Born in Lugansk in Ukraine, Halyna Ovcharenko was given a scholarship at the age of eleven to the Musical College of the Kiev State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, a specialist school for talented children. After graduating in Music from the Conservatory, she continued her study of composition in Warsaw. She subsequently taught composition and music theory at the Kiev State Conservatory and the Sumy Pedagogical Institute, also giving master classes in composition and authentic voice performance in Poland and Serbia,

Halyna Ovcharenko is the director of the folk music ensemble Malva and is a member of the Union of Ukrainian Composers. In 1996 she was given the University of Bristol and ORS Scholarship to study for a Ph.D. in composition. Amongst her works are pieces for solo piano, piano and voice, percussion, chamber orchestra, choir and symphony orchestra. Her work, The Sun Scorched Mallow for choir, orchestra, soloists and reciter was awarded 1st Prize in the International Competition Marian and Ivanna Kotz in 1992. In 1995 she was the winner of the International Women Composers Competition in Ukraine with her work Everlasting for chamber orchestra and ensemble of authentic voices.

 

 

Awards

Awarded Laureate of the Ukrainian National Choral works Competition, Kiev , Ukraine (1992)

Awarded prize at the International Marian and Ivanna Kotz Competition for the work The Sun-scorched Mallow. Cantata for choir, symphony orchestra, soloists and reciter. Lyrics by Valentina Otroschenko (1992)

Laureate of the Ukrainian National Choral Works Competition (Kiev, 1992)

Winner of the International Women Composers Competition (Kiev, 1995) with a composition for Chamber Orchestra and ensemble of Authentic voices

Recipient of the University of Bristol Scholarship and Overseas Students Scholarship for MMus/Ph.D. in the Music Composition course at the University of Bristol

Awarded scholarship from the University of Amsterdam to attend Summer Course. Subject Hidden messages: Culture and communication (1998)

Winner of the Raymond Warren Prize in Music Composition at the University of Bristol (1998 & 1999)

Winner of the ISCM competition Three World Ballets for the ballet Kupala's Night to be performed by Ljublijana National Opera and Ballet Theatre (2002)

Recipient of the PRS award (2003)

Awarded a Grant from the Art Council of England (2004)

Award from The Bliss Trust (2004)

Invocation of Rain shortlisted by the spnm (2004)