TNMU Held Concert in Memory of Volodymyr Ivasyuk

On March 6, 2024, a concert of songs by Volodymyr Ivasyuk was held in the assembly hall of Ternopil National Medical University, which was presented to the audience by members of the university choir under the direction of Taras Bidovanets.

Volodymyr Ivasyuk would have turned 75 on March 4. And there would be awards, congratulations, thanks and wishes. But, unfortunately, he was destined to remain in his thirties…

Oles Honchar once called Vasyl Symonenko “a young master of Ukrainian poetry”. Volodymyr Ivasyuk can rightly be called a young master of Ukrainian pop music. The composer’s work includes more than 100 songs, 53 instrumental works, music for several performances.

Volodymyr Ivasyuk’s songs have long since become an organic and integral part of Ukrainian national culture. Tender and romantic, full of youthful vigour, deep love for the native land, they still inspire, charge with positive energy, ignite, warm and unite.

Volodymyr Ivasyuk’s songs performed by our choir created an amazing atmosphere of spiritual unity, soul harmony, integrity of aesthetic perception in the hall. Students and teachers, representatives of different generations, reacted equally when listening to works that are already classics of Ukrainian musical culture. “Chervona ruta”, “Dva persteni”, “Ya pidu v daleki hory”, “Ya – tvoie krylo”, “Tilky raz tsvite liubov”, “Balada pro malvy” touched everyone’s heart to fill it with faith, hope and love.

And, as the presenter noted at the end, Ivasyuk’s “Song will be between us” (“Pisnia bude pomizh nas”), forever “Autumn will walk in the Carpathians” (“U Karpatakh khodytyme osin”) and will light the way for us with “Yellow Leaf” (“Zhovtyi Lyst”). We will hold “Two rings” (“Dva persteni”) in our hand for a long time to give one “Goldilocks” (“Zolotovoloska”), we will believe that “Love blooms only once” (“Liubov tsvite odyn-yedynyi raz”), we will mentally stand by “Waterfall” (“Vodohrai”) or will go “… To distant mountains” (“… V daleki hory”) to find “Chervona Ruta” (“Red Rue”).

We express our deepest appreciation to all the participants of the university choir and artistic director Taras Bidovanets for the pleasant moments of meeting with the poetic words and melodies of Volodymyr Ivasyuk, and we wish you new creative accomplishments!

Ihor Havryshchak.

Photos by Andriana Humeniuk.