I wholeheartedly congratulate my student, composition graduate Geneviève Stronska, on the brilliant completion of her studies and the successful defense of her Bachelor's degree!

 As her graduation project, Geneviève presented her original piece “Sky Stingrays” – (Selected Tracks from the Soundtrack to the Nonexistent Film “Sky Stingrays”), written for soloists, mixed choir, and chamber orchestra.

 Dear Zhenya, it brings me immense joy to witness the tremendous progress you have made throughout your studies. You are now a true professional composer and orchestrator with a unique creative voice and style. I wish you an inspiring artistic path, high demand for your music, fair rewards, enthusiastic applause, and the warm affection of your audiences and performers!

 Special thanks to those who helped bring our graduates’ music to life — the extraordinary National Ensemble of Soloists “Kyivska Kamerata” and its director Bohdana Pivnenko, conductor Oleh Marynchenko, and the “Skandinavien” Choir. Thanks to your support, our young composers from the Department of Composition at the National Music Academy of Ukraine received a powerful creative boost and the invaluable opportunity to hear their orchestral works performed at the highest level — a priceless experience for any emerging composer.

 Here is the video from the final state exam, featuring Geneviève’s piece:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BODyua-bH3Y