Iryna Kyrylina

Iryna Yakovlevna Kyrylina (Ukrainian: Ірина Яківна Кириліна; 25 March 1953 – 4 September 2017) was a Ukrainian composer. She was born in Dresden, Germany, and studied with R.I. Vereschagin at the Kyiv Musical College, and with M.V. Dremlyuga at the Kyiv Conservatory, graduating in 1977. After completing her studies, she taught at a Kyiv Music School and directed children’s choirs. Since 1982 she has worked as a full-time composer.^[1]^[2]

Honors and awards

Laureate of the Ukrainian Republican Komsomol M.Ostrovsky Prize (1988)
Honored in Arts of Ukraine (1999)
Winner of the Ukrainian President’s Prize (1999)
First Prize International Puppet-Show Competition (1988)
International Children’s Festival Prize (1993–1997)
All-Ukrainian Radio Festival Song of the Year (1998–2001)^[1]

Works

Kyrylina was among the first Ukrainians to compose song cycles for voice and orchestra. She also writes stage music, often incorporating Ukrainian songs into her compositions. Selected works include:

Chamber Cantata no.1 ‘Iz zvyozdnogo kovsha’ (From the Starry Ladle) (M. Tsvetayeva), Soprano, chamber ensemble, 1977
Sonata, violin, piano, 1980
Chamber Cantata no.3 ‘Znaki pamyati’ (Signs of Memory) (N. Turbina), Soprano, chamber orchestra, 1986
Sinfonietta, 13 strings, 1987
Chamber Cantata no.4 ‘Memoria’ (A. Akhmatova), Soprano, chamber ensemble, 1988
3 portreta (3 Portraits) (mono-op, L. Kostenko), Mezzo-soprano, chamber orchestra, 1988
Chamber Cantata no.5 ‘Molitva’ (Prayer) (canonical texts), Soprano, chorus, orchestra, 1989
Bagatelles, pianoforte, 1990
Sax Quartet, 1990
Raspad (Disintegration), chamber symphony., 1991
Chamber Cantata no.6 ‘Kuznechik’ (The Grasshopper) (V. Khlebnikov), Soprano, clarinet, violin, pianoforte, 1992
Rozmyte bachene (What I have Seen has been Washed Away) (cantata, P. Movchan), children's chorus, male chorus, organ, 1993^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Music Information Centre Odessa Ukraine". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^ Tyrrell, John (2001). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 14.
^ Shurova, Nina Sergeyevna. "Kyrylina, Iryna Yakovlevna". Retrieved 22 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[DB-1] "Music Information Centre Odessa Ukraine". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

[2] Tyrrell, John (2001). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 14.

[3] Shurova, Nina Sergeyevna. "Kyrylina, Iryna Yakovlevna". Retrieved 22 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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