Brass and Percussion Instruments Department

Position: Associate Professor of Woodwind Instruments Department
Academic title: Associate Professor (2018)
Education: Belarusian State Academy of Music (1993)
Courses taught: Special Instrument (flute), Ensemble, Art of Performers Interpretation, Supervision of theses

She was born on May 1, 1968 in Baranovichi, Belarus.

From 1993 works as a flute class teacher, from 1997 as the Head of the Department “Brass and Percussion Instruments” in State Educational Establishment “Gymnasium-College of Arts named after I.Ahremchik”. Since 2002 worked in Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts at the Brass Music Department. Since 2010 works in Belarusian State Academy of Music at the Woodwind Instruments Department. Trains graduate students. Conducts classes at the Professional Development and Staff Retraining Faculty of Belarusian State Academy of Music.

She is a member of regional, republican and international competitions. Teaches at international musical seminars, holds master-classes.

S.Sitnikova trained a great amount of laureates and Gran Prix holders of different national and international competitios, laureates and scholarship holders of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for the support of talented youth.

Laureates of international competitions of class of Associate Professor S.Sitnikova from student of Belarusian State Academy of Music:

• E.Vilchik

Laureate of VI Republican Creative Radio Competition “Young talents of Belarus”, 1^st degree diploma (Belarus, 2016);

Laureate of XVII International Competition “Tarptautinis Lietuvos kompozitoriu kamerines muzikos atlikimo konkursas”, 3^rd degree diploma (Lithuania, 2017).

• Eliseeva
  Laureate of V International Competition of young performers “Surmy Bukovina”, 1^st degree diploma (Chernovtsy, 2013);
  Laureate of XX “ Concours de piano de Brest ”, 2^nd degree diploma (France, 2015);

Laureate of XVII International Competition named after M.Yudina, 2^nd degree diploma (Russia, 2016).

• Miklash
  Laureate of XXII International Competition of Young Performers “Eugen Coca”, 1^st degree diploma (Moldova, 2016).
• Rolich
  Laureate of IV Republican Creative Radio Competition “Young talents of Belarus”, 2^nd degree diploma (Belarus, 2014).
• Bogacheva
  Diploma holder of VI Republican Creative Radio Competition “Young talents of Belarus”, (Belarus, 2016);
• Kondratenko
  Laureate of International Competition of Classical Music “Kaunas Sonorum – 2019”, 3^rd degree diploma (Lithuania, 2019).
• Shadrina
  Laureate of VIII Republican Creative Radio Competition “Young talents of Belarus”, 1^st degree diploma (Belarus, 2019).
• Cheng Guanyi

Laureate of International Art Festival “Musik Bridge – Vienna, Austria, from March 20 till April 10, 2021, 1^st degree diploma.

• Yanushkevich
  Gran Prix of X Republican Creative Radio Competition “Young talents of Belarus”, (Belarus, 2021).
• Danilova
  Laureate of International Innovation Competition in the Sphere of Music Art “New Music Discovery” in nomination brass instruments (solo) – Kazakhstan, 2021, 1^st degree diploma.
  Laureate of Scandinavian international competition, 2022, 1^st degree diploma.
• M.Sushinskaya

Diploma holder of I International Woodwind performers Competition, “WoodwindBrassPremium – 2021”.
Laureate of International Competition of woodwind instruments performers, commemorated to 120^th anniversary of M.Raukhvereg (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), 2021, 1^st degree diploma.

Ensembles of students of class of S.Sitnikova from Belarusian State Academy of Music:

• Flute quartetunder the supervision of S.Sitnikova: Vilchik, N.Bogacheva, Yu.Titov, Z.Shadrina.
  Gran Prix of VII Republican Creative Radio Competition “Young talents of Belarus” (Belarus, 2017).
• Ensemble “Impressions” under the supervision of S.Sitnikova: A.Danilova, M.Sushinskaya, V.Kontsevenko, M.Bukato.
  Laureate of X VII Republican Creative Radio Competition “Young talents of Belarus” – Minsk, April 10 – May 6, 1^st degree diploma (Belarus, 2021).
• Flute trio under the supervision of S.Sitnikova: V.Yanushkevich, Yu.Titov, Z.Shadrina.

Laureate of III International competition of brass and percussion instruments performers (ensembles) Ufa, December 18-19, 2021, 1^st degree diploma.

S.Sitnikova actively conducts creative activity. She holds class concert within the project “Flute History” in the concert halls of Belarusian State Academy of Music and Belarusian State Philharmonic Society. Her students perform at prestigious concert halls of the country. Students of the class recorded compositions of Belarusian and foreign composers for the Fund of Belarusian Television and Radio Company as well as programme “Trajectory of Sound”, “Creative evening” with V.Kistyian, “Mood! Educative and entertaining programme” etc. Students of S.Sitnikova participated as a member of Belarusian delegation in II, IV, VI International festivals “Moscow meets friends” (2005, 2007, 2009) under the International Charity Fund of V.Spivakov.

S.Sitnikova with Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts organized I National Festival of Brass Orchestra “Belarusian Fanfare” (Minsk, 2011).

For the training of laureates of national and international competitions and contribution to the development of brass instrumental culture she was awarded various Diplomas and Certificates of Honor from the Ministry of Culture of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Diploma of Honor from Russian Philharmonic Society for the outstanding achievements in pedagogic activity as well as Certificates of Honor from Gymnasium-college of Arts named after of I.Arhremchik and Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts.

She is the author of the reports at republican and international scientific-practical conferences of the issues of history, theory and methodology of flute performing art.

• She is the author of many publications, programmes, arrangements of two flutes and piano.