Alla Zagaykevych

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Updated 20 January 2007

Born

17 December 1966 in Khmelnytsky (Ukraine).

Education

In 1990 she graduated from Kyiv State P. Tchaikovsky Conservatory (now National Music Academy). She studied composition and orchestrating under Prof. Y. Ischenko. In 1993-1994 she made her postgraduate studies in music theory with Prof. I. Piaskovsky and in composition with Prof.Y. Ischenko. In 1995-1996 she attended annual course for composition and musical informatics at the Institute IRCAM of Paris. Her main lecturers were T. Murail and B. Ferneyhough.

Style

Her work's mainstream is symphonic and chamber music, chamber music theatre, electro-acoustic music.

Works

Symphony on verses by V. Mayakovsky for baritone and symphony orchestra (1990)
Duration: 20'
Trio for violin, cello and piano (1991)
Duration: 12'
Internezzo for the symphony orchestra (1993)
Duration: 11'
"Sans l'Eloignement de la Terre" for violin, accordion and guitar (1994)
Duration: 15'
"Musique Aveugle" for piano and orchestra (1995)
Duration: 15'
"Et Dans Un Long Tournoiement J'Entrerai Dedans l'Etang Celeste" for bassoon, double bass, clarinet/bass clarinet, electronics (l'IRCAM) (1996)
On verses by Oleg Lysheha.
Duration: 13'
"Ausgesetzt Auf Den Bergen Des Herzens ..." for soprano, strings and organ (1996)
On verses by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Duration: 12'
"Numbers And Wind (Drawings by Memory)", chamber opera (1992-1997)
On verses by Mykola Vorobjov (in Ukrainian).
For three voices, flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trombone, two percussionnists, piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass.
Duration: 60'
"Mar-X-Nevidomist" for soprano and piano (1997)
Duration: 10'
Interlude for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trombone, two percussionnists, piano, violin, alto, cello and double bass (1998)
Duration: 10'
"Chemins Des Ombres" for trombone, percussion and contrabass (1998)
Duration: 10'
"Choven" for soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone (1999)
On verses by Mykola Vorobjov.
Duration: 12'
"Choven", for violin (or flute), clarinet and cello (2000)
Duration: 12'
"Cosi Fan Tutte", electronic music for audio-video installation (2000)
Duration: 54'
"To Escape, to Breathe, to Keep Silence (Tikaty, dykhaty, movchaty)", electronic music for audio-video installation (2001)
Duration: 45`
"The Way to the Great River(Shljakh do Velykoji riky)" for soprano and eight instrumentalists (2002)
After text by Oleg Lysheha (in English).
Instrumentalists: flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola and cello.
Duration: 10`
"Gravitation" for two cellos (2002)
Duration: 7`
"Heroneya" for violin, cello, bassoon, piano and electronic recording (2002)
Duration: 12’
"Motus" for recording and computer (2003)
Duration: 10’
"Pagode" for recorders and electronic recording (2003)
Duration: 8’
Music to the film "Mamay" (2003)
Duration: 72'
"Vents, Pierres, Fleurs" for accordion (2004)
Duration: 7’
"Seasons in the Square", electronic music for audio-video installation (2004)
Duration: 15’
"Ecce Juventa Anni" for soprano, choir and the symphony orchestra (2004)
After text by G. Skovoroda.
Duration: 14’
"Laborintus - Exitus" for clarinet and electronic recording (2005)
Duration: 10’
"Air Mechanics" for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello (2005)
Duration: 18’
"Transparency" for violin, electronic recording and live electronics (2006)
Duration: 9’
"Pagode-Vision" for block-flutes' quartet and electronic recording (2006)
Duration: 10'

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