World premiere for Ukrainian-born composer (04/05/98)

World premiere for Ukrainian-born composer

NEW YORK - Music by Ukrainian-born composer Dmitry Polischuk will form part of the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company's presentation of "Five World Premieres," featuring works of various choreographers in a performance being held at The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse in Hunter College on April 14 and 15 under the auspices of The Kaye Playhouse and American Ballet Theatre (see "Preview of Events").

Mr. Polischuk's composition "Pulsar," scored for synthesizer, will be used for the choreography of Robert Hill, principal dancer at ABT. Long Island-born Mr. Hill, who has been with ABT for several years, choreographed two pieces prior to the work that will be performed April 14 and 15. One work is set to the music of Sergey Taneyev, the other is the solo piece "Phoenix."

The 32-year-old Mr. Polischuk is a native of Vinnytsia, Ukraine, where he attended the State Music School and College. He received his master's degree in music as a composer from the prestigious Gorki State Conservatory of Music, in Gorki, Russia. Also during this time, he wrote several compositions for drama theater.

Since his emigration to the U.S. in 1991, Mr. Polischuk has been working as an accompanist with the Eliot Feld Ballet Company and New Ballet School (aka Ballet Tech), American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Arts at City Center and Scarsdale Ballet Studio, among others.

Throughout this time he has also been writing chamber, orchestral and electronic music. Among Mr. Polischuk's compositions are: Symphony for Full Orchestra; "To Stockhausen" for soloists, choir, organ, and full orchestra; two string quartets; a piano sonata; sonata for two pianos; a compilation of pieces for solo piano; and a sonata for solo violin.

His scores for the theater include: "Dream of a Funny Man" by Dostoyevsky; "11 Doors" by Andrey Orlenko; "The Lady with a Dog" by Chekhov and "When Cuba Opens Up" by Benji Olfsson.

Mr. Polischuk has also composed music for the first act of the ballet "Giselle" (aka "Life Situations") for the New York dance company Donald Byrd, The Group. Apart from "Pulsar," his scores for synthesizer include the work "Baroque Game" for full orchestra and synthesizer, and music for ballet class composed and recorded on a synthesizer, using sounds imitating orchestral instruments.