Ukrainian conductor and musicologist, professor, laureate of the award named after Mykoly Lysenko, a member of the National All-Ukrainian Music Union, the European Association of Choral Conductors "Europa-Cantat", the US Choral Conductors Association (ACDA). Researcher and popularizer of Ukrainian sacred music classics, head of the Public Association "Ukrainian Foundation of Sacred Music".
Biography
Born in Kyiv in 1951. Graduated from Kyiv State Conservatory named after P. Tchaikovsky in 1974 in the class of prof. O. Minkivskyi. He taught at the Kyiv State Pedagogical Institute named after M. Gorky, Nizhyn State Pedagogical Institute named after M. Gogol. He worked as a conductor of the Kyiv Chamber Choir under the leadership of Viktor Ikonnyk. From 1982 to 1985, he studied at the graduate school at the IMFE named after of Rila. In 1989-1991, he headed the department of "Ukrainian sacred music" of the Ukrainian-Canadian joint enterprise "Kobza". In 1987-1998 he taught at KNUKiM, in 1998-2005 at NAKKKiM, where he headed the "regent of the church choir" specialization, in 2011-2015 at Kyiv University named after Borys Grinchenko, since 2015 — at KNUKiM.
Management of choral groups
Choir of students of the Nizhyn State Pedagogical Institute named after M. Gogol.
Choir of Ukrainian music "Renaissance" (1985—1995).
Choir of the Kyiv Teacher's House "Svitoch" (1995—2001).
Choir of the Kyiv Theological Seminary and Academy of the UAOC KP (2000—2001).
Art Choir of Mykhailivskyi Zolotoverkhi Cathedral (2001—2004).
Student Choir "Academy", National Academy of Managerial Personnel (2004-2010).
Choir of Mykola Naberezhny church (2006-2011).
Student Choir of Kyiv University named after Borys Grinchenko's "Magnificat" (2011—2015).
Choir of the "Ukrainian Sacred Music Foundation" (since 2016).
Participation and management of music (choral) festivals, competitions, seminars
All-Ukrainian music festival for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Maxim Berezovsky. Member of the Organizing Committee (1995), artistic director (2005, 2008. Kyiv, Glukhiv, Chernihiv).
Music and choral festivals dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the birth of Dmytro Bortnyansky. Artistic director (2001, Bila Tserkva, Glukhiv, Chernihiv, Kyiv).
All-Ukrainian choral assembly for the 260th anniversary of the birth of Maksym Berezovsky. Art director (2005, Glukhiv, Kyiv).
"Glukhiv Assemblies". Maksym Berezovsky and Ukrainian classical music. Art director (2008, Glukhiv).
"Assembly of Choral Music" at the Museum of Prominent Figures of Ukrainian Culture (Mykola Lysenko Museum). Artistic director (Kyiv — annually, since 2013).
Open European festival-competition of spiritual song "I am there, where there is a blessing". Chairman of the jury (Ternopil, from 2012 to 2015).
Head and lecturer of the Academic and Practical Seminar of Choral Conductors of the Ukrainian Music Society of Alberta (2013, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto. Canada).
International choral festival-competition of sacred music named after Gavriila Musicescu. Member of the jury (Iasi, Romania, since 2014).
Research activities
Defense of the candidate's thesis "Creativity of Maksym Berezovsky in the context of Ukrainian musical culture of the 18th century." (Leningrad State Conservatory named after M.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, 1990).
Articles in encyclopedic, scientific, popular science editions, magazines, newspapers, including foreign ones, on issues of Ukrainian spiritual music (more than 50 items).
The author of the idea and concept of publishing the multi-volume "Anthology of Ukrainian Sacred Music":
"Kyrylo Stetsenko. Choral spiritual works" (1997).
Maxim Berezovsky. Choral spiritual works" (1998).
"Praise the name of the Lord. Sings the choir "Vydubychi" (2002).
"Sacred music of Ukrainian composers of the 20s of the 20th century." (2004).
Records and CDs
Interviews and appearances on television with the "Renaissance" choir (1990s).
Popular science film "Light up your hearts" about the spiritual music of Mykola Lysenko (1993).
Audio recordings with the "Renaissance" choir for the funds of Ukrainian radio (128 items).
CD and audio cassette "Ukrainian spiritual music of the 18th century. Maxim Berezovsky", 1993 (reprint 2001. Claudio Records LTD. U.K. BN10 SPU); CD "Maxim Berezovsky and Artem Vedel". Performed by the "Revival" and "Kyiv" choirs, 2010; CD and audio cassette "Mykola Leontovych. Spiritual works" (1989, 1996); audio cassette "Svitoch Choir Sings" (1998).
Maxim Berezovsky. Ukrainian spiritual music. — Choral concerts by Maksym Berezovsky, recorded by the united choir: the Patriarchal Choir of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Choir of the "Ukrainian Sacred Music Foundation" under the direction of Mstislav Yurchenko — Kyiv, 2018.
The author of the manual
Yurchenko M. Sacred music of Ukrainian composers of the 20s of the 20th century — K., 2004—224 p.
Arrangement and editing of sheet music collections
Berezovsky M. Choral works / composition, editor. and Art. M. Yurchenko. — Kyiv: Musical Ukraine, 1989.
Christ is Risen. Troparion of Easter for mixed choir. // Edited, edited and introductory article by M. Yurchenko. — K.: Ukrainian-Canadian joint enterprise "Kobza", 1991.
Mykola Lysenko. Religious works for mixed choir. // Edited, edited and introductory article by M. Yurchenko. — K.: Frombirth, 1993.
Xop spiritual works // Berezovsky, Maksym / editing and special editing by M. Yurchenko. — Kyiv: Centermuzinform SC of Ukraine, 1995.
Kyrylo Stetsenko. Choral spiritual works. // The concept of the publication, edited by M. Yurchenko. — K.: Grono Publishing House, 1997.
Berezovsky, Maxim. Xop's spiritual works / arrangement and special editing by M. Yurchenko. — Kyiv: Ukr. fund of spiritual music; Charitable Foundation "Sprouts", 1998.
Praise the Lord's name. // Editing and special editing by M. Yurchenko. — K., 2002.
Sacred music of Ukrainian composers of the 20s of the 20th century. // The concept of the publication, edited by M. Yurchenko. — K.: Publisher named after Olena Teliga, 2004.
Maxim Berezovsky. Choir concerts found. Part "A". Four-part concertos // Anthology of Ukrainian sacred music. Issue V. — K.: Komora Publishing House, NGO "Ukrainian Sacred Music Fund", 2018. — 160 p.
Has awards:
Grand prize, gold medal, special prize for the best performance of a work by a Bulgarian composer of the International Choir Competition "Varna-93" (Varna, Bulgaria, 1993). Chorus "Revival".
II prize of the international choral competition "Florilege vocal de Tours" (Tours, France, 1994). Chorus "Revival".
First prize of the international choir festival "XVII Festival dei cori polifonico" (Tolentino, Italy, 2000). Choir of the Kyiv Teacher's House "Svitoch".
1st place of the 2nd All-Ukrainian Choir Festival-Competition named after Boris Grinchenko (Kyiv, 2015). United Choir of Kyiv University named after Boris Grinchenko.
