Сhoir conductor Mykola Hobdych: the facets of a creative personality

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the creative personality of Mykola Hobdych, to consider the directions of his multifaceted activity for 30 years, to confirm the significant contribution of the artist to the revival of the national choral art of Ukraine, to draw the attention of musicologists to the study of the creative work of the master of choral performance. Methodology. Historical and general scientific methods were used in the analysis of the choral movement in Ukrainian society during the period of state independence, the comparative method revealed a significant contribution of the Kyiv Chamber Choir to the revival of national traditions of spiritual singing, the systematic method was used to assess the activity of the choir leader Gobdich. The scientific novelty is that for the first time M. Hobdych's creative interaction with such modern composers as Lesya Dychko, Viktor Stepurko, Myroslav Skoryk, Romuald Tvardovsky, Valentyn Silvestrov was noted, the importance of his organizational, publishing, and scientific activity was emphasized. Conclusions. At the turn of the XX and XXI centuries, the flourishing of spiritual choral creativity is strongly connected with the creative activity of M. Hobdych and the Kyiv Chamber Choir, as the founders of the International Festival "Golden-Domed Kyiv", which was able to revive the links between past and present. M. Hobdych's creative activity as a choirmaster. arranger, editor, and cultural figure deserves the more meticulous attention of musicologists.