MYROSLAV SKORYK (1938-2020) is a Hero of Ukraine, People’s Artist of Ukraine, the laureate of Shevchenko National Prize, the bearer of the Order of the Badge of Honor and the Order of Merit of the 3rd Class and the member of the Academy of Arts of Ukraine. He graduated from Lysenko State Conservatory of Lviv (composition course by professors S. Lyudkevych, R. Symovych and A. Soltys) and completed a post-graduate course with Professor D. Kabalevskiy at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow. In 1963 he started teaching music theory in composition at the Lysenko State Conservatory (Lviv) and in 1966 he continued his pedagogical work at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Kyiv. Since 1968 he has been the secretary of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine and since 1984 until his passing, he was a professor at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine, the headmaster of Composition Department in Lysenko State Music Academy of Lviv and the head of the Lviv organization of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine. Since 2011 he has been the Art Director of T. Shevchenko National Opera. 

Skoryk was one of the brightest representatives of contemporary composition. His music, which is comprised of both ethnic flavor and contemporary technique, has become part of the repertoire of numerous national and foreign artists. Among his works are “The Hutsul Tryptych” and “The Carpathian Concert” for symphony orchestra, three Concertos for Violin and three Concertos for Piano, seven Partitas for various ensembles, two Sonatas for Violin and Piano, a multitude of works for piano. M. Skoryk wrote the film score to Paradzhanov’s “Tini Zabutykh Predkiv” (“Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”), which was included in the list of 20 best films of all times.

M. Skoryk was the initiator and co-founder of many international music festivals, including “Music of the Ukrainian Abroad”, American and Ukrainian Music Days in Lviv, “The Victims of Holodomor Tribute - Ukrainian Composers” and the international contemporary music festival “Contrasts”. He also headed the jury of the international music festival “Kyiv Music Fest”.