Ukrainian composer, musician, teacher. Head of the public organization of disabled people "Dawn of Hope". Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine (2013). Husband of Yulia Shcherbakova.
Biography.
At the age of three, little Yaroslav fell out of a window. After undergoing two complicated surgeries, he was put in a wheelchair. He taught himself to read music, learned to play the flute, clarinet, trumpet and domra.
He graduated from the conducting and choral department of the Ternopil Music College (1974).
He worked as a teacher of music theory at the Borshchiv Music School (1974-1996, now the School of Arts), and as a director of musical groups. He began his composing activity in his student years.
He was bedridden for 15 years. He was a deputy of the organization of disabled people in Borshchiv district. There he met his future wife Yulia Shcherbakova, whom he married on October 7, 2005.
Awards.
Bohdan and Levko Lepkyi Brothers Prize (2006),
Volodymyr Vykhrushch Prize (2005).
Man of the Year in Borshchiv (2005).
Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine (2013).
Diploma of the 5th International Art Contest for the Disabled "Philanthropist" (2008, Moscow, Russia).
Diplomas of all-Ukrainian and regional creative competitions.
Creativity
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In the vast majority of songs by Y. Zlonkevych, there are features of his artistic nature: a harmonious worldview, linguistic and stylistic orientation towards the heritage of traditional Ukrainian song lyrics. (...) Y. Zlonkevych renews the genre nature of the song, and in a certain way, Ukrainizes it. By content - lyrical, rural, urban; by form of performance - solo and ensemble, with instrumental accompaniment or "a cappella" (i.e., without instrumental accompaniment). (...) Dramatic moods flare up in his songs. ) Dramatic mood outbursts give way to lyrically focused music based on a recitative and chanting theme, which is full of reflections and captivates the listener with its colorfulness, improvisational and folklore intonations of expression and pain (sometimes at the level of sharply dissonant sounds). The composer uses polyphonic polyphony and instrumental overplay. The music is dominated by gently dissonant intervals and chords, which contributes to the creation of a lyrically enlightened, sunny flavor. As a rule, the artist tries not to go beyond the lyrical and mournful, restrained flow of music. Tatiana Digai.
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Biography
The author of more than 700 musical works, including songs based on the words of Ukrainian poets Oleksandr Astafiev, Volodymyr Vykhrushch, Oleh Herman, Anna Dushchak, Yevhen Zozuliak, Hanna Kostiv-Huska, Bohdan Lepkyi, Bohdan Melnychuk, Borys Oliynyk, Volodymyr Khomyak, Iryna Chuyko, Olha Mykhalchuk, Natalia Kolomiets, Petro Perebyinos, Maria Balytska, Yaroslav Hevko, Hanna Nazarkiv, Oksana Kyshkaniuk, O. Bui, O. Chervatyuk, M. Dzudzela, N. Kolomiets and others. She collaborates with the arranger Yuriy Maidannyk.
Yaroslav Zlonkevych's songs are included in the repertoire of Ukrainian singers Roman Boyko, Ivan Ravliuk, Yosyp Sahal, Vitaliy Svyryd, Yuriy Bukhovsky, Serhiy Deriy, Maria Kashubiak, Vira and Mykola Tesli, Mykola Blazhenko, Volodymyr Vermynsky, Andrii Hambal, Olha Dobrianska, Borys Repka, Yurii Futuyma and others, the Zorynka folk children's choir, the Bilchanka quartet, the Aura, Kozatske Dzherelo, Melomani, and other musical groups.
Song collections
"Fate Destined to Live with a Song" (2004),
"On the Wings of Hope" (2006),
"I give you melodies with songs" (2010).
CDs
"I live by you, Ukraine",
"Because I Have You".
Selected songs
"Because I have you" (lyrics: H. Dushchak);
"Heroes do not die!" (lyrics: I. Chuyko);
"People in white coats";
"Parental love";
"My Vyshyvanka" (lyrics: E. Bezkorovainyi);
"Song about a song";
"Dedication to the disabled";
"Hometown of Borshchiv" (lyrics: H. Kostiv-Huska);
"Strength of Spirit - Embroidered Shirt" (words: B. Melnychuk);
"Ternopil Spring" (words by P. Perebyinis).
