PERFORMING ARTS OF UKRAINIAN TRUMPETERS OF THE LATE 20TH – THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY

Abstract

The article notes the activities of prominent trumpeters of the late 20’th and early 21’st centuries, who already have authority and a name in the field of national wind music. Among them: Valery Posvalyuk, Ihor Gishka, Valery Bogdanov, Mykola Balanko, Volodymyr Kashperskyi, Lidia Ostapyuk, Oleksandr Morozov, Oleksandr Sionchuk, Mykola Zaremskyi, Roman Biloshitskyi, Leonid Ignatovskyi, Oleksiy Garshin, Borys Koroshchenko, Yevgeny Bily. Figures of modern musicians who are followers and continuers of the traditions of Ukrainian trumpet performance are also singled out. The author analyzed the peculiarities of the performance of individual Ukrainian trumpeters of the beginning of the 21’st century and specified the key stylistic features of their playing; the performance individuality of musicians is connected with their professional education and teachers who shaped the technique of trumpeters. In addition to the leading artists of spiritual art, the research materials include the names of performers whose work belongs to the new trends of modern musical culture of Ukraine and deserves the attention of scientists and art critics. In particular, on the example of the work of Andriy Ilkiv and Dennis Adu, the characteristic features of the performance of talented trumpeters of the 21’st century are given, life information and professional development in the field of trumpet performance are revealed. In the proposed article, the author notes the achievements of musicians in the field of trumpet performance not only on the territory of Ukraine, but also abroad. The researcher briefly reviewed the concert repertoire, which is evidence of the stylistic direction of the playing of Andriy Ilkiv and Dennis Adu, and also presented materials that illuminate the pedagogical activities of the mentioned trumpeters. It was determined that Andrii Ilkiv’s work gravitates more towards the classical style of trumpet performance, while Dennis Adu found himself in jazz directions: mainstream and hard bop. The materials of the publication indicate creative collaborations created by artists in the process of trumpet performance, highlight domestic and international connections with leading world and lesser-known artists.