Twórczość Bohdana Wesołowskiego w przestrzeni kulturalno-artystycznej Ukrainy początku XXI wieku

Творчість Богдана Весоловського в культурно-мистецькому просторі України початку ХХІ століття

Abstrakt

The article considers the issue of updating the work of the outstanding Ukrainian composer and songwriter Bohdan Vesolovsky (1915–1971) in the contemporary cultural sphere. The name of B. Vesolovsky was not known to the general public twenty years ago, and only since 2000 the composer’s works havereappeared, and also becomesubject matter of the scientific research. The centenary of the composer’s birthday is timed to coincide with the release of the composer’s biography „Bondi or the Return of Bohdan Vesolovsky” written by Ihor Ostash (2013), as well as the creation of a documentary of the same name based on his motives (2014).

In 2015, in order to popularize the composer’s work, a festival of Ukrainian retro music named after Bohdan Vesolovsky was organized, in the framework of which a competition of young performers was held. The festival took place 4 times (2015, Lviv; 2017, Lviv – Poltava; 2018, Odesa; 2019, Kyiv). The geographical expansion of this event and genre-style palette demonstrates the relevance of B. Vesolovsky’s songwriting to the contemporary Ukrainian listener. The inclusion of his works in the curriculum for training pop vocalists contributes to the popularization of the composer’s artistic heritage, and the processing of his songs for the vocal ensemble has enriched not only the educational, but also the concert repertoire.