Dear friends! I am happy to share this news with you!

On January 24, the National Academic Wind Orchestra conducted by Ivan Stetsky during the "Ukrainian Rhapsody" concert in the M.V. Lysenko Column Hall of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine will perform my piece - the solemn fanfare "Glory to Ukraine!" for a large brass band!
Information about the event can be found at the link below.
The work was written already during the large-scale invasion of the russian federation. 
In October 2022, Mr. Alan Tongret, head of TongretARTS LLC (USA), commissioned me to compose this piece in support of Ukraine and democracy around the world for the anniversary of the start of russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. The main condition was that the world premiere and studio audio recording should be performed by the National Academic Wind Orchestra of Ukraine. The general director of the collective, Mr. Oleksandr Pirozhenko, supported this idea. The result of our cooperation will be heard at the concert on January 24. 
I sincerely thank the management of the orchestra, the conductor and all the musicians for such a wonderful opportunity - to be among the authors-composers whose music will be heard this evening on the main stage of our National Philharmonic!
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I sincerely thank Bilbao Musika for the invitation!

I am very happy to have the opportunity to be among my friends again and to collaborate as a pianist with my favorite band - the Municipal Wind Orchestra of the city of Bilbao! And also with outstanding musicians from Great Britain - conductor Tim Reynish and solo cellist Andrew Reynish!
This Sunday, in the main concert hall of Bilbao Palacio Euskalduna, we will perform the Concerto for cello, percussion, piano and brass band by the contemporary composer Luis Serrano Alarcón.
The concert starts at 12:00.
I invite all local friends!

Finished a new ten-minute work for mixed choir a cappella - "Come, Holy Spirit", commissioned by Singakademie Dresden.

Today I creatively and fruitfully celebrated the International Day of Choir and Choral Singing - finished a new ten-minute work for mixed choir a cappella "Come, Holy Spirit" commissioned by Singakademie Dresden.

I really hope that my new musical "child" will have a happy stage fate and will bring joy and satisfaction to its listeners and performers!

Celebration of Ukraine’s choral heritage featuring works by Berezovsky, Bortniansky, Leontovych and Aleksiychuk!

I would like to express a huge thank you to The Manhattan Choral Ensemble and conductor Thomas Cunningham for including my composition "Holy Lord of Sabaoth" for mixed choir a cappella in the Christmas program of works by Ukrainian composers along with the works of our outstanding Ukrainian classics M. Berezovsky, M. Diletsky, D .Bortnyanskyi and M.Leontovych! It is a great honor for me! Also, my special thanks for the beautiful, bright and inspired performance of my music!
The concerts took place on December 8 and 10 of this year in New York in the St. Georges Ukranian Catholic Church at 30 East 7th St New York, NY, US 10003.
I offer to your attention, dear friends, a video recording of this performance!

I would like to express my sincere thanks for the beautiful performance of my piece to the Girls' Chamber Choir of the M.V. Lysenko Kyiv State Music Lyceum under the direction of Yulia Puchko-Kolesnyk!

Yesterday, December 6, 2023 in the premises of the National Academic Drama Theater named after I. Franko, in a concert on the occasion of St. Nicholas Day,  were performed  the 2nd and 3rd movements of my Cantata-fantasy "All-Holy Nicholas" on the themes of Ukrainian folk carols, cantos, and psalms for women's choir a cappella. 
Girls, as always, you are beautiful, talented and unique! I am glad that we have been cooperating so wonderfully and fruitfully for many years!))  
Iryna Aleksiychuk "All-sincere Nicholas" Cantata-fantasy on the themes of Ukrainian folk carols, chants, and psalms for women's choir a cappella (2-nd and 3-rd movements) 2. "Mykola is sitting at the end of the table" 3. "And who, who loves Nicholas" 
Girls' Chamber Choir of the Kyiv State Music Lyceum named after M. Lysenko Conductor - Yulia Puchko-Kolesnyk Soloists - Olena Galai (soprano), Valeriya Husak (alto) Choirmaster - Vira Shemchuk National Academic Drama Theater named after I. Franko 
Kyiv, 06.12.2023

Martín Barcelona Rozas (tenor) e Iryna Aleksiychuk (piano). Concierto en Urduliz.

El programa del concierto cuenta con obras líricas de compositores de diferentes épocas interpretadas por Martín Barcelona Rozas (tenor) e Iryna Aleksiychuk (piano).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsCbQToZF6Q

Martín Barcelona Rozas (tenor) e Iryna Aleksiychuk (piano). Concierto en Urduliz.

El programa del concierto cuenta con obras líricas de compositores de diferentes épocas interpretadas por Martín Barcelona Rozas (tenor) e Iryna Aleksiychuk (piano).

El sábado, 2 de diciembre 2023, las instalaciones de la Iglesia de Santa María de Urduliz.

Iryna Aleksiychuk - "Unto the Lord with my voice I cried"

Dear friends! I want to share with you a video recording of a brilliant performance by the Chamber Choir of the Students of the National Academy of music of Ukraine. Were performed my work "Unto the Lord with my voice I cried"!
Thank you very much to everyone involved and I sincerely congratulate our young conductors on a successful exam. I am proud of your achievements, friends, and I wish you a happy creative and personal destiny! Special thanks to Dmytro Radyk, Oleg Tomkevych, soloists Valeriya Tytchenko and Oleksandra Stetsyuk for their high professionalism and deep emotions, and Yuriy Panitsa for the beautiful video!)))
Iryna Aleksiychuk - "Unto the Lord with my voice I cried"Soloists - Valeriia Tytchenko (soprano), Oleksandra Stetsiuk (alto).Conductor - Oleg Tomkevych (class of Honored Artist of Ukraine, Professor Dmytro Radyk)Concert-exam of students of the 4th year of the choral conducting department.Chamber Choir of the Students of the National Academy of music of UkraineArtistic director - People's Artist of Ukraine, Professor Yevhen SavchukCreative consultant - associate professor Oleksandr ZavolginSmall Hall named after O.S.Tymoshenko

Iryna Aleksiychuk "Glory to the Father and the Son".

Dear friends!
I present to your attention a video recording of an incredibly beautiful performance by the female vocal ensemble "Ukraine" conducted by Oksana Dondyk of my work "Glory to the Father and the Son"!

Thank you very much, girls, for paying attention to my music and for wanting to perform it! I listened to your bright, inspired and inspiring performance with great pleasure! I hug you all tightly))

Iryna Aleksiychuk "Glory to the Father and the Son".
Performed by the women's vocal ensemble "Ukraine", Conductor - Oksana Dondyk.
Recording from the concert on October 15, 2023.

My work in the author's program of Thea Derks "An Ox on the Roof"!

My sincere gratitude to the Dutch journalist Thea Derks for her constant support of Ukraine and popularization of the works of Ukrainian composers in general, and my works in particular in her author's program "An Ox on the Roof"!
On Sunday, October 1, at 18:00 Ukrainian time, a program dedicated to the works of Stefania Turkevich, Maksym Kolomiyets and my arrangement of the Ukrainian folk song "Oh, there is viburnum in the forest" for women's choir a cappella, performed by Pacific Lutheran University Women's Choir conducted by Daniella Papirnyk.

Follow this link for the announcement of the program. I invite you to listen!

Dear friends! I congratulate you with the International Music Day!

To all my musician friends, as well as to all those for whom music is not an empty sound, I congratulate you on the holiday - International Music Day! For the second time, I have the good fortune to celebrate this day by participating in the concert dedicated to the opening of the season of the Municipal Wind Orchestra of the City of Bilbao under the direction of José Rafael Pascual Vilaplana in the central hall of the city of Bilbao - Palacio Euskalduna. Thank you, friends, for the wonderful opportunity to feel me a part of your friendly family again!))

Many thanks to the "Bilbao Mapa Mundi" Vocal Quartet for inviting me to join their group as an accompanist pianist!

And we are actively preparing for concerts at the end of August, to which we invite all local friends and guests from the beautiful city of Bilbao!
The concert program includes melodies that all the people of Bilbao and the Basques know and love. We are waiting for you, free entry.
Many thanks to the "Bilbao Mapa Mundi" Vocal Quartet for inviting me to join their wonderful and talented group as an accompanist pianist! Guys, it's interesting and fun with you))We sing because we are worth it!))

Many thanks to the girls of the "University Singers" choir of Pacific Lutheran University (USA)!

Beautiful performance of my arrangement of the Ukrainian folk song "Oy, na gori kalyna" from the cycle "Vesnianky" for women's choir a cappella! The video is available at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrGUfRn3_hc

Popular lyrical Italian songs and songs from the Basque Country!

I invite all local friends to relax and listen to great music performed by the brilliant tenor Martín Barcelona with my piano accompaniment!The program includes popular lyrical Italian songs and songs from the Basque Country!
The concert will take place on July 20, at 9:00 p.m. at the outdoor concert venue at Club Kiroleta de Bakio.
Semana Musical de Bakio.
Free entrance!

Piano duo Iryna Aleksiychuk & Yurii Kot

A significant part of my creative activity is concert performances as part of a piano duo with pianist Yurii Kot. I bring to your attention a short video about our duo.

Anniversary. On June 29, 2019, was held the premiere of my piece "Gloria" for mixed choir a cappella!

"Gloria" for mixed choir a cappella to the Latin text of Hryhoriy Skovoroda, which I wrote as the anthem of the Summer All-Ukrainian Choir Academy, was held on the order of Mr. Oleksandr Tarasenko.
I am proud of this opportunity and sincerely thank everyone involved in the beautiful performance of my work! 
This recording was made during the gala concert of the All-Ukrainian collective choir of student choirmasters, which ended the week full of incredible impressions and emotions of the Summer Choir Academy in Kharkiv (June 23 - June 29, 2019).
Conductor - Oleksandr Tarasenko.June 29, 2019, Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic, Organ Hall.
Ecce juventa anni! Facies nova ridet ubique;Nunc demum agricolis dulce labore premi.Prospiciens hiemem venturam rustica curaHorlos expurgat, conserit arva bona.At contra pulchros flores tutare foveque:In primis florem virginitatis ale.О hujus floris qualis fragrantia quantaque:Hoc delectatur Christus odore nimis.June 29, 2019, Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic, Organ Hall.Ecce juventa anni! Facies nova ridet ubique;Nunc demum agricolis dulce labore premi.Prospiciens hiemem venturam rustica curaHorlos expurgat, conserit arva bona.At contra pulchros flores tutare foveque:In primis florem virginitatis ale.О hujus floris qualis fragrantia quantaque:Hoc delectatur Christus odore nimis.

Today is the Day of the Crimean Tatar Flag!

Today is the Day of the Crimean Tatar Flag.
I am happy to present to your attention my arrangement of the Crimean Tatar folk song, the unofficial anthem of the Crimean Tatars "Ey, güzel Qırım" ("Beautiful Crimea") for a mixed choir a cappella!
A few years ago, precisely to this date, we completed work on a studio audio recording of this music - an arrangement of the Crimean Tatar folk song, the unofficial anthem of the Crimean Tatars "Ey, güzel Qırım" ("Beautiful Crimea") for a mixed choir a cappella, which I am happy to present to your attention. I wrote this work at the request of Yulia Puchko-Kolesnyk, conductor of the girl's choir of the M.V.Lysenko Kyiv State Music Lyceum, on the occasion of the tragic anniversary of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars. The premiere of the work took place in the presence of the leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Mr. Mustafa Dzhemilev, and meeting and communicating with him made a great impression on all of us.
The melody and lyrics of the song "Ey, güzel Qırım" cannot leave anyone indifferent and move to tears. All the eternal longing of the Crimean Tatar people with their tragic fate - being exiles in their native land - was concentrated in them. All of us, both children and adults, all who worked on this project, fell deeply in love with this melody, this language and culture, putting the sincere warmth of our hearts and souls into our work. Because Crimea is Ukraine!
I thank everyone who was involved in this wonderful recording: to the leaders-conductors and choirmasters of the choir - Yulia Puchko-Kolesnyk, Ruben Tolmachev, Vira Shemchuk, Vladyslav Tarakhan; soloists - Ruben Tolmachev, Oleksandra Stetsyuk, Valeriya Husak, Mykyta Tsyganov; to all members of the girls' choir of the M.V.Lysenko Kyiv State Music Lyceum and the chamber choir "Gaudeamus" of the P.I.Tchaikovsky Charitable Foundation for the Development of NMAU.
Huge thanks to our beloved and constant sound engineer Andriy Mokrytskyi for his traditionally impeccable work!
Winds blowing from Alushta,the land where I grew up from childhood,blew in my faceBringing tears to my eyes.I could not live on this earthCouldn't enjoy my youthI missed my homelandAh, beautiful Crimea.Gardens, fruits,Honey and sherbet,I drink and drink your waterAnd I can't get drunk to my heart's content.Children in their homelandshedding tearsOur elderly people, stretching out their hands,PrayingI could not live on this earthCouldn't enjoy my youthI missed my homelandAh, beautiful Crimea.

Author's concert of composer Iryna Aleksiychuk choral works

Today, a wonderful person, a talented musician and patriot of our country, conductor of the Khmelnytskyi Academic Municipal Chamber Choir Ihor Tsmur, is celebrating his birthday!
Today, a wonderful person, a talented musician and patriot of our country, conductor of the Khmelnytskyi Academic Municipal Chamber Choir Ihor Tsmur, is celebrating his birthday! My dear friend! I congratulate you on your birthday! Thank you so much for the years of friendship and creative cooperation, thank you for my author's concerts and incredible performances of my works! Long, happy and creative years to you and God's abundant blessings! I hug you tightly!))
At this link you can watch and listen to my works for a mixed choir performed by the Khmelnytskyi Academic Municipal Chamber Choir conducted by Ihor Tsmur.
Khmelnitsky Academic Municipal Chamber Choir, conductor - Ihor Tsmur. Column Hall of the Khmelnitsky Regional Philharmonic, 10/20/2020

I invite all friends who live in Amsterdam to attend this concert, and I wish success to my wonderful performers!

Many thanks to Ms. Thea Derks and Chamber Choir "Amphion" in Amsterdam (Holland) for including my works for mixed choir a cappella in their concert program!
Link to the event: https://www.kamerkooramphion.nl/

The flowers and the trees,
The bronzes, the marbles,
The golds, the enamels,
The sea, the fountains,
The mountains and plains
Console our pain.

Eternal nature,
You seem more beautiful
To a heart in sorrow.

The Romantics knew better than anyone how to appreciate the blessings of nature. For example, Victor Hugo sang about her healing and comforting effect in the above verses. Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) turned these into a compelling setting for four-part choir a cappella. We will sing this on Saturday 10 June during our spring concert in the Oranjekerk in Amsterdam under the title Nature éternelle.

As you have come to expect from us, we searched for matching songs from all style periods around the same theme. For example, deafening birdsong can be heard in Le chant des Oyseaux by Clément Janequin (1485-1558); a swan in her song of death gives a final sneer at the stupid geese in The Silver Swan by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), and Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) praises the grace of a doe in La biche.

The British John Tavener (1944-2013) chose verses by William Blake for his ode to the Lamb of God in The Lamb; his American colleague Morten Lauridsen (1943) was inspired by the perfection of a rose in La rose complète, while insects and sheep breathe life into Edward Elgar's (1857-1934) Evening Scene.

Iryna Aleksiychuk (1967), who fled from Ukraine to Spain last year, made a beautiful setting of verses about the passage of time from her compatriot Lesya Ukrainka in Pisnja (‘Song’), and organist/composer Waldemar Åhlén wrote Sommerpsalm, one of the most popular choral songs from Sweden.

In short, together with conductor Tijmen van Tol we have again devised a varied programme and we hope that you will enjoy the concert as much as we enjoy the rehearsals.

Saturday 10 June, Oranjekerk Amsterdam, 4 p.m. Nature éternelle
Admission €15.00 / with a discount €12.00
Reservations: ln.enilno%40noihpma

I congratulate the Khmelnytskyi Academic Municipal Chamber Choir on its 25th anniversary!

I sincerely congratulate the Khmelnytskyi Academic Municipal Chamber Choir, which is led by a wonderful musician and my old friend Igor Tsmur, on its 25th anniversary!
Thank you, dear friends, for the years of fruitful creative cooperation, for the incredible performances of my works, for the desire to perform them, and for all the unforgettable moments we experienced together. I wish the team of the choir happy creative longevity in the Independent and flourishing Ukraine! Hugs to everyone involved!
Grateful composer))
My choral works performed by this team can be listened to at the link, starting from 1.06.27

Dear friends who live in Quebec (Canada)! I invite you to the concert!))

I invite you to the concert of the wonderful women's choir "Filles de l'île", which, under the direction of conductor Jacqueline Woodley, will perform my piece "Unto the Lord with my voice I cry" based on the text of the 142-nd Psalm in the Ukrainian translation by Ivan Ohienko.
Directed by their wonderful conductor Jacqueline Woodley, the "Filles de l'Île" are proud to offer you a program inspired by the Stabat Maters of Pergolesi and Scarlatti. The choir will be accompanied by a string quartet composed of violinists Julie Triquet and Ariane Bresse, violist Lambert Chen, and cellist Julie Trudeau. Join us to share this moment of interiority and beauty in music, followed by refreshments and desserts.
Billets / Tickets :25 $ (adultes / adults)15 $ (étudiant.e.s / students)

I want to congratulate all my friends who are celebrating the Trinity holiday today!

On this occasion, I offer a video recording of my composition "Slavoslivya" ("Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit") for treble choir a cappella, performed by the girls' choir of the Kyiv Gliyer State Institute of Music under the direction of the beautiful Halyna Horbatenko!

Today, on St. Nicholas Day, we have only one request for him!

Today, on St. Nicholas Day, we have only one request for him -All-merciful Nicholas, we all beg you:Save Ukraine for us, let it rise from the ruins.
I present to your attention, friends, my cantata-fantasy "All-Merciful Nicholas" on the themes of Ukrainian folk carols, cantos and psalms for female choir a cappella and percussion in three movements.
1. All-sincere Nicholas2. Nikolas is sitting at the end of the table3. And who, who loves Nicholas
Performed by: Girls' Choir of the Kyiv State Music Lyceum named after M.V.Lysenko.Conductor - Yulia Puchko-Kolesnyk.Soloists - Anastasia Zaretska and Natalia Begma.Percussion part - Oleg Sokolov.Sound director - Andriy Mokrytskyi.

Wonderful premiere performance of my piece "The Song" for treble choir a cappella based on Lesia Ukrainka's poem!

I want to express my deep gratitude to the choir "The Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco" and its leader and conductor Martin Benvenuto for the wonderful premiere performance of my piece "The Song" for treble choir a cappella based on Lesia Ukrainka's poem!
The premiere took place on May 21 this year at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Special deep gratitude to Marian Dolan for organizing this commission project, as well as to Mr. Martynenko Denys Ruslanovych, Vice-Consul of Ukraine in San Francisco, who was present at the premiere and gave an opening speech!

A huge thanks to everyone involved for supporting Ukraine in this terrible time for us, Ukrainians, and for wanting to perform the music of a Ukrainian composer. It is a great honor and pleasure for me to creatively collaborate with such wonderful performers!

I hope that our cooperation will continue in the future!

I am pleased to offer to your attention a video recording of the premiere performance of my work!

Dear friends! Yesterday I received a video recording of the premiere performance of my piece "The Song" by the lyrics of Lesia Ukrainka for treble choir a cappella, which I am pleased to offer to your attention!
I want to express my deep gratitude to the choir "The Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco" and its leader and conductor Martin Benvenuto for the wonderful premiere performance, which took place on May 21 this year at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Special deep gratitude to Marian Dolan for organizing this commission project, as well as to Mr. Martynenko Denys Ruslanovych, Vice-Consul of Ukraine in San Francisco, who was present at the premiere and gave an opening speech!
A huge thanks to everyone involved for supporting Ukraine in this terrible time for us, Ukrainians, and for wanting to perform the music of a Ukrainian composer. It is a great honor and pleasure for me to creatively collaborate with such wonderful performers!
I hope that our cooperation will continue in the future!

Tomorrow will be the premiere of my work "Song" for women's choir on the text of Lesya Ukrainka!

You won't want to miss the Young Women's Chorus of SF singing these new works and many more at UNICORNS this Sunday at SFCM's Bowes Center Barbro Osher Recital Hall! Tickets at ywcp.org.
#Commissions #Premieres #Innovation #JoinUs #YWCPSF

Mentally and with all my soul I am with you, dear friends! I wish all of us a successful premiere!))

Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco (YWCP).

Come hear the commissioned premiere of my "The Song" performed by the talented young singers of YWC!

The fantabulous young singers of the Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco (YWCP) Young Women's Chorus and conductor Martin Benvenuto are presenting a not-to-be missed program next Sunday May 21st!
In the folk poetry of Ukraine, the ruta plant is a common folklore symbol of luck and wealth. In my work "The Song" based on the verses of the outstanding Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka, you'll hear it referenced as a symbol of youth. The not-yet-bloomed green ruta blossoms into a yellow flower that turns red for only a short time, on the night of Ivana Kupala, the summer solstice. The red ruta is a symbol of eternal and pure love, so the girl who finds it and picks it will be lovingly blessed.

Join us at San Francisco Conservatory of Music's new Bowes Center, an architectural award-winning music venue with unparalleled views of San Francisco Civic Center landmarks.

Performances at 2pm and 4pm
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/2ypde5wy

Today is a terrible anniversary...

Today is a terrible anniversary. On May 18, Ukraine commemorates more than 200,000 Crimean Tatars, who were forcibly deported from Crimea by the Soviet authorities in 1944. As a result of forced deportation, they lost their home, homeland, relatives, and many lost their lives. Since that time, Russia has not changed anything in its actions and in its policy. It continues to kill, destroy and deport.

In memory of these tragic events and at the request of Yuliya Puchko-Kolesnyk, head of the girls' choir of the Kyiv Lysenko State Music Lyceum, I made an arrangement for a mixed a cappella choir of the unofficial anthem of the Crimean Tatars, the Crimean Tatar folk song "Ey, güzel Qırım ".

The melody and lyrics of the song "Ey, güzel Qırım" cannot leave anyone indifferent and move to tears. All the eternal longing of the Crimean Tatar people with their tragic fate - being exiles in their native land - was concentrated in them. All of us, both children and adults, all who worked on this project, fell deeply in love with this melody, this language and culture, putting the sincere warmth of our hearts and souls into our work. Because Crimea is Ukraine!

I thank everyone who was involved in this wonderful recording: to the leaders-conductors and choirmasters of the choir - Yulia Puchko-Kolesnyk, Ruben Tolmachov, Vira Shemchuk, Vladyslav Tarakhan; soloists - Ruben Tolmachov, Oleksandra Stetsyuk, Valeriya Husak, Mykyta Tsyganov; to all members of the girls' choir of the M.V. Lysenko Kyiv State Music Lyceum and the chamber choir "Gaudeamus" of the P.I. Tchaikovsky Charitable Foundation for the Development of NMAU. Huge thanks to our beloved and constant sound engineer Andriy Mokrytskyi for his traditionally impeccable work.

My Fanfare "Glory to Ukraine" will receive its World Premiere!

I am pleased to announce that my "Glory to Ukraine" Solemn Fanfare for wind band will be performed by the Pennsbury Community Band on Thursday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. local time! The concert will be conducted by the Pennsbury Community Band's founder - Christopher Bygott.
Dear friends! I present to your attention my new work - Solemn fanfare "Glory to Ukraine!" for wind band. Something about the history of the creation of this work. In October 2022, I was contacted by Mr. Alan Tongret, the head of TongretARTS LLC, an American, who is deeply concerned about the situation in Ukraine, after the aggressive attack on it by the terrorist state - russia. He commissioned me to write this piece in support of Ukraine and democracy around the world, on the anniversary of the start of full-scale russian hostilities against Ukraine. The main condition and request of Mr. Alan was that the world premiere of this piece and the studio audio recording be performed by the National Academic Wind Orchestra of Ukraine. We turned to the general director of the collective, Mr. Oleksandr Pirozhenko, and he gladly supported this idea! And here is the result of our painstaking work before you! The musicians of the orchestra performed a real feat to make this recording possible in very difficult conditions. On the day of rehearsal and recording, they were hindered by rocket attacks on Kyiv, air raids and lack of light. But everyone came to the recording!
I am infinitely grateful to all the participants in the process - Mr. Alan Tongret, the general director of the orchestra - Mr. Oleksandr Pirozhenko, a brilliant professional, conductor Oleksiy Bazhenov, the artists of the orchestra, a brilliant sound engineer and my old friend Andrii Mokrytskyi, who always made all my studio recordings at the highest level, and, also, a special huge thanks to my former student and my close friend Dmytro Danov, for the highly professional and masterful work with the samples!
I was inspired to create these solemn fanfare by a video of the prayer of soldiers of the "Azov" battalion before battle. It is what opens my presentation video. The text of the prayer was written in 1919 by Osyp Mashchak, a Ukrainian nationalist and fighter for the independence of Ukraine, written in blood on the wall of the prison cell in which he was imprisoned. I put all my deep desire for our Victory over the Russian invader, murderer and occupier into this music. I hope that this work will go around the world as a sign of the world community's support for our Victory in this struggle! The work is based on two musical themes that are familiar and dear to the heart of every Ukrainian - these are the themes from the National Anthem of Ukraine and from the song "Oy u luzi chervona kalyna".
All wind bands who would like to obtain the score and orchestral voices to perform the piece can apply to purchase them directly from me.
Glory to Ukraine and its Heroes!
We will win, and mordor will disappear from the face of the earth forever!

Happy that the premiere of my Fanfare "Glory to Ukraine" went very moving and well received by the audience!

I am pleased to announce that my "Glory to Ukraine" Solemn Fanfare for wind band was performed by the Pennsbury Community Band on Thursday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. local time! The concert will be conducted by the Pennsbury Community Band's founder - Christopher Bygott.
I am so glad and happy that all this took place and passed at such a good level! I am infinitely grateful to mr. Alan Tongret for this idea - to compose a solemn Fanfare, and for the fact that he offered me to do it. And also for all the amount of work that he have done for Ukraine and Ukrainians!

Also, my big regards and my gratitude to the conductor Christopher Bygott and all members of the orchestra!

"Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit"

Dear friends! Yesterday, May 11, 2023, a concert by students of the 2nd year of the Choral Conducting Department called "Let God Rise" was held in auditorium No. 36 of the National Music Academy of Ukraine. Spiritual choral music by Ukrainian composers was playedperformed. I sincerely thank everyone involved for the wonderful performance of my composition, which was performed under the baton of Vitalii Muliar. I am proud of our talented youth choirmaster and wish them great creative success in the future!
"Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit" (Славослів'я / Doxology) (2020) ~ SSAATTBB a cappella; to texts from the Bible (UKR).

I am pleased to announce that one of my compositions for women's choir will be performed by Pacific Lutheran University!

I am pleased to announce that my composition "Oh, there is viburnum on the mountain"/"Oy, Na Gorі Kalyna" (one of the movements of my cycle of arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs "Spring Songs") for women's choir a cappella will be performed by the Pacific Lutheran University Treble Choir under the direction of the conductor Tiffany Walker!
The concert will be live-streamed on Thursday, May 10th, at 7:30 PM Pacific Standard Time. My work will be performed second, approx. 45 minutes after the start time. There is a link below, which will be available to watch after the concert. University Singers and Knights Chorus. Directed by Dr. Tiffany Walker and Barry Johnson.
Lagerquist Concert Hall – Mary Baker Russell Music CenterPacific Lutheran University - Mary Baker Russell Music Center: 12180 Park Ave S, Parkland , WA 98447
Pacific Lutheran University is located six miles south of Tacoma, in suburban Parkland, Washington, on a 156-acre woodland campus. PLU offers approximately 3,100 students a unique blend of academically rigorous liberal arts and professional programs. Students develop skills in decision making, analysis, communication and reasoning that prepare them for a lifetime of success - both in their careers and in service to others.

Performance of one of my works for mixed choir a cappella by the chamber choir "UNITED"

Dear friends! I want to share with you a video recording of the performance of one of my works for mixed choir a cappella by the chamber choir "UNITED"!
In this project, the artists worked as creative volunteers within the framework of the project "Kyiv lives, Kyiv sounds 2.0" to raise funds for people affected by the war.
An incredible, "cosmic" performance, for which I thank everyone involved!
Special words of thanks to conductor Vladyslav Lysenko and choirmaster Mykhailo Trokhymenko. Dear friends, you were able to find in your interpretation new original possibilities of reading this work, although it was performed by many choral groups and it sounded many times.
I wish the "UNITED" choir success and a long creative life! I am glad that Ukraine has such powerful and talented choir master talents!
I. Aleksiychuk "Holy God of Sabaoth"
Recording from the concert of the chamber choir "UNITED" "Echoes of epochs: from monody to modernism" within the framework of the 159th season of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine.
Artistic director and conductor - Vladyslav Lysenko, Choirmaster - Mykhailo Trokhymenko
Column Hall named after M.V. Lysenko of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, Kyiv.

Another beautiful performance of my work by the "United" Chamber choir))

I. Aleksiychuk "Holy God of Sabaoth".
Concert "Christmas edition" 21.12.2022
Column Hall named after M.V. Lysenko of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine.

Artistic director and conductor - Vladyslav Lysenko
Choirmaster - Mykhailo Trokhymenko

I thank the journalist Thea Derks for once again including my music in her program!

On Sunday, May 5th at 17.00 CET in the program of the Dutch journalist Thea Derks "An Ox on the Roof" two of my choral compositions for mixed choir a cappella will be performed!Here’s the link to this program coming Sunday at 5 pm Central European Time. An Ox on the Roof 50: The Ox in Time of War #14.An introduction to contemporary music in plain language.
Episode fifty of Een os op het dak by Thea Derks , inspired by her book Een os op het dak: modern music after 1900 in a nutshell .
The disturbing reports of Russia's war against Ukraine continue to fly around our ears. Secret information about morale and equipment of the Ukrainian army ended up on the street, we are not going to supply F16s and the beleaguered country gets just enough ammunition not to perish ingloriously, but not enough to win the war. To become discouraged.
Today, therefore, music from Ukraine again, as a tribute to the steadfastness with which the army and the residents who have not yet fled defend their – and our – freedom.
We start with Lacrimosa by Oleksandr Shchetynskyi [photo], who still lives and works in Kyiv. He composed this piece for the special instrumentation of violin, oboe, horn, two trombones and organ during the first weeks of the Russian aggression, when the city was constantly bombarded by Russian artillery.
Shchetynskyi wrote his lamentation on behalf of the Organ Hall of Lviv, where the piece was premiered on April 17, 2022, performed by musicians of the Luhansk Regional Philharmonic Orchestra. After the annexation of Luhansk, they sought refuge in Lviv, much more to the west.
In the previous episode you already heard music by Evhen Stankovych, who, like Shchetynsky, lives in Kyiv. He is currently working on a grand oratorio about the war. He himself does not speak English, so we communicate with his daughter Radmila. "Can you imagine trying to live a normal life when every day could be our last?" she asks rhetorically. Today a recording of his Second Violin Concerto.
The same broadcast also featured the fanfare Glory to Ukraine composed by Iryna Aleksiychuk for the first 'anniversary' of the war. The recording was made while the musicians were under Russian fire. To conclude this program again music by Aleksiychuk and two of her choral songs. Chamber choir Amphion will sing this on Saturday 10 June in the Oranjekerk in Amsterdam.
The 1st edition of Een os op het dak is sold out, but via Boekenbestellen.nl you will receive a copy of the 2nd edition
1. Oleksandr Shchetynsky. Lacrimosa.Musicians of the Luhansk Regional Philharmonic Orchestraconducted by Ivan Ostapovych.2. Evhen Stankovych. Violin Concerto No. 2.Valeriy Sokolov, violin.Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Oksana Lyniv.4. Iryna Aleksiychuk.a. Pisnya.Chrestsjatyk Academic Chamber Choir, conducted by Pavlo Struts.b. Haide, Kato.Galician Chamber Choir Yevshan conducted by Iryna Kreslenko.
Composition, presentation and technique Thea Derks

My work "Glory" for treble choir a cappella was performed in the Royal Albert Hall!

I am incredibly happy that my work "Glory" for treble choir a cappella has been selected for the National Youth Choir of Great Britain's 40th anniversary program and was performed with great success yesterday under the direction of the talented conductor Joanna Tomlinson in the main concert hall of London - Royal Albert Hall! This is a great honor for any composer, and I am infinitely grateful to everyone involved for such a unique opportunity! An absolutely cosmic feeling when a choir of almost 300 people performs your music!

Thanks also to critics Bernard Hughes and Neil Fisher for their favorable comments on my work. For the first time in my life, I was featured in "The Times", an influential daily British newspaper, one of the oldest in the world!

I sincerely congratulate Ms. Joanna Tomlinson and the entire team of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain! I wish you long and successful creative years, audience sympathy and thunderous applause!

Links to articles with feedback about the event:

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Participation in the work of the jury of the piano competition "Neuhaus music meetings"

Once again, I thank you for the opportunity to participate in the work of the jury of the online pianist competition within the framework of the "Neuhaus music meetings" festival at the Kropyvnytskyi Music College!
And although the military actions of the terrorist state of russia against my country did not allow us to do it directly in the wonderful concert hall of the college, I am very glad that the competition continues to live!
I would like to heartily congratulate all the participants of the competition, their teachers and parents with their successful performances! I am glad that even in the extremely difficult conditions of the war, our talented children and their teachers continue to work and surprise us with their creative achievements!
You can read the results of the competition at the link below, and you can also listen to and watch the competition performances of our participants at this link.
Thanks to my friends, colleagues on the jury - Yuriy Kot, József Örmény, Marianna Maximenko, as well as the organizers of this artistic event - the music college of Kropyvnytskyi - and personally Larysa Goliusova and Oleksiy Stoyanov!
And, of course, thanks to our Ukrainian armed forces, thanks to which our talented children are able to continue their development in spite of the maddened invader who dreams of wiping us off the face of the earth. We will win! Glory to Ukraine!

Сoncert of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain on the occasion of the 40th anniversary!

I am very honored and proud to be among the composers whose works were chosen to be performed in the program of the anniversary concert of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of this glorious choir!

My composition "Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit" will be heard in a truly grandiose performance, because the number of choir members reaches 290 people!

I am glad that the Ukrainian spiritual word and Ukrainian music continue to be in great demand and win the hearts of people all over the world. I sincerely thank all my foreign performers for their support and desire to sing in Ukrainian!

The concert will take place on April 11, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., in London's Royal Albert Hall at the address:

ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Kensington Gore
London, SW7 2AP

I invite all my friends who live in London to the concert!
Tickets can be purchased at this link.

Video recording from the premiere performance of my composition "Trisagion" for treble choir a cappella and solo violin on canonical texts.

Dear friends!Today I finally received a video recording from the premiere performance of my composition "Trisagion" for treble choir a cappella and solo violin on canonical texts! Now I can share it with you))
A huge thank you to my performers - the USA National High School Girls' Honor Choir and conductor Pearl Shangkuan, as well as the All-American Choral Conductors Association (ACDA) who commissioned me to compose this music!

A choir of 300 people is really impressive performance!

The premiere of the work took place during the All-American Conference of the Association of Choral Conductors on February 25, 2023 in the city of Cincinnati (Ohio).

The piece "Trisagion" is my first piece, which was created after the beginning of russia's brutal, invasive and murderous war against Ukraine. Therefore, my appeal to the canonical text of one of the most important prayers of Christianity is not accidental. The main idea of the work is an appeal to God to save and protect the people of Ukraine from the Russian occupier, from war and death.

The main Christian prayer of the Holy Trinity, which is also called the Angelic Song of the Holy Trinity, is the penitential and at the same time laudatory singing of the Holy Trinity. It got its name from the threefold mention in the text of the prayer of the "saint". This prayer is very old, it was used in worship since the days of early Christianity. There are several versions of the origin of the Holy Trinity prayer. According to the first and most common among Orthodox Christians, it was heard during angelic singing. It happened in the V century in Constantinople. Then a strong, devastating earthquake broke out in the city, causing panic among the locals. The frightened citizens took to the streets of Constantinople and offered prayers to God, asking them to forgive their sins and have mercy. At that time, among the people was a boy who suddenly, in front of everyone, was lifted into the air by an invisible force and after a while dropped back. He told the stunned people that he heard angelic singing in the air and gave them the text of their prayer. The townspeople immediately began to pray, adding the word "have mercy on us" at the end, and the earthquake stopped. In the same year, the Christian prayer of the Holy Trinity was introduced into worship, and today it can be heard in every Orthodox church.

Don't miss Thea Derks program on Radio Holland with my solemn fanfare "Glory to Ukraine"!

My solemn fanfare "Glory to Ukraine" will be heard today on the radio program of the Dutch presenter Thea Derks at 17.00 Dutch time and at 18.00 Ukrainian time!An Ox on the Roof 49: The Ox in Time of War #13.
Episode forty-nine of Een os op het dak by Thea Derks , inspired by her book Een os op het dak: modern music after 19:00 in a nutshell .
This is already the 13th episode of 'De Os in the times of war'. Unfortunately, the end of the battle is anything but in sight, so today again music from and about Ukraine.
Episode 47 featured work by Iryna Aleksiychuk, who fled her homeland not long after the war broke out and found a safe haven in Bilbao. She is very concerned about her homeland and also warns the rest of Europe against the aggression of Russia, which she believes will push further west if Ukraine is defeated.
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the war, Aleksiychuk was commissioned by an American artist to compose a fanfare, which she appropriately named Glory to Ukraine . She incorporated Ukrainian themes, including from the national anthem. The musicians of the National Academic Wind Orchestra of Ukraine recorded the piece in a studio in Kiyv while being bombarded by Russian missiles.
Shocked by the Russian attack on Ukraine, the Dutch pianist and composer Heleen Verleur was looking for a way to support the population. She made nine variations for piano solo on the Ukrainian song Plyve Kacha (The Duckling Swims). The text consists of a conversation between a mother whose son is sent to the front. The composition can be downloaded for free from publisher Donemus.
The Ukrainian composer Evhen Stankovych (Svaliava, 1942) studied with Boris Lyatoshinsky and Miroslav Skoryk, among others, whose music has been heard in previous episodes. In 1975 he composed his Second Symphony, subtitled 'The heroic' – the music has a martial character.
Roman Turovsky (Kiyv, 1961) has been living and working in New York for 44 years, but still feels strongly connected to his homeland: 'I am always inspired by Ukrainian music, the most melancholy in the world. That is not without reason, because the war against Ukraine has been going on and on for about 400 years. The current atrocities directly affect my family and friends and I am currently raising funds for both military and humanitarian causes.”
In the program:1. Iryna Aleksiychuk. Glory to Ukraine.National Academic Wind Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Oleksii Bazhenov.2. Plyve Kacha (Ukrainian folk song).Mariana Sadovska, vocals & harmonium.3. Helen Verleur. Plyve Kacha, theme and variations.Helen Verleur, piano.4. Evhen Stankovych. Symphony No. 2 'Heroic'.Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Oksana Lyniv.5.Roman Turovsky. A selection from De Temporum I.Christopher Wilke, lute.
Composition, presentation and technique Thea Derks.

My music performed by me today in the Parliament of the Basque Country!

Today I had the opportunity to present Ukrainian music and Ukrainian culture in the walls of the parliament, playing my composition "Folk images", built on the intonations of Ukrainian folk songs.
My music performed by me was played today in the Parliament of the Basque Country!
As part of the Ukrainian delegation from the EUSKRANIA - UkraniaSOS community, I had the opportunity to present Ukrainian music and Ukrainian culture within the walls of the parliament, playing my composition "Folk images", built on the intonations of Ukrainian folk songs. The audience also enthusiastically accepted the Ukrainian folk songs that we sang together with the girls from our delegation.

The celebration of the 43rd anniversary of the founding of the Parliament of the Basque Country

Today I was lucky enough to take part in an honorable and important event - the celebration of the 43rd anniversary of the founding of the Parliament of the Basque Country in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz! As part of the Ukrainian delegation from the EUSKRANIA - UkraniaSOS community, I had the opportunity to present Ukrainian music and Ukrainian culture within the walls of the parliament, playing my composition "Folk images", built on the intonations of Ukrainian folk songs. The audience also enthusiastically accepted the Ukrainian folk songs that we sang together with the girls from our delegation.
I was incredibly pleased and excited to personally meet the President of the Parliament, Ms. Bakartxo Tejería Otermin, whom I sincerely thanked for the enormous help that the Basque Country provides to Ukrainian refugees who, after the start of the full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine, found refuge in this wonderful land.
Thank you EUSKRANIA - UkraniaSOS community for inviting us to join such an important event and for the wonderful organization of our trip!
My impressions of the event at the link in the video!))

Meeting with students of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Meeting with students of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Composer - Iryna Aleksiychuk Conductor - Marika Kuzma 27.02.2023. Thanks to the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and Mr. Alain Barker for the warm welcome and the opportunity to meet and talk with the students of this glorious institution! And, of course, a huge thanks to my dear Marika Kuzma! Hugs to you all, my dear friends! I hope that we will definitely meet again!Brief video review of the event!

Conference of the ACDA. A fragment of the first rehearsal of my work. Answers to the questions.

It's exciting to hear your music live for the first time!Brief video review of the event!
A fragment of the first rehearsal and my first meeting as an official composer with the conductor and the Honorary Choir before the premiere of my commission work "Trisagion" for female choir a cappella and solo violin at the Conference of the Association of Choral Conductors of America. Answers to the questions of participants in the choir. February 24, 2023, Cincinnati, USA. Honorary Choir of the Association of Choral Conductors of America. Violin - Kirstin Greenlaw. Conductor - Pearl Shangkuan. Composer - Iryna Aleksiychuk. Translator - Marika Kuzma.

Conference of the ACDA. A fragment of the first rehearsal of my work. Answers to the questions.

It's exciting to hear your music live for the first time!Brief video review of the event!
A fragment of the first rehearsal and my first meeting as an official composer with the conductor and the Honorary Choir before the premiere of my commission work "Trisagion" for female choir a cappella and solo violin at the Conference of the Association of Choral Conductors of America. Answers to the questions of participants in the choir. February 24, 2023, Cincinnati, USA. Honorary Choir of the Association of Choral Conductors of America. Violin - Kirstin Greenlaw. Conductor - Pearl Shangkuan. Composer - Iryna Aleksiychuk. Translator - Marika Kuzma.

American impressions 22-28.02.2023

Brief video review of the event!

Participation in the conference of the All American Association of Choral Conductors as the official composer

From February 22 to 26, I took part in the conference of the All American Choir Conductors Association as the official composer of the CCAA honorary treble choir. Conducted by Pearl Shangkuang, a choir of 300 people performed my work "Trisachion" for women's choir a cappella and solo violin.
I want to thank all my friends for the holiday they gave me during my stay in the USA. It was a significant event in my life, the memories of which I will keep in my heart forever.
Many thanks to the conductor Pearl Shangkuan for commissioning the work for me and for its beautiful performance by the 300-member girls' Honorary choir and the wonderful soloist - violinist Kirstin Greenlaw. Thanks to each of the girls who sang in the choir and gave me a piece of their soul and love. Thanks for the three hundred loud "Glory to Ukraine!" and "Glory to the heroes!" that sounded from their mouths!
Thanks to the American listeners for the standing ovation with which they greeted my music, me, and Ukraine in my person!
Thanks to representatives of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) - Robyn Hilger, Joshua Habermann, Debbie Beckner for organizing my stay in Cincinnati and helping me prepare for this trip.
Thanks to my dear friends Julia Zavadsky, Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad, Simon Barrad, Natalie Kuzma Kravchuk, Iryna Voloshyna, Oksana Rodak, Brian Stevens and Alan Davis for being there, supporting, helping, entertaining and treating me!)))
A special big thank you to the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and Mr. Alain Barker for the warm welcome and the opportunity to meet and talk with the students of this glorious institution!
And, of course, a HUGE THANKS to my dear Marika Kuzma, who has been my real helper and Guardian Angel for several months now!Hugs to you all, my dear friends!I hope that we will definitely meet again!

Positive feedback from the press after the concert performance of my commission work "The Prayer"!

What wonderful news I received today!

I sincerely congratulate all members of the choirs Gruppo Vocale Cantemus and Coro Santa Maria del Monte - Varese, soloist Rebekka Maeder and conductor Davide Fior with such a positive response from music critics in the press! Dear friends, you have really done a huge and very difficult job. First, my difficult piece, and then the monumental German Requiem by Johannes Brahms - for a non-professional choir, this is a very serious challenge, but you coped with the task "excellently", and your performance at the concert was amazing!

I hug all the participants of this project and wish them further creative victories!

"Glory to Ukraine!", solemn fanfare for a wind band, World Premiere

Today is a significant and exciting day for me! Today I present to your attention my new work - Solemn fanfare "Glory to Ukraine!" for wind band!
Something about the history of the creation of this work. In October 2022, I was contacted by Mr. Alan Tongret, the head of TongretARTS LLC, an American, who is deeply concerned about the situation in Ukraine, after the aggressive attack on it by the terrorist state - russia. He commissioned me to write this piece in support of Ukraine and democracy around the world, on the anniversary of the start of full-scale russian hostilities against Ukraine. The main condition and request of Mr. Alan was that the world premiere of this piece and the studio audio recording be performed by the National Academic Wind Orchestra of Ukraine. We turned to the general director of the collective, Mr. Oleksandr Pirozhenko, and he gladly supported this idea! And here is the result of our painstaking work before you! The musicians of the orchestra performed a real feat to make this recording possible in very difficult conditions. On the day of rehearsal and recording, they were hindered by rocket attacks on Kyiv, air raids and lack of light. But everyone came to the recording!
I am infinitely grateful to all the participants in the process - Mr. Alan Tongret, the general director of the orchestra - Mr. Oleksandr Pirozhenko, a brilliant professional, conductor Oleksiy Bazhenov, the artists of the orchestra, a brilliant sound engineer and my old friend Andrii Mokrytskyi, who always made all my studio recordings at the highest level, and, also, a special huge thanks to my former student and my close friend Dmytro Danov, for the highly professional and masterful work with the samples!
I was inspired to create these solemn fanfare by a video of the prayer of soldiers of the "Azov" battalion before battle. It is what opens my presentation video. The text of the prayer was written in 1919 by Osyp Mashchak, a Ukrainian nationalist and fighter for the independence of Ukraine, written in blood on the wall of the prison cell in which he was imprisoned.
I put all my deep desire for our Victory over the Russian invader, murderer and occupier into this music. I hope that this work will go around the world as a sign of the world community's support for our Victory in this struggle!
The work is based on two musical themes that are familiar and dear to the heart of every Ukrainian - these are the themes from the National Anthem of Ukraine and from the song "Oy u luzi chervona kalyna".
We will win, and mordor will disappear from the face of the earth forever!Glory to Ukraine and its Heroes!
Performed by: National Academic Wind Orchestra of Ukraine. The general director - Oleksandr Pirozhenko. Conductor - Oleksiy Bazhenov. Sound engineer of the studio recording - Andrii Mokrytskyi. Sampling - Dmytro Danov. Video of the prayer of the soldiers of the Azov regiment

The broadcast with the dutch journalist Thea Derks about my music. Welcome!

Sunday 5.02.2023, the dutch journalist Thea Derks' program about my music and, in particular, the works "So close" for violin and piano, and "Breath of time" for mixed choir a cappella to texts from the Upanishads will be broadcast on Dutch radio. The performers are Nina Syvachenko (violin), Iryna Aleksiychuk (piano), and the "Khreshchatyk" Chamber Choir (conductor Laryssa Bukhonska). The broadcast will start at 17:00 Dutch and 18:00 Ukrainian time. I sincerely thank Mrs. Thea Derks for her attention to Ukrainian modern music and for her efforts to support Ukraine during russia's military aggression against Ukraine.
I invite you to listen!
After the broadcast you can always listen via this link.

The world premiere of my new work "Molytva" ("Holy Mother of God" for mixed choir a cappella and percussion instruments.

Today and tomorrow, very important and joyful events for me will take place in my life - the world premiere of my new work "Holy Mother of God" for mixed choir a cappella and percussion instruments!
The piece was commissioned to me in October this year by Mr. Davide Fior, a Swiss conductor and head of several choral collectives - Opernkollektiv Zürich, СoncertoVocale.ch, Сantori contenti Zug, and Gruppo Vocale Cantemus. The first concert will take place today, at 21:00 Italian time in the city of Varese, and the second tomorrow at 17:00 in the city of Lugano. Thank you very much and I wish great success to Mr. Davide Fior and the artists of both choirs who will be involved in the performance of my music! Thank you also for the invitation to be present at both premiere performances!

The concert of our newly formed chamber trio "Lumière"

My dear friends!

I invite everyone to the concert of our chamber trio "Lumiér", which I now have the honor to be a member of. Together with my friends and colleagues - Angéline Danel (soprano) and Rafa Climent (clarinet) - we will perform a very interesting and beautiful program from the works of romantic composers - F. Schubert, R. Schumann, J. Meyerbeer, L. Shpor and H. Berlioz.

The concert will take place on January 28, Saturday, at 19.00 at the Andrés Isasi musika-eskola, located at Calle las Mercedes Kalea, 6, 48930 Getxo, Bizkaia.

A concert on the occasion of awarding the volunteers of the city of Portugalete.

Today I have a great opportunity to take part in a very interesting event. As part of an instrumental duo with the beautiful, talented clarinetist Rafa Kliment, I will play a whole series of pieces on the stage of the Culture Center of the city of Portugalete!
A concert by a piano-clarinet duo on the stage of the Culture Center of the city of Portugalete on the occasion of awarding the best volunteers of the city. Many thanks to the City Hall for the invitation!

The program of our performance includes the works of Isaac Albenis, John Williams, Robert Schuman and Manuel de Falla.

I invite all local friends! Free entrance. The event starts at 19.00. The evening will take place at Casilda Iturrizar Kalea, 10, 48920 Portugalete, Bizkai

Thank you very much to the City Hall of Portugalete for the invitation to participate in a wonderful event - the awarding of volunteers of the city of Portugalete! I sincerely thank the audience for the warm reception and wild applause! Many thanks to my friend and duet partner, clarinetist Rafi Kliment, for the inspired music-making together! It was great))

Concert of Christmas folk melodies of Ukraine and the Basque Country.

For the first time in my life, I will play Ukrainian and Basque carols on the organ for local residents!On December 29, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m., a concert will be held, in which Christmas carols from the Basque Country will be performed by the Schola cantorum choir of the local church of San Pedro Apostol under the direction of Senor Imanol Garai with my accompaniment on the organ, and Ukrainian carols in my organ arrangement and performance.
The program will end with Georg Friedrich Handel's "Hallelujah".
I sincerely invite all local friends to our concert!
In the concert program:01. Villancico popular ucraniano "Good evening to you, Mr. Master!02. Zatoze kristauak (Adeste fideles)03. Mykola Leontovych "Schedryk"04. Gabeko Izar05. Villancico popular ucraniano "A new joy has become!"06. Belenen sorti zaiku07. Iryna Aleksiychuk, arrego del villancico popular ucraniano "Nicolás Misericordioso" y canto "San Milagro"08. Horra Mari Domingo09. Villancico popular ucraniano "Heaven and earth now triumph"10. Polit edera11. Gordon Young "Preludio en estilo clásico"12. Noche de paz13. Georg Friedrich Handel "Hallelujah"
Christ was born! Let's praise Him!

My organ music recital 16.12.2022

Not even 30 years have passed since I played a solo organ concert again, and on the day of my own jubilee birthday!)))
From 1993 to 1996 I studied as an optional student in the organ class of the Kyiv Conservatory. Almost 30 years have passed and once again I am lucky to return to this activity. Thanks to the Basque Country for this opportunity!

On Friday, December 16, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., a charity organ music concert will be held at the Parroquia De San Pedro Apóstol (Sopelana), Aquilino Arriola Calea, 15.

The works of J.-S.Bach, J.Brahms, G.Young, C.Frank, E.Gigoux will be performed by Iryna Aleksiychuk, Honored Artist of Ukraine, Associate Professor of the Composition Department of the National Academy of Music of Ukraine.

Assistant - Yurii Kot

Concert program
1. Johann Sebastian Bach, "Fantasy in C minor" BWV 562
2. Johann Sebastian Bach, "Concerto in G Major"
3. Johann Sebastian Bach, Choral Prelude BWV 639 "Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ"
4. Gordon Young, "Prelude in Classical Style"
5. Johannes Brahms, Three Choral Preludes from the "Eleven Choral Preludes" Cycle, Op. 122
6. Cesar Franck, "Prelude, Fugue and Variation"
7. Eugène Gigoux, "Toccata" from the cycle of 10 pieces for organThe link to the recording of the concert is below.

Karl Orff "Carmina Burana" version for brass band, choir, soloists-vocalists and two pianos, I mov. "Oh, Fortune!"

I am happy that I was lucky enough to celebrate my professional holiday - International Music Day - this year on a real scale! Fragment from the concert at this link!I am happy that I was lucky enough to celebrate my professional holiday - International Music Day - this year on a real scale, taking part in the performance of the famous work of the composer Karl Orff "Carmina Burana" in a version for brass band, choir, soloists-vocalists and two pianos. The concert took place on the stage of the largest concert hall in the city of Bilbao - Palacio Euscalduna de Bilbao. It was incredible to feel a part of this grand event together with wonderful groups and musicians - the Municipal Brass Orchestra of Bilbao under the direction of the conductor José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana, the Orfeón Pamplonés choir under the direction of Igor Ijurra and excellent soloists - Olatz Saitua (Soprano), Carlos Mena ( Contratenor), Toni Marsol (Barítono).
The hall was full. And after the concert, when people started approaching me to congratulate me on a successful concert, I realized what a huge number of new friends I had made during my short stay in the Basque Country! I feel their support and warm attitude towards me every minute. I would like to express my immense gratitude to the conductor José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana, Ms. Erkuden Garmendia, and the entire team of the Banda Municipal de música de Bilbao orchestra for the opportunity to collaborate with this glorious team. I would also like to sincerely thank Ms. Onintze Amezaga Bilbao and Ms. Mari Luz Palacio Sagarduy for their support. Huge thanks to the entire team of the Red Cross organization of Sopelana (Cruz Roja Uribe Kosta - Uribe Kostako Gurutze Gorria) - manager Sara Mielgo, who is always there and helps to solve any of my problems, and, of course, special words of thanks to the head of Cruz Roja Uribe Kosta, Mr. Iñaki Arnedo, thanks to whose personal help and support I had the opportunity to collaborate with the Municipal Brass Orchestra of Bilbao.
Thank you all, dear friends! In my person, you provide support to Ukraine and all Ukrainians who, due to Russia's war against Ukraine, are currently on the territory of Spain.
Fragment from the concert at this link!

Participation in the live broadcast of Radio Bilbao Cadena SER.

Today I had a very exciting experience - participation in the live broadcast of Radio Bilbao Cadena SER. For the first time in my life, I had to give an interview in Spanish, so I was a little worried)))
Thanks to the organization UkraniaSOS Basque Country and Mrs. Kateryna Kaminska for inviting me to participate in this program. I also thank the host of Radio Bilbao Cadena SER, Ms. Azul Tejerina, for the interesting conversation and for the warm welcome! The Basque country and its inhabitants are very supportive of Ukraine and the Ukrainians who ended up in Spain because of the war. Huge thanks to them for this!

"Unto the Lord with my Voice I Cried" for women’s choir a cappella

I met the choral conductor Jessica Pierpont in 2022, after the terrorist state of russia launched a full-scale war against my country, Ukraine. In this difficult time for all Ukrainians, many musicians from other countries wanted to express their support for us by wanting to perform the music of Ukrainian composers. Jessica was among them. Under her direction, my piece for the women's choir "My Voice to the Lord" was brilliantly performed. Jessica, Sofia Yatsyuk, Marian Guay, and the McGill Doctoral Recital Choir's performance was a rare combination of professional skill and depth of feeling and emotion, which always touches the listeners to the depths of their souls! Jessica is not only a wonderful musician, but also an amazing person, always ready to help. I wish her great creative success and will always be glad to continue our creative collaboration!
Jessica Pierpont, conductorSofia Yatsyuk, violin Marian Guay, soprano McGill Doctoral Recital Choir Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel in Montreal QC, benefit concert for the women’s center of Montreal, 30.04.2022