The Gloria Chamber Choir, founded in Lviv, Ukraine in the early 1990s, was among the first to revive Ukrainian religious music from the 17th and 18th centuries, which had been forbidden by Soviet authorities.
Composer Biography
Alexander Shchetynsky has received awards at six international composer's competitions in Austria, France, Luxembourg, Poland, and Switzerland, with juries including figures like Dutilleux, Rostropovich, and Penderecki.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Inspired by Soviet musical avant-garde and the Second Viennese School, Alexander Shchetynsky developed a post-serial style combining quasi-serial procedures with attention to sound attractiveness and melody.
Composer Biography
Alexander Shchetynsky, a Ukrainian composer born in 1960, has had his works performed in most European countries and North America by internationally acclaimed artists and ensembles.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alexander Shchetynsky aims to overcome eclecticism by finding a new unity in combining musical elements from various periods that historically never coexisted, creating a new meta-style.
Performer Biography
The Cantus Chamber Choir, established in Uzhhorod, Ukraine in 1986, has toured extensively in Europe and the United States and is a laureate of international choral competitions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alexander Shchetynsky's music features rhythmic, structural, and formal flexibility, creating a feeling of 'self-development' from initial micro-thematic patterns.
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