Brass and Percussion Instruments Department

Position: Associate Professor of the Brass and Percussion Instruments Department, French horn
Academic title: Доцент (2022)
Honorary title: Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus (1994)
Education: State Musical-Pedagogical Institution named after Gnesiny (1973)
Courses taught: Special instrument, Chamber ensemble, Methods of teaching special instruments, Introductory practice, Performing practice

He was born on July 5, 1948 in Minsk, Belarus.

Since 1998 was a teacher of the Brass and Percussion Instruments Department, since 2003 was a senior teacher, since 2007 is Associate Professor of the Brass and Percussion Instruments Department.

During the work time in Belarusian State Academy of Music he trained 52 specialists with higher education and 9 graduate students.

V.Tarashkevich systematically holds class concerts, his students take part in thematic Department concerts as well as concert projects and festivals. of the Academy of Music and Musical Colleges of the Republic of Belarus. Student of the class of V.Tarashkevich A.Smal became 1^st degree laureate of International Competition named after E.Coca (Kishinev, Molodova, 2010), R.Chirik became 1^st degree laureate of International Competition named after E.Coca (Kishinev, Molodova, 2016) and received special price for the best performance of Moldavian composition, P.Kunts (1^st degree), A.Belokursky (2^nd degree), U.Sivakov (2^nd degree) became laureates of International Competition of Brass Instruments Performance “Surmy Ukraine”, Chernovtsy, Ukraine, 2017. P.Kunts became diploma holder of International Competition of Brass Instruments Performers, Gdansk, Poland, 2017, 2^nd degree laureate of International Competition of Brass and Percussion Instruments Performers “Sonorum” in Kaunas, Lithuania, 2017, A.Belokursky became 2^nd degree laureate of International Competition of Brass and Percussion Instruments Performers named after E.Coca, Kishinev, Moldova, 2018.

Publications:

Co-author of educational programmes:

• «Ensemble», 2016.
• «Chamber ensemble», 2016.
• «Sight reading and learning of orchestral parts», 2016.

Lecture courses and arrangements:

• Lecture edition for professional development and staff retraining of Belarusian State Academy of Music “French horn: history of the instrument and modern performing practice”, Minsk 2021, p.67.
• Edition of arrangements for French horn and piano. Minsk, 2021, 30p.

Awards:

• Medal “For labor valor” (1986);
• Mark of Honor from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus for significant personal contribution into development of Belarusian culture (1998).