Yuriy Oliynyk

Yuriy Oliynyk ( _uk. Юрій Олійник), is a Ukrainian composer, concert pianist, and professor.

Biography

Yuriy Oliynyk was born in Ternopil, Ukraine. He was the son of a Ukrainian lawyer and started studying piano at seven years old. During World War II, his family was forced to flee from their home to Austria, and later Germany.

In 1950, Yuriy Oliynyk emigrated to the United States. He received a degree in piano as a Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a degree in musicology as a Master of Arts from the Case Western Reserve University.

Yuriy Oliynyk has taught music in many places and is currently a teacher of music at the American River College in Sacramento, California. He is also the president of the Ukrainian Heritage Club of Northern California.

Works

Mr. Oliynyk wrote music for: solo piano, piano and orchestra, solo bandura, and bandura and orchestra. Together with his wife Ola Herasymenko, Yuriy Oliynyk has performed his works, along with other works of famous classical composers, across the USA and Europe. His music was also performed by other musicians and was recorded onto CD’s.

External links

* [http://www.thewashingtongroup.org/events/2002/Cultural%20Fund%20Music%20Series%20Performance%201.htm Ukrainian Cultural Performance]

* [http://www.uhc-of-nc.org/ Heritage Club]