About
Ksenia Stetsenko-Skitko is a US-based composer, violinist, and pianist born in Ukraine. Her music joins Western classical and Eastern-European folk music traditons, as well as impressionistic harmonies and polyphonic thinking. Global political events and deeply personal experiences are reflected in her works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, and acapella vocal pieces. Ksenia’s creative journey is enriched by a degree in Cultural Studies, constant traveling, and recent experiences as a refugee.
Education
Lviv National Music Academy
B.M. in Music Composition
Class of Prof. B. Frolyak
Lviv, Ukraine | 2021-Present
Ukrainian Catholic University
B.A. in Cultural Studies | Summa Cum Laude
Lviv, Ukraine | 2017-2021
Otto-Friedrich Universität
Erasmus+ International Exchange Scholar
Bamberg, Germany | 2019-2020
Ukrainian Leadership Academy
Graduate of Social & Personal Development Program Nazareth, Israel & Kyiv, Ukraine | 2016-2017
Solomiya Krushelnytska State Music Lyceum
Graduate of Solo & Chamber Music Performance Program Lviv, Ukraine | 2005-2016
WORK
Theoria Chamber Choir
Ensemble Singer
Trenton, New Jersey | 2023-Present
The Hill School | Ryan Library
Librarian & Administrative Assistant Pottstown, Pennsylvania | 2023-Present
The Hill School Orchestra
Violinist, Private Instructor, and Conductor’s Assistant Pottstown, Pennsylvania | 2022-Present
Haliciana Schola Cantorum
Swiss-Ukrainian Cultural & Educational Organization Artistic Director’s Assistant
Lviv, Ukraine | 2020-2021
Freelance Translator
Online and In-Person | 2019-Present
Eteria Chamber Choir
Ensemble Singer of Ukrainian Folk & Ancient Sacred Music Poland & Ukraine | 2017-2018
SELECTED WORKSHOPS
Nataliya Polovynka | Word & Voice Theater Center
Singing & Acting Courses
Lviv, Ukraine | 2019
Angelika Moths & Natalia Syrotynska | Lysenko Academy
Western & Eastern European Early Music Notation Masterclasses
Lviv, Ukraine | 2017
Abélia Nordmann | Haliciana Schola Cantorum
Intercultural Choral Masterclasses
Lviv, Ukraine | 2015
Oleh Krysa | Krushelnytska Music Lyceum
Violin Masterclass with Eastman Professor Oleh Krysa
Lviv, Ukraine | 2013
SELECTED VOLUNTEERING
The Red Cross
Journalist & Translator Lviv, Ukraine | 2021
Ukraïner Media Project
Contributing Music Journalist Kyiv, Ukraine | 2019
UCU Charity Art Auction
Communications Manager Worldwide, Online | 2020
Ex Umbra Et Solem | Haliciana Schola Cantorum
International Musicological Symposium Lviv, Ukraine | 2017
RECENT Music Projects Highlights
Series of charity concerts
for Ukraine
German Premieres
Thought of Home | Ad Fontes | Laulasmaa
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Myroslava Kotorovych (violin)
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Julia Honcharova (violin)
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Valeria Maksymova (piano)
July-august 2024 | Germany
