Julia Gomelskaya

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Updated 8 March 2009

Born

11 March 1964 in Ukraine.

Education

Julia Gomelskaya graduated as a pianist from Simferopol Musical College of Ukraine in 1983 and as a composer from Odessa State A. Nezhdanova Conservatory under Prof. O. Krasotov in 1990.
In 1995 she was awarded a fellowship by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London). She has received the MMus Postgraduate Degree in Composition with distinction (Prof. R. Saxton, City University, London). In 1997 she received the Overseas Research Students Award for a reading for the degree of PhD in the Composition at the University of Sussex (UK).

Works

Sonata for violin and piano (1987)
Duration: 22'.
"Shout", chamber cantata prose by Jurij Bondarev for baritone, violin, cello and piano (1988)
In Russian. Duration : 12'.
Fantasia on themes of "Porgy and Bess" opera by G. Gershwin for violin, cello and piano (1989)
Duration: 13'.
"In Opposition" for string quartet (1989)
Duration: 13'.
Poem-Overture for symphony orchestra (1990)
Duration: 11'.
"In Modo Sketch" for cello and piano (1992)
Duration: 13'.
"Ex Libris" for violin and symphony orchestra (1993)
Duration: 18'.
"Spring Verses", chamber cantata Ukrainian folk verses for children's choir percussion and piano (1993)
Duration: 15'.
"Saxonome. Apologia" for alto-saxophone and ensemble (1994)
Duration: 13'.
"Unwhispered Words", chamber cantata for soprano, flute and piano (1994)
Verses in Ukrainian by Olena Matushek. Duration: 14'.
"N-Quartet" for string quartet (1995)
Duration: 7'.
"Diphonium" for 10 instruments (1995)
Duration: 7',
"Floridas" for small symphony orchestra (1995)
Duration: 14'.
"Phonium-Folk" for flute, violin, cello and piano (1995)
Duration: 9'.
"Memento Vitae" for small symphony orchestra (1996)
Duration: 9'.
"Flute Vers-Inversions" for flute and tape (1996)
Duration: 7'.
"Kurt-Reminiscences" for wind orchestra (1996)
Duration: 8'.
"Tear-Stained Autumn" for soprano and piano (1996)
Verses in Russian by Anna Akhmatova. Duration: 10'.
"Sentimental Serenade" for bassoon and piano (1996)
Duration: 5'.
"Bagatelle" for horn and piano (1996)
Duration: 4'.
"Winter Pastoral", verses by Boris Pasternak for chorus a cappella (1996)
English translation by Lidia Pasternak-Slater. Duration: 5'.
"Forgotten Ritual" for flute, alto saxophone, piano and percussion (1996)
Duration: 7'.
"Jane Eyre", ballet for small symphony orchestra (1997)
Duration: 90'.
"From the Bottom of the Soul" for string quartet (1997)
Duration: 10'.
"Waiting" for mezzo-soprano and piano (1997)
Verses in English by Jennie Fontana. Duration: 10'.
"Zig-Net-Zag" for clarinet/bass clarinet, cello and two pianos (1998)
Duration: 18'.
"Ithron-Phonium" for symphony orchestra (1998)
Duration: 10'.
"The Divine Sarah", opera-scene for mezzo-soprano and piano (1999)
Libretto in English by Michael Irwin. Duration: 26'.
"Synopsis of Symmetries" for flute, violin, viola and cello (1999)
Duration: 11'30".
"Seven Touches" for piano (1999)
Duration: 21'.
"Dabuba-Pa" for violin solo (2000)
Duration: 9'15".
"Behind the Sahadow of Sound" for violin and accordion (2000)
Duration: 10'40".
"... Herbarium ... Music of Recalls ..." for violin, viola, cello (2000)
Duration: 8'40".
"The Trap For Two" for soprano and alto saxophones (2000)
Duration: 7'.
"Barva" for bandura solo (2001)
Duration: 5'.
"Diadem" for flute and harp (2001)
Duration: 7'30".
"The Triumph of Adrenaline" for trombone and percussion (2001)
Duration: 8'.
"The Riot" for wind orchestra (2001)
Duration: 11'.
"Vitae Musica", concert of musical symbols for mixed choir and piano (two players) (2002)
Poems by Roman Brodavko (in Ukrainian). Duration: 11'.
"Carl & Clara" for clarinet and piano (2002)
Duration: 9'.
"Winter Pastoral", version for vocal quartet (2003)
Verses by Boris Pasternak (in English).
Duration: 5’.
“DiaDem” for flute and piano (2003)
Duration: 8’00”.
“DiaDem” for violin and cello (2003)
Duration: 6’40”.
“The Only Hint …” for flute solo (2003)
Duration: 2’30”.
“SymPhobia” symphony for orchestra (2004)
Duration: 20’.
“My Sister-Night” for mezzo-soprano, flute\alto flute and piano (2004)
On poems by Dolly Radford (in English).
Duration: 14’.
“Ukrajinochka” for piano (2005)
Duration: 4’20”.
“Dive Deep in a Rhythm-Risk-Riot…” for violin, violoncello and piano (2005)
Duration: 9’50”.
“Rhythmus” for double bass and piano (2005)
Duration: 7’50”.
“Gutsulka-Dance” for piano and one percussion player (2006)
Duration: 7’07”.
“Gutsulka-Dance” version for two pianos and two percussion players (2006)
Duration: 7’07”.
“Whispering, speaking, singing…” for mixed choir (SATB) (2006)
In English, in Ukrainian.
Duration: 7’00”.
“Calling the Sun” for 2 pianos (2006)
Duration: 7’00”.
“O Vstrechnom”-message for piano (2006)
Duration: 2’00”.
“Vyjdy, vyjdy, Ivanku” transcription of folk song for mixed choir (SATB) (2006)
In Ukrainian.
Duration: 4’00”.
“Through Crystals of Gothic Mosaic” for flute\alto flute, violoncello, piano (2006)
Duration: 13’30”.
“The Only Hint …” for clarinet in B solo (2007)
Duration: 3’00”.
“STRIMPELLATA-Sounds”, chamber symphony for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, two violins, viola, cello and double-bass (2007)
Duration: 19’50”.
Concerto for piano and string orchestra (2007)
Duration: 21’45”.
“Trace of Trumpet” for trumpet and piano (2008)
Duration: 6’20”
“Charms of a Lonely Fiery Bird or Well Digitized Bandoura” for bandura and electronics (2008)
Duration: 7’11”
“Jab-Jazz” for trombone, piano and one percussion player (2008)
Duration: 7’40”
“ukRAINian BALLAD” for soprano and tuba (2009)
Duration: 5’11"
"Concerto gross" for violin and string orchestra (2009)
Duration: 18’11

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