(b. 19 September 1942, Svaliava).
Ukrainian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and choral works that have been performed in Asia and Europe.
Prof. Stankovych studied composition with Adam Sołtys at the M. V. Lysenko National Music Academy in Lviv from 1962–63. He later attended the P. I. Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine in Kiev, where he studied composition with Boris Lyatoshinsky from 1965–68 and Myroslav Skoryk from 1968–70.
Among his honours are the Taras Shevchenko National Prize from the government of Ukraine (1977, for Symphony No. 3, 'I Strengthen Myself') and a recommended work at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers in Paris (1985, for Chamber Symphony No. 3).
He is also active in other positions. He worked as an editor for the publisher Muzychna Ukraina from 1970–76.
He has taught as Professor of Composition at the P. I. Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine since 1976.
In addition to the works listed below, he has composed scores for numerous films.
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
STAGE:
When the Fern Blooms (folk opera), soloists, folk chorus, small orchestra, 1978–80
Olha (ballet legend), 1982
Spark (ballet), 1983
Prometheus (ballet), 1985
Vikings (ballet), 1999
ORCHESTRAL:
Overture, 1968
Concerto, cello, orchestra, 1970
Sinfonietta, 1971
Fantasy on Ukrainian, Armenian and Lithuanian Folk Tunes, 1972
Verkhovynska (symphony), 1969–73
Symphony No. 1, 'Sinfonia larga', 15 strings, 1973
Symphony No. 2, 'Eroica', 1975
Symphony No. 3, 'I Strengthen Myself' (text by Pavlo Tychyna), baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1976
Symphony No. 4, 'Sinfonia lirica', string orchestra, 1977
Symphony No. 5, 'Symphony of Pastorals', violin, orchestra, 1979
Chamber Symphony No. 3, flute, string orchestra, 1983
Symphony No. 6, 'Dictum', small orchestra, 1987
Chamber Symphony–Concerto No. 5, 'Fears of Autumn Days', French horn, small orchestra, 1994
Chamber Symphony–Concerto No. 6, 'Secret Calls', clarinet, string orchestra, 1995
Concerto, violin, piano, string orchestra, 1996
Ave Maria, small orchestra, 1997
Passacaglia for the beginning of the century, 1998
Passacaglia for the end of the century, 1998
Concerto, viola, orchestra, 1999
Chamber Symphony No. 7, 'Some remarks... once being a guest of Vivaldi', violin, string orchestra, 2000
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Sonata No. 1, cello, piano, 1966
Allegro moderato, string quartet, 1967
Concertino, flute, violin, 1967
Sonata No. 2, cello, piano, 1968
Chamber Symphony No. 1, flute, clarinet, trombone, harp, violin, piano, percussion, 1971
Suite, string quartet, 1971
Sonata No. 3, cello, piano, 1971
Two Pieces, violin, cello, 1972
Na Verkhovyna – At the Mountain Plateau, violin, piano, 1972
String Quartet, 1973
Sonata piccola, violin, piano, 1977
Chamber Symphony No. 2, ensemble, 1980
Chamber Symphony No. 4, ensemble, 1989
Music of Reddish Forest, violin, cello, piano, 1992
Music for Celestial Musicians, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1993
What Has Happened in Silence after an Echo, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1994
Humble Pastoral, violin, viola, cello, 1996
Sonata, clarinet, 1996
Blossoming Garden and Apples Falling Down into Water, clarinet, cello, piano, 1996
CHORAL:
A Word about Lenin (cantata), soloists, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1970
Symphony–Diptych (text by Taras Shevchenko), mixed chorus, 1985
Babyn Yar (Kaddish Requiem) (text by Dmytro Pavlychko), soloists, speaker, mixed chorus, large orchestra, 1991
Black Elegy, soloists, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1991
Lord, Our Governor (concerto), mixed chorus, 1998
Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord (text from Psalm 28), male chorus, 2000
How Amiable Are Thy Tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts (text from Psalm 84), mixed chorus, 2000
The Lord is My Shepherd (text from Psalm 23), female chorus, 2000
The Lay of the Host of Ihor, mixed chorus, orchestra, 2001
PIANO:
Suite, 1965
Fugue, 1965
Sonatina, 1966
Sonata, 1972
ORGAN:
Passacaglia, 1998