Shmurak celebrates 10 years of teaching with a three-month festival 'Voices of New Generation'. 24 student-composers will present new works.
Oleksii Shmurak celebrates his 10th anniversary of teaching at Kyiv Conservatory (since 1 September 2016) with a three-month festival 'Voices of New Generation' from 1 September to 30 November 2026. The festival consists of 12 presentation concerts, in which 24 young composers (current students and graduates of Shmurak from 2016-2025) will present new works written specifically for the festival. Festival structure: I. 'Past Graduates' (September — 6 concerts with composers from 2016-2020, including Ivan Taranenko, Maria Shuliak, Bohdan Kravchenko); II. 'Current Students' (October — 4 concerts with master's and doctoral level students); III. 'Future: Graduates 2025-2026' (November — 2 concerts presenting graduation works). In total — 24 students, one 8-12 minute work each, performed by professional ensemble 'Sounds Today' (12 musicians). All 12 concerts run at the Shevchenko Hall of Kyiv Conservatory (1200 spectators each, free admission). Recording of each concert will be included in the compilation album 'Voices of New Generation: Shmurak's 10 Years' (12-CD set, release December 2026 on Mukha Records label). This is the largest compilation release of contemporary Ukrainian academic music in the last 25 years. All 24 composers receive % of album sales revenue (€350 per year each through Vivat distribution). The festival is jointly funded: Ukrainian Cultural Foundation (60%) and Shevchenko KNU (40%).
