Ukrainian composer, choral conductor, teacher.
Biography.
In 1934, the family moved to Horlivka, then to the town of Sorokyne. In evacuation to the Urals, he first worked at a military factory, then entered a music school. His abilities were noticed during the draft and he was sent to the music team. In 1943, he wrote his first song, which he dared to show to others. After the war, he graduated from a music school in Luhansk.
He graduated from the Kyiv Conservatory with a degree in choral conducting (1954) and composition (1970). He taught singing and directed choirs at schools in Kyiv (1952-1960) and at the Kyiv Pedagogical Institute (1963-1965). Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1976). Member of the UWC.
Works.
Cantata "The Song of the Petrel" (after M. Gorky, 1970),
Choirs - "Dnipro-Slavutych" (lyrics by I. Nehoda), "Oath to Parents" (lyrics by L. Tatarenko), "Dawn" (lyrics by Arsen Kaspruk), and others;
Songs - "Chornobryvtsi" (lyrics by Mykola Syngaivskyi), "I am walking with dews" (lyrics by O. Bohachuk), "Zironka Donetska" (lyrics by M. Cherniavskyi), "I dream of the sea" (lyrics by Volodymyr Sosiura), "I dream of you, mother" (lyrics by Vitaliy Korotych). Vitaliy Korotych), "Field Princess" (lyrics by Mykola Som), "My mother rocked me on a viburnum", "I will twist my black mustache" (both based on lyrics by Andriy Myastkivsky) and others; "Memory" ("Who cares about that"), lyrics by Lina Kostenko).
Songs for children
