1994, Volyn Television. Music program "Falcons in Volyn". Host - Alla Ostrolutska.

In the video: screensavers, Volyn Regional Taras Shevchenko Music and Drama Theater, interview with members of the "Falcons" group (artistic director Mykhailo Matsyalko, soloist Maria Shalaykevych, soloist Ivan Matsyalko) about the creation of the group and creative activity, the group's songs are heard.

The "Falcons" band in Volyn, 1994

State enterprise "Ukrainian Studio of Television Films "Ukrtelefilm", 1986.

The feature film-concert "Duma" with the participation of the State Honored Bandura Band of the Ukrainian SSR was shot on the territory of the Museum of Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pirogov.

Folk and Cossack songs performed by the State Honored Bandura Band of the Ukrainian SSR (artistic director and chief conductor - Mykola Gvozd), People's Artists of the USSR Maria Stefyuk, Anatoly Solovianenko and Honored Artists of the Ukrainian SSR: O. Yukhymenko, Yakov Shcherbateyev, Yevhen Bereza.

Film-concert "Duma": folk and Cossack songs

Transcarpathian Television, 1995. The musical program "Rosemary" is dedicated to the performance of folklore groups and the vocal ensemble of the Uzhgorod School of Culture.

On video: Uzhgorod, Transcarpathian Regional Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, performances of groups.

In the program: Transcarpathian Kolomyyki, "Not far from the Danube to the Tysa", "I Didn't Sleep This Night", "Where Are You Going, Oleksa", "Two Thunderstorms Around the River", "Vesnyanka", "On the Beach", "Rosemary" arranged by P. Pynzenyk, M. Popenko, V. Filipenko, D. Zador, M. Keretsman.

Soloist — Oleksandra Lakatosh. Artistic directors — N. Petiy, P. Pynzenyk.

Transcarpathian Kolomyyki and Vesnyanka

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Television Film Studio "Ukrtelefilm", 1983.

The film-concert "Secretly Sharing..." is dedicated to the work of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR Bohodar Kotorovych.

On the video: a concert with Kotorovych, the audience, the violinist's comments.

Director — Myroslav Dzhindzhirysty.

Reference: Bohodar Kotorovych is a Ukrainian violinist, conductor and teacher, People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, founder of the ensemble "Kyiv Soloists" and a representative of the Ukrainian violin school. He performed classical and modern repertoire, combining concert activities with pedagogical practice and training of professional musicians. He is the only Ukrainian who twice performed on the Il Cannone violin, specially delivered to Kyiv from Genoa.

Bohodar Kotorovych "Secretly Sharing..."

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Television Film Studio "Ukrtelefilm", 1989.

A feature-length television film-concert "Behind the Flagpole, the Flagpole" with the participation of the Ukrainian State Academic Folk Choir named after Grigory Veryovka.

The film featured the following works: "Behind the Flagpole, the Flagpole" (words by Taras Shevchenko, music by Borys Lyatoshynsky), "Oh, the Dawn Has Risen", "Shchedryk" by Mykola Leontovych, "Marina" (arrangement by I. Sulima), "At the Long Vine", "My Thoughts, Thoughts", "Paw", "Tuman Yarom" by Anatoly Avdievsky.

Soloists — Nina Matvienko, Valentyna Synelnyk, Volodymyr Boyko, I. Nechyporko. Artistic director, chief conductor — Anatoly Avdievsky.

Reference: The Ukrainian State Academic Folk Choir named after Hryhoriy Veryovka was founded in 1943 during World War II in Kharkiv; the founder and first leader of the collective was the composer and choral conductor Hryhoriy Veryovka. The modern structure of the collective includes choral, dance and orchestral groups, which ensure the comprehensive reproduction of the Ukrainian folk musical tradition.

Grigory Veryovka's Choir "Behind the Flagpole, the Flagpole"

Lviv Television. The program "Spiritual Music" from November 12, 1995 is dedicated to the image of the Mother of God in music, painting and architecture of Lviv.

On the video: various Lviv churches, icons of the Mother of God; organ hall, concert.

The program includes works of "Ave, Marie" by various composers and works by Valery Kwasniewski performed by opera singer Lyuba Shchybchyk, cellist Valery Kwasniewski, organist Vitaliy Pivnov.

"Ave, Marie": Lviv and the Virgin Mary

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2002.

Music socio-political video clip of the song "To the Ukrainians" performed by People's Artist of Ukraine Oleg Martsynkivskyi.

Music by Teodor Kukuruza, lyrics by Viktor Baranov.

Reference: Oleg Martsynkivskyi is a Ukrainian composer and singer, founder of the ensemble "Medobory" and author of vocal and children's songs. Among his works are "I live in Ukraine", "My planet Earth", "Language", "To the world — peace!".

Oleg Martsynkivskyi "To the Ukrainians"

Lviv television, 1996. The programme "Pictures", hosted and directed by Sofia Kokhmat. 

The guest of the programme is Mykhailo Manuliak. He looks at family photographs and talks about his family, childhood, the influence of Stanislav Liudkevych, his life and work. 

Reference: Mykhailo Manuliak is a Ukrainian composer, arranger, performer, founder and first director of the VIA Vatra. Born in Lviv, he worked at the Minsk and Lviv Philharmonic. In 1971, he founded the Vatra ensemble. The repertoire consisted almost entirely of Ukrainian-language songs. A large part of the ensemble's repertoire was composed by Mykhailo Manuliak. 

After a tour of almost the entire USSR in 1971, the KGB drew attention to Mykhailo Manuliak as a "dangerous enemy of the regime". After Mykhailo Manuliak refused to cooperate with the authorities and make concessions, he was removed from the leadership of VIA Vatra and fired from the Philharmonic. 

In the 1980s and 1990s, he mainly wrote music for theatre. In 1990, Mykhailo Manuliak, together with composer Roman Khabal, created the first Ukrainian children's rock opera, The Magic Sabre.

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Mykhailo Manulyak in the program “Svitlyky”

Chernivtsi Television, 1990. Music program "Colors of Easter Eggs".

In the video: music video of the duo "Pysanka", folk songs for Easter are heard; various plans of Bukovyna temples, icons; interviews with artists.

Comments: singer Oksana Savchuk; cymbalist Ivan Kavatsyuk.

"Colors of Easter Eggs": Easter Folk Songs

Volyn Television. The musical program "Falcons in Volyn" from November 12, 1996 is dedicated to the performance of the "Falcons" group in Lutsk.

The musical program includes: "Love", "Lullaby Language", "Solomia", "Mountain Rowan is Burning", "I Rock the Falcon", "Horses in the Pasture", "Santa Maria", "Nothing is Eternal - Only Love", "I'm Coming to You", "We All Want Love".

Contains comments by the soloists of the "Falcons" group, Honored Artists of Ukraine Maria Shalaykevych and Mykhailo Matsyalko.

Reference: "Falcons" is a Ukrainian musical group from Drohobych, founded in 1990, known for their original songs inspired by Ukrainian folklore. The leading soloists of the group: Mykhailo Matsyalko, Ivan Matsyalko, Maria Shalaykevych, Igor Leshishak.

The "Falcons" group in Lutsk, 1996

2002, National Television Company of Ukraine. Video film "Our Father".

The video features a choir of boys and young men from Mukachevo singing in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The choir near the iconostasis, the Chapel of St. Joseph, the Cathedral of St. Martin, the Mykolaiv Mukachevo Convent, the statue of the Mother of God, Palanok Castle, views of the city.

Mukachevo Boys' and Young Men's Choir

Here is a selection of authentic Ukrainian spring songs by the band “Vilce”:

1.    “Cross Over, Moon” (Pishchany Brid village, Dobrovelychkivsky District, Kirovohrad Oblast, recorded by Nataliya and Oleksandr Tereshchenko)
2.    “Spring Has Gone Beyond the Forest” (village of Mekshunivka, Ripky District, Chernihiv Oblast, from recordings by Yevhen Yefremov and Halyna Pshenichkina)
3.    “Hey, the Crane Has Returned” (village of Krasnosillia, Oleksandrivka District, Kirovohrad Oblast, from recordings by Nataliia and Oleksandr Tereshchenko)
4.    “Springtime, my dear, where did you spend the winter?” (village of Bilousivka, Drabivsky District, Cherkasy Oblast, from recordings by Hanna Koropnichenko)
5.    “Springtime, my dear” (village of Klyushnykivka, Myrhorodsky District, Poltava Oblast, from recordings by Galina Lukyanets)
6.    “Oh, Spring, Spring, Little Spring” (village of Orane, Ivankiv District, Kyiv Oblast, from recordings by Yevhen Yefremov)

The recordings were made in 2024 at the Recording Studio specifically for the Ukrainian Radio archives. The compilation was prepared by Zakhar Davydenko. 