Myroslav Skoryk is one of the most beloved Ukrainian composers. His “Melody in A minor” (1981) from the film High Pass is a national hit: heard at weddings, funerals, concerts, in advertising, and on buses. The melody is simple, yet it reaches deep into the Ukrainian soul.
Other works: the Hutsul Triptych (a symphonic suite on themes from Kotsiubynsky's Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors); the Caprices after Paganini (virtuoso piano pieces); piano concertos; the opera Moses (after Franko, premiered 2001); Recitative and Rondo for violin, cello and piano. Skoryk served as co-chair of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine (2006–2010) and was named Hero of Ukraine (2008). He died in 2020, and the Lviv National Philharmonic now bears his name.
