Larysa Kuzmenko

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Larysa Kuzmenko (born 1956) is a Juno Awards-nominated[1] Canadian composer and pianist based in Toronto, Ontario. She currently teaches on the music faculties of The Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto.[2][3]

Early life[]

Kuzmenko was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario, to Ukrainian parents. She studied music at the University of Toronto, earning a master's degree in composition.

Career[]

Kuzmenko has been commissioned to write pieces by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the , the , the Laidlaw Foundation, the , the Ontario Arts Council, and the Royal Canadian College of Organists.

In 2003 her work "Impromptu and Toccata" was premiered in Toronto.[3] Cellist Yamagami Kaori and pianist Peter Longworth presented her composition "Fantasy for Solo Violincello" at the University of Toronto Walter Hall in 2008; the work was commissioned by the Women's Musical Club of Toronto.[4]

Kuzmenko's oratorio "Golden Harvest" was first performed by the Winnipeg Symphony in 2016.[5] For Canada's 150th Anniversary, she collaborated with Newfoundland playwright Robert Chafe to create a choral adaptation of Brahms Intermezzo. The work was performed by the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Shallaway Youth Choir of St. John's, Newfoundland.[6]

Many of Kuzmenko's works have been published by Boosey and Hawkes. Her composition "Mysterious Summer Night" was performed by Christina Petrowska Quilico and included on her 2018 album Global Sirens.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ 2011 JUNO Award Nominees Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Bio of Larysa Kuzmenko at the University of Toronto Archived 28 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b International Trumpet Guild (2003). ITG Journal. 28, Issues 1-3. International Trumpet Guild. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Innovative Yamagami is one to follow". Toronto Star, By John Terauds, Nov. 21, 2008
  5. ^ "A musical story of struggle and perseverance". Star-Phoenix, Britainy Zapshalla, March 23, 2017
  6. ^ "Review: NACO’s first Canada 150 tour concert a full musical meal". Artsfile, April 27, 2017. by Peter Robb.
  7. ^ "Global Sirens - Christina Petrowska Quilico". The Whole Note, by Sharna Searle, 27 November 2018
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