Honorary Professor of Belarusian State Academy of Music
Belarusian musicologist, teacher, lecturer. PhD of Art History (1981). Professor (1982). Honored Worker of Higher School of the BSSR (1976). Member of the Belarusian Union of Theatre Workers (1978), Belarusian Union of Musical Workers (1961), Belarusian Union of Composers (1959).
Born March 21, 1926 in Nizhny Novgorod, RSFSR. Graduated from the Gnessin State Music and Pedagogical Institute (1953) in the class of B.Levik, and completed her postgraduate studies there under his supervision (1957). She worked at Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.Lunacharsky (Belarusian State Academy of Music) since 1957. In 1957–1968, she taught at the Department of Musicology the following courses: Introduction to the Specialty, Solfeggio, Harmony, Analysis of Musical Works, Methods of Teaching Musical-Theoretical Disciplines and Musical Literature. She taught a special class and pedagogical practice for musicologists. In 1963–1983, she was vice-rector for research and educational work, in 1983–1986 – for research and creative work, simultaneously in 1968–1969 she served as acting head of the Department of Music Theory, and in 1969–1981 she was head of the Department of Music Theory. Since 1986 – professor of the Department of Music Pedagogy, History and Theory of Performing Arts.
For many years of work in Belarusian State Conservatory (Belarusian State Academy of Music) K.Stepantsevich was scientific supervisor for diplomas, PhD and graduate theses. She is a member of All-Union organization “Znanie” (1980-1985). Member of Art Council of the Ministry of Culture of BSSR (1980-1985). Deputy of city council (1965-1971).
She was an opponent and chairperson of the expert commission for the defense of PhD dissertations, the author of reviews of various publications, scientific articles. The author of annotations to the works of Belarusian composers, reports at international and national conferences, symposiums, plenary sessions, congresses of the Union of Composers (Germany, Switzerland, Vilnius, Riga, Chisinau, Moscow, Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod), Minsk, Mogilev, Brest), over 30 radio and television programs on Belarusian music and music education; lecturer at the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society, the Znanie Society.
The author of a large number of articles in scientific collections, magazines, newspapers “Soviet Belarus”, “Soviet Musician”, “Music Life”, “Zvyazda”, “LiM”, “Nastaunitskaya Gazeta”, “Pioneer of Belarus”, “Communist of Belarus”, “Culture”.
Students. Among her students are the PhDs of art history O. Morozova, T. Sernova, S. Gerasimovich, L. Orlova, S. Baeva, K. Yaskov. Former graduates who defended PhD dissertations after graduating from Belarusian State Conservatory: Yu. Zlatkovsky, N. Stepanskaya..
Awards:
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1971);
- Medal “For Distinguished Labor” (1970),
- Medal “Veteran of Labor” (1993),
- Medal of Francysk Skaryna (2001);
- Certificates of Honor of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, BSSR, Ministry of Culture of the USSR, Ministry of Culture of the BSSR;
- Lapel pin of Belarusian State Academy of Music (2012).
Publications:
- Variation in the opera works of M. I. Glinka. – Minsk, 1966;
- Belarusian concert. – Minsk, 1967;
- New trends in the development of Belarusian musical art: (late 1950s – first half of the 1970s). – Minsk, 1981;
- Georgy Semenovich Glushchenko: on the 90th anniversary of his birth: articles, memoirs, documents. – Minsk, 2012.
Учебники и учебные пособия:
Textbooks and teaching aids:
- Schoolchildren about music. – Minsk, 1962 (co-authored);
- Belarusian Soviet musical literature. – Minsk, 1969 (co-authored);
- History of Belarusian Soviet music. – Minsk, 1971 (co-authored);
- History of Belarusian music. – Moscow, 1976 (co-authored);
- Phonochrestomathy on the history of Belarusian music. – Moscow, 1979 (co-authored);
- Belarusian Soviet musical literature. – Minsk, 1981 (co-authored);
- Belarusian musical literature: musical materials for the production of children’s music schools. – Minsk, 1993 (co-author);
- Backgrounds and programs “Belarusian musical literature”. – Minsk, 1994 (co-author);
- Bel. music 1960–1980 – Minsk, 1997 (co-author);
- Belarusian musical literature: a guide to a mentor. – Brest, 2001 (co-author);
- Belarusian musical literature. – Brest, 2002 (co-author);
- From the history of musicology in Belarus (1932–1992): teaching aid – Minsk, 2002 (co-authored);
- Belarusian music of the second half of the 20th century – Minsk, 2009 (co-authored).
Educational programmes:
- Belarusian Soviet Music Literature for Children’s Music Schools. – Minsk, 1963; 1981, 1990 (co-authored);
- Pedagogical Practice: Program for Music Colleges. – Minsk, 2001.
- Compiler and editor:
- Issues of Theory and History of Music. – Minsk, 1976;
- Issues of Culture and Art of Belarus. – Minsk, 1982-1987. – Issues 1-6; Issues of Culture and Art of Belarus: Collection. – Minsk, 1982-1994. – Issues 1-13 (editor-in-chief);
- Music Pedagogy and Psychology: Issues of Theory and Practice. – Minsk, 2002;
- From the History of Musicology in Belarus. – Minsk, 2002;
- Current issues in the theory and practice of music pedagogy // Scientific works of Belarusian State Academy of Music. – Minsk, 2005. – Issue 9;
- Musical performance as a type of artistic and creative activity // Scientific works of Belarusian State Academy of Music. – Minsk, 2007. – Issue 14.
K.Stepantsevich in works of other researches:
- V. Kokushkin. From the history of the Department of Music Pedagogy, History and Theory of Performing Arts // News of Belarusian State Academy of Music. – 2002. – № 3;
- M.Solopov. Talent, Calling and Duty: on the Anniversary of Kaleria
- Sernova. Not to Stop for a Moment…: on the Anniversary of Prof. K. Stepantsevich // News of Belarusian State Academy of Music. – 2016. – № 28.
- T.Sernova. Selfless Service to Music. Dedicated to Kaleria Stepantsevich // News of Belarusian State Academy of Music. – 2022. – No. 40. – 112-115.