OLEG KHODOSKO
Position: Head of the Department of Composition
Academic title: Professor (2023)
Education: Belarusian State Conservatory (1978, composition class of A.Bogatyrev), internship (1989)
Disciplines taught: Composition, Fundamentals of Composition, Fundamentals of Choral Writing, etc.
Oleg Khodosko was born on March 21, 1964 in Alma-Ata, Republic of Kazakhstan.
He has been working in Belarusian State Academy of Music since 2000. Since 2004 – senior teacher, 2012 – dean of the Department of Composition, since 2020 – professor of the Department of Composition. Since 2023 – head of the Department of Composition.
Oleg Khodosko is a member of the jury of various republican and international competitions, including International festival “Youth for the Union State” (2009), Republican Competition “The Star has risen over Belarus” (2010), Festival-competition of national choral music “Rekha”(2010) etc.
He is a member of the repertoire and editorial commission of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus. Conducts creative meetings in secondary educational establishment of art and culture in Belarus. He is a member of television and radio programs of Belarusian broadcast.
He is laureate of All-Union competitions for students composers in Moscow (1985, 1987). Was awarded the silver medal of the USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements (1988). He is laureate of the Republican Prize “Golden Cupid” (2009), laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus (certificate №1012 dated April 23, 2003), National theatre Awards (2011,2021), was awarded the Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus (2022).
Among the students there are laureates of international competitions E.Evnevich, I.Kulagina, E Loban, composer Yu.Tsagoiko.
Author of works: Vocal cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano “Belarusian Album” (1984), String Quartet No. 1 (1985), symphonic poem “Symon Music” (1986), cantata for mixed choir and symphony orchestra “Songs of Belai Rusi” (1987), String Quartet No. 2 (1988), ballet “The Golden Key” (score; 1989), ballet “The Golden Key” (score; (1990), chamber music for string orchestra and piano (1992), music for the television film ” To go and not return” (dir. N. Knyazev; 1992), Symphony No. 1 “Repentant” (1992), Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (1993), music for the feature film “Fire Shooter” (dir. N. Knyazev; 1994), music for the documentary film “Symon Budny” (dir. N. Knyazev; 1995), Symphony No. 2 “Via dolorosa” (1996), music for the play “Love of a Funny Man” (dir. N. Knyazev; 1996), vocal cycle for tenor and piano “The Dying Fire” (words by V. Bryusov; 1996), All-Night Vigil (1997), Symphony No. 3 “In Memory of François Villon” (first ed.; 1998), Choral concert “In Memory of Alfred Schnittke” (words by M. Lomonosov and G. Derzhavin; 1998), cantata for mixed choir and symphony orchestra “Psalms-Carols” (1999), Symphony No. 4 “White Rus’” (2000), Music for the play “Cunning and Love” (dir. V. Shcherban; 2000), “Light burning candle” for symphony orchestra (2001), Music for the play “Six Characters in Search of the Author” (dir. R. Talipov; 2002), Symph. No. 3 “In Memory of François Villon” (second ed.; 2003), suite for symphony orchestra “Music for a virtual performance” (2004), music for the play “Ivona – Princess of Burgundy” (dir. A. Gartsuev; 2004), Sonata for accordion (2004), ballet “Cinderella” (choreographer R. Poklitaru; 2005), opera “Shadow” (score; 2005), opera “Shadow” (score; 2006), opera “Black Monk” (score; 2007), opera “The Black Monk” (clavier; 2008), small cantata for a’capella choir “Chorus Rehearsal” (2008), song “Ave Maria” (lyrics by A. Skorinkin; 2008), “Stabat Mater” for mezzo-soprano, mixed choir and symphony orchestra (score; 2009), “Stabat Mater” for mezzo-soprano, mixed choir and symphony orchestra (piano score; 2009), music for the play “Not Mine” (dir. A. Gartsuev; 2009), music for the feature film “Masakra” (dir. A. Kudinenko; 2010), ballet “Waiting Hall” (2011), music for the play “Ladzia Rospachi” (2012), symphony No. 5 “The Seven Deadly Sins” (2013), ballet “Citizens of Calais” “(2013), musical “Shalom Aleichem. Peace be with you, people” (2014), suite from the ballet “Waiting Hall” (2014), ballet “Thumbelina” (choreographer M. Vezhnovets; 2014), operetta “Wedding in Malinovka” by Aleksandrov-Khodosko (dir. M. Kovalchik; 2015 ). music for documentaries: “Your Neighbor”, “Lida Castle”, “Ruzhany Castle” (2015), symphony No. 6 “Point of No Return” (2015), music for the documentary “Chernobyl. 30 years later” (2016), ballet “The Cherry Orchard” by Sviridov-Khodosko (choreographer S. Mikel; 2016), musical “The Life and Death of Yanka Kupala” (dir. M. Kovalchik; 2017), symphony No. 7 “Quo vadis” (2017), ballet “Titanic” (choreographer S. Mikel; 2018), ballet “Thumbelina” second edition (choreographer M. Vezhnovets; 2014), musical “Comedy” (dir. V. Chigileichik; 2019), musical “The Tale of Meneske” (2019), symphony No. 8 (2019), “Light of distant stars” poem for large symphony orchestra (2020), symphony No. 9 “City that does not exist…” (2020), symphony for a’capella choir “Missa” (2021), vocal-symphonic suites “Batleyka”, “Fair” (2021), “Scandinavian Suite” for large symphony orchestra (2022), symphonic picture “Kupalle” (2022).
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