the founders and director of the S. Richter Charitable Foundation (since 2003).
Author of music for performances:
"The Magic Shoemaker by F. Garcia Lorca (1986),
"After the Blue Bird" by M. Litko (1988),
"If You Can Forgive by Y. Stelmakh (1997),
"The Little Mermaid by H.-X. Andersen (1999),
"Adam and Eve (libretto by V. Sutyryn, 1994);
a cycle of vocal ensembles "Strings of the Heart" based on poems by Lesya Ukrainka (1992);
songs for choir and soloists.
