Dnipro Choir is a Ukrainian choir of
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...
that was founded in 1843.
In 1860th the choir was under the artistic direction of
Mykola Lysenko
Mykola Vitaliyovych Lysenko ( uk, Мико́ла Віта́лійович Ли́сенко; 22 March 1842 – 6 November 1912) was a List of Ukrainian composers, Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist of the late Romantic mus ...
. In 1908 the choir performed under the baton of
Oleksandr Koshyts.
Some famous musicians were associated with the choir, including regents Assing and Sokhanovsky, Volodymyr Stanislavsky; well-known composers Mykola Lysenko (founder of Ukrainian classical music), Yakiv Yatsynevych, Yakiv Kalishevskyi, Porfiry Demutsky; legendary choral conductor and composer Oleksandr Koshyts.
In 2017 the choir took the first place at the 36th international church music festival Hajnówka 2017 in Poland.
Current artistic director is Iryna Dusheiko.
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Ukrainian choirs
Musical groups established in 1943
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