Brass and Percussion Instruments Department

SERGEY PROTSENKO

Position: Associate Professor of the Brass and Percussion Instruments Department, trombone
Education: Petrozavodsk department of Leningrad State Conservatory named after Rimsky-Korsakov (1968, class of A.Kozlov)
Courses taught: Special Instrument, Chamber ensemble, Ensemble, Sight reading and learning orchestral parts


He was born on May 6, 1962 in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.

Since 2004 was teacher of the Brass and Percussion Instruments Department, since 2010 was a senior teacher, since 2018 is Associate Professor of the Brass and Percussion Instruments Department in Belarusian State Academy of Music. He trained 25 students and 4 graduate students.

Students who are laureates of international competitions:

  • Kovalevsky – 2nd prize of XXIV International competition of young performers named after E.Coca (Moldova, Kishinev, 2018);
  • Turovets – 2nd degree diploma of II International competition of brass and percussion instruments Juozasa Pakalnisa (Lithuania, Vilnius, 2018);
  • Senko – 3rd degree diploma of II International competition of brass and percussion instruments Juozasa Pakalnisa (Lithuania, Vilnius, 2018).

Co-author of 2 educational programmes on course: “Special instrument” and “Ensemble”. Held master-class and concert in Children School of Arts №1 in Osipovichi (May, 2015).

Publications:

Articles:

  • “Trombone: about some aspects of genesis and etymology” // “News” BSAM;
  • “Concert for trombone and string orchestra of I.Albrechtsberger: general characteristics of composition and methodological advice on performance” // “News” BSAM, 2020;
  • “Expressive abilities of trombone in Baroque epoch music” // “News” BSAM.

Annually class concerts are held:

  • trombone class concert // Molodechno State Music College named after M.Oginsky (2016);
  • concert “Jacgues and frinds”in cooperation with President of Association of French trombonists Jacques Muager // Molodechno State Music College named after M.Oginsky (2017);
  • musical concert commemorated to Martin Luther and Francis Skaryna “Tuba Mirum” in cooperation with President of Association of French trombonists Jacques Muager // Great Hall of Belarusian State Philharmonic Society (2017).
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