Female vocal ensemble “Making waves”
Kiev, Ukraine
Viktoriia Vitrenko - conductor
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| “Petrivochka” from cantata “The seasons”, solo mezzo-soprano Olena Maksymova | Lesia Dychko (b. 1939) | Ukrainian folk |
| “Reka” / “River” from “Madrigals for female choir” | Tomislav Zografski (1934-2000) | Blazhe Koneski (1921-1993) |
| Il est bel et bon | Pierre Passereau (1509-1547) | French folk |
| “Plach nevesty-siroty na mogile roditelej” (“A cry of orphaned bride on the parent’s grave”) from “Piat svadebnyh pesen”, solo soprano Viktoriia Vitrenko | Valeriy Kalistratov (b. 1942) | Russian folk |
| Italjanskaja polka / Italian polka | Sergej Rahmaninov, arr. G. Muratov (1873-1943) | No words |
Folk Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| “Petrivochka” from Ukrainian folk cantata “The seasons”, solo mezzo-soprano Olena Maksymova | Lesia Dychko (b. 1939) | Ukrainian folk |
| Oj, na goru kozak vodu nosyt / Oh, to the mountain, solo Maryna Veremenko and Anna Shaban | Arr. Volodymyr Stecenko (b. 1941) | Ukrainian folk |
| Oksana, solo soprano Maryna Veremenko | Arr. Viktor Kolomijec (b. 1991) | Ukrainian folk |
Sacred Section
| Title | Composer |
|---|---|
| Blagoslovy, dushe moja, Gospoda / Praise, my soul, the Lord | Kyrylo Stecenko (1882-1922) |
| Bogorodice Devo, radujsia / Ave Maria, solo soprano Kateryna Kapishon | Anna Evstafjeva (b. 1989) |
| Sviatyj Bozhe / Holy God, solo soprano Iryna Bondarenko | Lesia Dychko (b. 1939) |
| Otche nash / Our Father | Bogdana Filz (b. 1932) |
Pop Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Byla mene maty / My mother hit me, solo Olena and Olga Marchenko | Arr. Jurij Maslianka (b. 1983) | Ukrainian folk |
| Mr. Sandman | Pat Ballard (1899-1960) | Pat Ballard (1899-1960) |
| Oh! Darling, solo mezzo-soprano Anna Shaban | Paul McCartney (b. 1942) | Paul McCartney (b. 1942) |
The female vocal ensemble was established in January, 2010. The members of the ensemble have technical educations and experience singing with the National Academic Cappella of National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI.” The ensembles repertoire is diverse, ranging from classical pieces, sacred music, and contemporary arrangements of Ukrainian folk music to popular songs and world choral music.
The debut of “Making waves” took place in April, 2010 on the stage of L’viv Organ Hall with Francis Poulenc “Le petite fille sage” from “Petit voix”. During its three years of existence “Making waves” has become the winner of multiple choral and vocal competitions among which is “Art-premiere” (Kharkiv, I place, 2011), “Ukrainian vocal competition named after B. Liatoshinsky” (Kiev, II place, 2011) and “Singing world” (Saint-Petersburg, I place, 2012). In 2013 a debut disc “Sing for joy” was released.
Viktoriia Vitrenko, is the conductor of “Making waves” and has distinguished herself as winner of the Fifth Ukrainian Choral Conducting Competition in Kiev, 2012. She was also awarded during the Ukrainian and European Youth Vocal Competitions. Since 2013, she continues her conducting education at the Musical Academy of Stuttgart, Germany.
“Making waves” is representative of a musical cultural development among the Ukrainian youth and comes from Kiev. Kiev is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural centre of Eastern Europe.
