Skrypnyk
Oleksiy Viktorovich

Acting Chief Scientific Secretary of the NAА of Ukraine

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Oleksiy Viktorovych Skrypnyk

    born in 1955

Composer, teacher, scientist

    Academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine (2021).

    Corresponding member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine (2013-2021).

    Honored Art Worker of Ukraine (1999).

    D. in Art History (2009).

    Professor (1999)

Oleksiy Skrypnyk prefers symphonic, chamber, instrumental, and choral music. The composer's works also include music for theatrical performances, computer programs, songs, and pop music.

The composer is characterized by a state of creative search, he owns all modern types of writing techniques, in his opuses he relies on the best examples of world music. Highly artistic, original music of O. Skrypnyk - Symphonies No. 1, No. 2, Suite to the drama by L. Andreev's drama Savva, Scherzo No. 2 for chamber orchestra Lyk Domer, Scherzo No. 3 for chamber orchestra, French horns, percussion and piano, Piano... forte... ", "Pizziccato" for chamber orchestra, choral, instrumental, vocal works - attracts the attention of a wide range of listeners, sounds in Ukraine, as well as in countries near and far abroad, in particular in Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, the USA, Hungary.

Academician Oleksii Skrypnyk has been conducting significant research and teaching work. He is the author of 14 published works, including 11 scientific studies covering the problems of modern writing techniques (aleatorics, scientific and methodological works on polyphony, etc.)

As a teacher, he has trained talented young composers, including 6 laureates of international, 12 laureates of national and 2 laureates of regional composing competitions. As Rector of the Donetsk State Music Academy named after Serhii Prokofiev, Academician Skrypnyk paid considerable attention to raising the scientific standard of the teaching staff, publishing scientific papers, textbooks, holding international competitions for young pianists in Serhii Prokofiev's homeland, young vocalists of the Anatolii Solovianenko Nightingale Fair, international Bach Academies (Ukraine-Germany), etc.

Biography

1955 - born on August 14 in Kirovsk, Luhansk region.

1986 - graduated from the Donetsk State Music and Pedagogical Institute.

1989 - began teaching at the Prokofiev Donetsk State Music and Pedagogical Institute.

1994 - Associate Professor at the Prokofiev Donetsk State Conservatory.

1996-2009 - Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Prokofiev Donetsk State Conservatory (since 2002 - Prokofiev Donetsk State Music Academy).

1999 - Professor of the Prokofiev Donetsk State Conservatory.

2010 - 2014 - Rector of the Prokofiev Donetsk State Music Academy.

2015 - appointed Acting Chief Academic Secretary of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine.

2017 - elected Chief Academic Secretary of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine.

Member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine and the National All-Ukrainian Music Union.


Works

For symphony orchestra

● Symphony (1988),
● The Tale of Igor's Campaign (1986-1987),
● Suita (1993);

For chamber orchestra

● Scherzo (1994);
● String Quartet (1987);
● Scherzo "Sarcasms";
● Diptych (Piano-Forte, Pizzicato);

For the piano

●  suite, plays, miniatures for children;

For mixed choir

● "Hallelujah" and others; songs; choral arrangements of folk songs; music for children's performances.