INSTRUMENTAL
GRANT
PROGRAM
As part of the Ukrainian Classical Musicians Support Fund by Kyiv Contemporary Music Days, we are launching Instrumental, a program helping purchase musical instruments for classical musicians who suffered from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The program provides individual financial support in the amount of up to 5,200 euros.
WHY INSTRUMENTS
Analyzing the needs of the applicants of the Fund, which has been up since March 2022, we found that many musicians who were forced to relocate due to the war need help purchasing musical instruments to continue their professional activities.
Instruments are important not only for performers: they are also necessary for education and for writing music. The availability of certain instruments in Ukraine directly informs the ability of Ukrainian composers to create works for these instruments.
Therefore, the demand for musical instruments goes far beyond the personal needs of musicians — it is an infrastructural problem that Kyiv Contemporary Music Days aims to address with Instrumental.
WHAT THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS
Instrumental may cover all or part of the cost (but only if the applicant has the funds to cover the remainder) for:
purchase of a new or used musical instrument;
repair of an existing musical instrument;
restoration, maintenance, upgrade of an existing musical instrument;
purchase of accessories for an existing musical instrument.
WHAT CAN BE CONSIDERED A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT:
An actual musical instrument (violin, clarinet, triangle, etc.) and its accessories (bow, reed, stick, etc.);
Software and other types of equipment necessary for professionals in the field of classical music to continue their professional activities at the appropriate level or for professional development;
A combination of the above items (for example, a violin, bow, strings, and rosin; or a microphone, sound card, and cables), if the applicant can justify the purchase of such a combination.
WHO CAN APPLY
Professionals in the field of classical music — performers, composers, musicologists, music teachers, sound engineers, etc. — can apply for Instrumental.
Applicants must meet the following formal criteria:
Age of majority (18 years of age or older);
Citizenship / residency of Ukraine or documented experience of active professional activity in Ukraine during recent years;
Proven experience in the field of professional classical music in recent years (detailed requirements are listed in the application form);
At least two letters of recommendation from representatives of the professional musical community (individuals) or one letter from a professional musical institution (union, ensemble, NGO, school, etc.);
Documents necessary for receiving the grant (ID, Ukrainian taxpayer number).
It is possible to apply both individually and as a representative of a collective (ensemble, orchestra, educational institution, etc.) and justify the purchase of a musical instrument based on the needs of such a collective.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for Instrumental, you must fill in an online application no later than 22 January 2024, 11:59 PM Kyiv time. Please note that you need a Google Account to submit the application. Applicants who pass the formal criteria will receive a response regarding the evaluation results in February 2024.
The applications will be evaluated by a specialized Board consisting of Ukrainian experts in the field of classical music. The selection criteria include the justification of the need for a specific instrument, active professional activity in the field of classical music, professional achievements, and the applicant’s potential for presenting Ukraine at the international level.
The selection results will be announced at the beginning of March 2024.
Contact address for inquiries and suggestions: instrumental@kcmd.eu.
Program WINNERS
Photo by Yevhen Smaltsuha
Nataliia Fomenko — Performer on ancient keyboard instruments, harpsichordist, organist, continuo player, soloist of Kyiv National House of Music, Liatoshynskyi Capella: Early Music Ensemble, Kyiv Chamber Orchestra at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, and Open Opera Ukraine. Nataliia Fomenko heads the harpsichord class of the Kyiv Lysenko State Music Lyceum and the Dnipro Academy of Music.
Instrument
Harpsichord for the Dnipro Academy of Music
Photo by Taras Yarushevskyi
Roman Fotuima — Saxophonist, laureate of the Levko Revutskyi prize of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and international competitions. Professor at the Kyiv Lysenko State Music Lyceum and the National Music Academy of Ukraine. Artist of the Kyiv Saxophone Quartet of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine.
Instrument
Tenor saxophone for students of the Kyiv Lysenko State Music Lyceum
Photo by Elza Loginova
Dmytro Pashynskyi — Clarinetist, saxophonist, and professor, laureate of Ukrainian and international competitions. As a soloist and artist of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, Dmytro performs in Ukraine and abroad. He is also a member of Ukrainian ensembles performing 20th and 21st-century music — Sed Contra Ensemble, Ensemble Nostri Temporis, and Ukho Ensemble.
Instrument
Contrabass clarinet, the first such instrument in Ukraine
Photo by Tetiana Nikolaineko
Maksym Rymar — Cellist from Kharkiv. A graduate of the National Music Academy of Ukraine, Maksym is currently the concertmaster of the cello group of the Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Over the years, Maksym has been a soloist, ensemble player, and member of many national and academic orchestral ensembles of Ukraine.
Instrument
Cello
Yana Shliabanska — Composer and sound artist. A graduate of the National Music Academy of Ukraine, Yana is the author of the chamber, orchestral music, interactive sound installations, music for theater and performances, and electroacoustic music. She participated in more than 30 projects that were presented in sixteen countries. More about Yana Shlyabanska here.
Instrument
MAX/MSP software for creating a cycle of miniature works for a chamber ensemble and electronics based on 20th-century posters
Photo by Elza Loginova
Nazarii Stets — Double bass player, composer, and professor focused on contemporary music and the promotion of new Ukrainian music, especially the one written for double bass. Laureate of the Levko Revutskyi Prize of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. His concert geography includes more than 20 countries with solo, chamber, and orchestral performances. Nazarii collaborated with Ulysses Ensemble, Salzburg Sinfonietta, Ensemble Nostri Temporis, Sed Contra, Ensemble KNM Berlin, New Era Orchestra, Ukho Ensemble, and many others.
Instrument
Double bass bow
Photo by Elza Loginova
Valeriia Vynohradova — Composer from Berdiansk (under Russian military occupation since 27 February 2022) who creates electronic acoustic music, musical performances, and audio installations. Valeriia is currently a student at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg majoring in Electronic Composition, where she studies under the supervision of Alexander Grebtschenko. Before that, she studied composition with Yurii Ishchenko and Alla Zagaykevych at the National Music Academy of Ukraine. Valeriia Vynohradova’s works were performed in Ukraine, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and Croatia.
Instrument
Ableton Live 11 software for creating and recording electronic music
Bela Board Starter Kit for creating a new audio-visual installation
Photo by Dan Purzhash
Alla Zagaykevych — Composer, curator of electroacoustic projects; founder of the Studio of Electroacoustic Music at the National Music Academy of Ukraine (1997), founder and head of the Association of Electroacoustic Music of Ukraine. Curator of the international music projects Elektroakustyka and EM-VISIA. More about Alla Zagaykevych here.
Instrument
Universal Audio Apollo x8p audio interface
External 18 TB hard drive for the needs of the Studio of the Association of Electroacoustic Music of Ukraine
Program Jury
Photo by Valentyn Kuzan
Antonii Baryshevskyi — Ukrainian pianist and professor. Winner of the First Prize in the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, “Premio Jaen”, and F. Busoni International Piano Competition. Guest professor at Davidsbündler Music Academy in The Hague and a regular member of the Landesakademie in Ochsenhausen (Germany).
Photo by Serhii Anishchenko
Mykhailo Chedryk — composer, Ph.D. student in music history at the National Music Academy of Ukraine (supervisor Anna Hadetska). Project coordinator at Kyiv Contemporary Music Days since 2017. Classical music program manager at the Ukrainian Institute from 2019 to 2023.
Photo by Serhii Anishchenko
Albert Saprykin — composer, co-founder and head of Kyiv Contemporary Music Days.
Photo by Elza Zherebchuk
Viktoriia Vitrenko — Ukrainian soprano, conductor, and artistic director. Alumna of the German Music Council's project for contemporary music “InSzene Vokal.” Winner of the Michiko Hirayama Prize by the Scelsi Foundation in Italy (2023). Co-founder and co-curator of the InterAKT initiative, an independent collective of interdisciplinary artists based in Stuttgart.
Photo by Stanislav Yuferov
Anna Yuferova — composer, Ph.D. in art history, associate professor, head of the department of humanities and musical innovation of the R.Glière Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, consultant of the Digital & Cognitive Musicology Lab (DCML) at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.
PROJECT TEAM
Kateryna Alymova, Dmytro Babenko, Mykhailo Chedryk, Polina Horodyska, Vasyl Lutsyk, Tetiana Melnychenko, Albert Saprykin, Mariia Tytova, Daria Vdovina, Les Vynogradov
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