Хорова капела “Галичина” центру народної творчості Тернопільщини – лауреат обласного конкурсу імені Соломії Крушельницької

Abstract

У статті висвітлено участь аматорської народної хорової капели “Галичина” обласного науково-методичного центру Тернопільщини у III обласному конкурсі-фестивалі хорових колективів та окремих виконавців ім. С. Крушельницької. Звернено увагу на історію становлення і творчу діяльність хорової капели “Галичина” під орудою заслуженого діяча мистецтв України Ігоря Левенця. Проаналізовано репертуар колективу та його участь у міжнародних, всеукраїнських і обласних конкурсах-фестивалях хорової музики.

В статье освещено участие любительской хоровой капеллы “Галичина” областного научно-методического центра Тернопольщины в III областном конкурсе-фестивале хоровых коллективов и отдельных исполнителей им. С. Крушельницкой. Обращено внимание на историю становления и творческую деятельность хоровой капеллы “Галичина” под управлением заслуженного деятеля искусств Украины Игоря Левенца. Проанализировано репертуар коллектива и его участие в международных, всеукраинских и областных конкурсах-фестивалях хоровой музыки.

In the article is drawn to attention to the fact, that the choir “Halychyna” started its activities at that time, when the Soviet communist system began to decline. Therefore Igor Levenets as a national conscious and public-spirited citizen decided to create a collective, which would be able to promote genuine Ukrainian national choral music and works by foreign composers-classics. In 1990 in the city of Ternopil began to operate a collective of the new direction, with new conceptual approaches to promote choral singing. This collective has set a goal – to promote Ukrainian national choral music, recover of the choral traditions that were prevalent in Halychyna before 1939 year. Been shown that Choir “Halychyna” was born in times of political events that preceded the birth of independence of Ukraine. This period was the basis for policy rethinking repertoire and new approaches to the celebration of national holidays. Wide Audience of Ternopil region first had the opportunity to listen to spiritual songs of Ukrainian composers (M. Verbitskyi, D. Sichinskyi, O. Koshits, M. Lysenko, A. Hnatyshyn, etc.). Noted that none artistic evening devoted to anniversary of the Great Kobzar not do without the participation of the choir “Halychyna”. In its repertoire included works by Ukrainian composers to Shevchenko words “Testament” of D. Gladkyi arranged for choir L. Revutskyi), “Cherry Orchard Circle house” of B. Vakhnyanyn, “Do we still get together again” of S. Lyudkevych “Count in captivity” of D. Sichinskyi et al. In the past, the choir “Halychyna”, besides the concert activity, has always been an active participant in international, Ukrainian and regional competitions and festivals of choral music, which took place in Kyiv, Odesa, Ternopil, Lutsk, Poltava. Significant event in the creative work of the team was the participation in the III regional competition of them. S. Krushelnytska in 1991 in the city of Ternopil. The third competition took place during March-April 1991, where the best choir and solo performers were selected to the final, the third round, which took place on May 17–19, the same year, at the Ternopil Institute of National Economy’s House of Culture. His art was shown by 46 choir ensembles and 16 solo performers. Significance of the contest was added by an authoritative jury consisting of professor of the Kyiv Р. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, artistic director of the State Children’s musical theater of Ukraine, People’s Artist of Ukraine Mykhaylo Krechko (chairman of the jury), artistic director of the Hutsul state song and dance ensemble, associate professor of the Ivano-Frankivsk Pedagogical Institute, Honored Artist of Ukraine Ivan Legkyj, associate professor of the Lviv M. Lysenko State Conservatory, Honored Artist of Ukraine Bogdan Derevyanko. The program of the competitive performance of the choir chapel “Halychyna” was represented by highly artistic models of national choral music, including “Our Father” Artem Vedel, “Let it Come” by Dmitrо Bortniansky, cantata “Count in Captivity” by Denis Sichynsky, “The Sun Has Become”, ukrainian folk song in processing Vasyl Barvinsky. The artistic interpretation of choral works has been incompletely artistic and executed at a high professional level. The competition was accompanied by favorable reviews by both the audience and the honorary jury, which gave grounds for evaluating the performance of the choir chapel “Halychyna” as the highest award of the Solomia Krushelnytska III regional festival-competition – Grand Prix of the festival. So amateur folk choir “Halychyna” directed by Igor Levenets as a creative collective made a significant contribution to the revival and creation of Ukrainian national choral traditions. Its active participation in the concert life of the city of Ternopil, Ternopil region and republican art events is invaluable and example for future generations. Indicative in its activity is to promote the national church music and musical works to Shevchenko words. All this gives grounds to put Choir “Halychyna” in a number of leading highly collectives of Ukraine.