Dnipro Choir is a Ukrainian choir of
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
The Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (; also known as Kyiv University, Shevchenko University, or KNU) is a public university in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The university is the third-oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and ...
that was founded in 1843.
In 1860th the choir was under the artistic direction of
Mykola Lysenko
Mykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko (; 22 March 1842 – 6 November 1912) was a Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist of the late Romantic period. In his time he was the central figure of Ukrainian music, with an ''oeuvre'' tha ...
. In 1908 the choir performed under the baton of
Oleksandr Koshyts.
Some famous musicians were associated with the choir, including regents Assing and Sokhanovsky, Volodymyr Stanislavsky; well-known composers Mykola Lysenko (founder of Ukrainian classical music), Yakiv Yatsynevych, Yakiv Kalishevskyi, Porfiry Demutsky; legendary choral conductor and composer Oleksandr Koshyts.
In 2017 the choir took the first place at the 36th international church music festival Hajnówka 2017 in Poland.
Current artistic director is Iryna Dusheiko.
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Ukrainian choirs
Musical groups established in 1843
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