Serhiy Bashtan

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Serhiy Vasylievych Bashtan (12/I/1927- ) Merited artist (1967) Professor (1980) People's Artist of Ukraine (1995)

Bashtan was born in the village of Novi Birochky, now Velykyj Khutir, Cherkassy province. (Other sources state that he was born in the village of Mykhailivka, Drabivsky region).

Bashtan ompleted his studies at the Gliere Music College in 1948 under Volodymyr Kabachok.

He completed his studies in bandura at the Kyiv Conservatory under V. Kabachok and M. Helis in 1959.

In 1957 he won the coveted gold medals at the All-Union Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow and also at the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students.

Soloist of the Veriovka Ukrainian Folk Choir from 1959-1968.

In 1967 received the title of Merited Artist of the Ukrainian SSR

From 1968 he has taught bandura at the Kyiv Conservatory.

In1980 he received the title of Professor.

In 1995 he received the title of People's Artist of Ukraine.

During the time he was in the Ukrainian National Folk Choir he became the Part-org or Communist Party first secretary. He also took this position in the Kyiv Conservatory. As a result he was constantly reporting on the goings on within these organizations, particularly reporting on aspects of Ukrainian Nationalism.

Serhiy Bashtan is the long time professor of bandura at the Kyiv conservatory. His major claim to fame are his efforts in developing a professional repertoire for the bandura by comissioning works by prominent Ukrainian composers such as K. Miaskov, A. Kolomiyetz, M. Dremliuha, F. Nadanenko, H. Hembera. and others. These works were published in music collections which he edited from 1960-1991. Bashtan has also composed over 30 instrumental works for the bandura. He has been the editor of a number of compilations.

[edit] Publications

Biblioteka Bandurysta (1960-67)

Vziav by ya Banduru (1968-1975)

Repertuar Bandurysta (1976-

Shkola hry na Banduri (with A. Omelchenko) 1978) Handbook for the Bandura with A. Omelchenko (1989)

[edit] Students

Volodymyr Yesypok, Petro Chukhrai, Victor Mishalow, Alla Sheptytska, Maya Holenko, T. Hrytsenko, S. Petrova, Volodymyr Kushpet, Kost Novytsky, Roman Hrynkiv, Liudmyla Hlotova, Lidiya Olijnyjk, Olha Kalyna, Larysa Diedukh, Rayisa Chornohuz, Stepan Zhovnirovych, Ivan Koval', Yuri Nezovybat'ko