Julia Gomelskaya

Dr. Julia Gomelskaya (Russian: Юлия Гомельская, Ukrainian: Юлія Гомельська) is a Ukrainian composer born on March 11, 1964 in Saratov, Russia.

Biography

Dr. Julia Gomelskaya ( [Julia Gomelska] , Юлия Гомельская, Юлія Гомельська) was born in 1964. She graduated from the Odessa State Music Academy under professor A. Krasotov obtaining a Diploma in Composition with distinction in 1990.

In 1995 she was awarded a fellowship for the postgraduate study by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She has received the Master of Music Degree in Composition with distinction under professor R. Saxton at the City University of London.

She has PhD in Music Art. Professor of composition at the Odessa State Music Academy. Author of 70 works in genres of academic music: symphonic, ballet, chamber and vocal music. Her compositions have been published by Sordino Ediziuns Musicalas (Switzerland) and by GSMD and Micropress (UK), and produced on CDs. She has recordings on the BBC Radio3 and on the New European Radio. She is a member of the Ukrainian National Composers' Union and of the Ukraine section of ISCM.

She has participated in many international festivals and forums in Ukraine and abroad: in Russia, Moldova, Armenia, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Romania, Lithuania, Spain, Switzerland, USA, China, Hungary, including ISCM World Music Days (Luxembourg, 2000; Hong Kong, 2002, Switzerland, 2004), 48 la Biennale di Venezia 2004 (Italy), FMF Schweiz 2000, 2002, 2003 (Switzerland), Spitalfields Festival 1996, 1997, Opera and Theatre Lab 1996, Mayfield Festival 2000 (UK). Her music was performed at Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room (London, 1998, 2001, 2002), "Gran Teatre del Liceu" (Barcelona, 2002).In May 2008 her ballet Jane Eyre was staged by London Children’s Ballet at the Peacock Theatre, London.

Awards

She won the 1st prize in the Ukrainian National composers' competition named after Prokofiev (1993), the 3rd prize in the International Women composers' competition (Kiev, Ukraine, 1995), the 1st prize at the 2nd International Composition Contest of Comines (Belgium, 2003), the 1st prize at the 35th Concours International de Chant Choral 2006 (Florilege de Tours, France, 2006). In 1994 she continued her education at the international composers' workshop of the Gaudeamus foundation (Amsterdam, 1994).

Laureate of Odessa Municipal Prize 2006.

Whilst at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD) she won all six composition prizes including Lutoslawski Prize and two of her pieces have been published by GSMD as a compulsory element of the audition process.

List of Compositions

The full list of works and contact information can be found at the [http://juliagomelskaya.bravehost.com the Official Site of Julia GOMELSKAYA.]

;2008
*"JAB-JAZZ" for trombone, piano and 1 percussion player

*"Charms of a Lonely Fiery-Bird or Well Digitized Bandura" for bandura and tape ;2007
*CONCERT for piano and string orchestra
*“AtomAnatomy” for 2fl, 2ob, 2cl, 2fg, 4horns, 3trbe, 3trni, tuba, timp, 3perc, pno, harp, strings
*“STRIMPELLATA-Sounds” Сhamber Symphony for flute, oboe,clarinet, bassoon, horn, two violins, viola, cello and double-bass
*“the only hint…” for clarinet in B;2006
*“Through Crystals of Gothic Mosaic” for flutealto flute, violoncello, piano
*“Calling the Sun” for 2 pianos
*“O Vstrechnom”-message for piano
*“Vyjdy, vyjdy, Ivanku” transcription of folk song for mixed choir(SATB), (in Ukrainian)
*“GUTSULKA-DANCE” version for 2 pianos and 2 percussion players
*“GUTSULKA-DANCE” for piano and one percussion player
*“Whispering, speaking, singing…” for mixed choir (SATB) (in English, in Ukrainian) ;2005
*“UKRAJINOCHKA” for piano
*“dive deep in a rhythm-risk-riot…” for violin, violoncello and piano
*“RHYTHMUS” for double bass and piano;2004
*“MY SISTER-NIGHT” for mezzo, flutealto flute, piano poems by Dolly Radford (in English)
*“SymPhobia” symphony for orchestra;2003
*"WINTER PASTORAL" version for vocal quartet, verses by Boris Pasternak(in English)
*“DiaDem” for flute and piano
*“DiaDem” for violin and cello
*“the only hint…” for flute solo
*“CARL & CLARA" for clarinet and piano;2002
*“VITAE MUSICA” (concert of symbols) for mixed choir and piano(2 players) poems by Roman Brodavko (in Ukrainian, in English)
*“EcHorn” for horn player and piano;2001
*“OUT OF GRAVITATION” for soprano, flutealto flute and piano, poems by Gwyneth Lewis (in English)
*“THE RIOT” for big wind ensemble
*“THE TRIUMPH OF ADRENALINE” for trombone and percussion
*“DiaDem” for flute and harp
*“BARVA” for bandoura solo;2000
*“THE TRAP FOR TWO” for saxophones soprano and alto
*“…herbarium…music of recalls…” for violin, viola, cello
*“BEHIND THE SHADOW OF SOUND” for violin and bayan
*“DABUBA-PA” for violin solo;1999
*"THE DIVINE SARAH" opera-scene for mezzo-soprano and piano, libretto by Michael Irwin (in English)
*"SYNOPSIS OF SYMMETRIES" for flute, violin, viola & cello
*“SEVEN TOUCHES” for piano;1998
*"ZIG-NET-ZAG" for clarinet/bass clarinet, cello and two pianos
*"ITHRON-PHONIUM" for symphony orchestra;1997
*"JANE EYRE" ballet for small symphonic orchestra
*"FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUL" string quartet
*"WAITING" for mezzo-soprano and piano, verses by Jennie Fontana (in English);1996
*"MEMENTO VITAE" for small symphony orchestra
*"FLUTE VER-INVERSIONS" for flute and tape
*"KURT-REMINISCENCES" for wind orchestra
*"TEAR-STAINED AUTUMN" for soprano and piano, verses by Anna Akhmatova (in Russian)
*"SENTIMENTAL SERENADE" for bassoon and piano
*"BAGATELLE" for horn and piano
*"WINTER PASTORAL" for choir a cappella, verses by Boris Pasternak(in English)
*"FORGOTTEN RITUAL" for chamber ensemble;1995
*"N-QUARTET" for string quartet
*"DIPHONIUM" for ten instruments
*"FLORIDAS" for small symphony orchestra
*”PHONIUM-FOLK" for flute, violin, cello and piano;1994
*"SAXONOME.APOLOGIA" for alto-saxophone and ensemble
*"UNWHISPERED WORDS" chamber cantata for soprano, flute and piano, verses by Olena Matushek (in Ukrainian);1993
*"EXLIBRIS" for violin and symphony orchestra
*"SPRING VERSES" chamber cantata for children's choir, violin, percussion and piano(in Ukrainian);1992
*"IN MODO SKETCH" for cello and piano;1990
*"POEM-OVERTURE" for symphony orchestra;1989
*"IN OPPOSITION" string quartet
*Fantasia on themes of "Porge and Bess" opera by G.Gershwin for violin, cello and piano;1988
*"SHOUT" chamber cantata for baritone, violin, cello and piano, prose by Yurij Bondarev(in Russian);1987
*Sonata for violin and piano

Commissions

Her COMMISSIONS include
*the ballet Jane Eyre for the London Children's Ballet which received its first performance at the Wimbledon Theatre (London) in May 1997;
*From the Bottom of the Soul string quartet for the Spitalfields Festival 1997 (London) for the Yggdrasil Quartet from Sweden;
*Waiting for Sarah Walker and Malcolm Martineau for the Wigmore Hall 1997/98 season in London;
*The Divine Sarah opera-scene for Sarah Walker for the Mayfield Festival 2000;
*Zig-Net-Zag for the Ensemble Klangheimlich for the concert programmes for 1999 in Berne and Zurich (Switzerland);
*Seven Touches for piano for Franziska Rieder, 2000 (Switzerland);
*The Riot for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama wind orchestra by BASBWE Education Trust for the British Music Academies Festival 2001 (London, UK);
*Out of Gravitation (2002) for Amaltea Ensemble (Switzerland);
*The hint only... for Mario Caroli for Spaziomusica Festival 2003 (Italy);
*My sister-night (2004) for Amaltea Ensemble (Switzerland).
*Through Crystals of Gothic Mozaic (2006) for Amaltea Ensemble (Switzerland);
*Strimpellata-Sounds Chamber Symphony (2007) for La Strimpellata Ensemble (Switzerland).

External links

* [http://juliagomelskaya.bravehost.com The Official Site of Julia Gomelskaya]
* [http://www.anm.odessa.ua/mic/mic-cbase.html Ukrainian Composers Database]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliagomelskaya Julia GOMELSKAYA at Linkedin]