Gomelskaya graduated from the Simpheropol Tchaikovsky Musical College as a pianist and studied composition under Oleksandr Krasotov at the Odessa National A.V.Nezhdanova Music Academy[2] (Ukraine), where she went on to become a professor of composition. In 1994 Gomelskaya participated at the Gaudeamus Foundation workshop (Amsterdam) with Ton de Leeuw and Nigel Osborne. Later she was awarded a fellowship by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) for postgraduate study[3] under Robert Saxton. In 1996 she received the MMus Degree in Composition with distinction validated from City University of London.
She held a PhD in Music Art and composed symphonic, ballet, chamber and vocal music. She was a member of the National Ukrainian Composers' Union (Національна Спілка Композиторів України)[4] and of the Ukraine section of ISCM.
Gomelskaya participated in international festivals in Ukraine and abroad including ISCM World Music Days (Zagreb 2011,[5] Sweden 2009,[6] Switzerland 2004,[7] Hong Kong 2002,[8] Luxembourg 2000), XXVI Festival "Trieste Prima" (Italy, 2012), Festival UNICUM[9] in Ljubljana (Slovenia) 2012, 48 la Biennale di Venezia 2004,[10] FMF Schweiz 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 (Switzerland), Spitalfields Festival 1996, 1997, Opera and Theatre Lab 1996[11] and Mayfield Festival 2000 (UK). Her music has been performed at Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room (London, 1998, 2001, 2002), "Gran Teatre del Liceu"[12](Barcelona, 2002). In 2008 her ballet "Jane Eyre"[13] was staged by London Children's Ballet at the Peacock Theatre, London.
Gomelskaya died in a car accident on 4 December 2016 at the age of 52.[14]
Awards
the 1st prize at the 2nd International Composition Contest of Comines (Belgium, 2003),
the 1st prize at the 35th Concours International de Chant Choral Florilege de Tours, France, 2006.[15]
Laureate of the Boris Liatoshyns’kyj Prize ru:Лятошинский, Борис Николаевич (Лятошинский Борис Николаевич) of the Ukrainian Ministry for Culture and Arts (2011).[16]
The Divine Sarah opera-scene for British mezzo-soprano Sarah Walker for the Mayfield Festival 2000
Zig-Net-Zag for the Ensemble Klangheimlich for the concert programmes for 1999 in Berne and Zurich (Switzerland)
Seven Touches for piano for Franziska Rieder, 2000 (Switzerland)
The Riot for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama wind orchestra by BASBWE Education Trust[19] for the British Music Academies Festival 2001 (London, UK)
Out of Gravitation (2002) for Amaltea Ensemble[20] (Switzerland)
The hint only... for Mario Caroli for Spaziomusica Festival 2003 (Italy)
Winter Pastoral (2004) for Vox Vocal Quartet (Sweden)
My sister-night (2004) for Amaltea Ensemble[20] (Switzerland)
Through Crystals of Gothic Mozaic (2006) for Amaltea Ensemble[20] (Switzerland)
Strimpellata-Sounds chamber symphony (2007) for La Strimpellata Ensemble (Switzerland)
ukRAINian BALLAD (2008) for Franziska Welti[21] and Leo Bachmann[22] (Switzerland)
Trace of Trumpet (2008) for the "V International Myron Starovetskyi Competition for young trumpeters "Competition trumpeters"[23] (Ukraine)
Writing to Onegin. One More Try (2011) for female voice and cello for Franziska Welti[21] and Moritz Müllenbach (Switzerland)
Three Ascents to the Identity (2012) for chamber ensemble for MD7 Ensemble [25] for Festival UNICUM (Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2012) and XXVI Festival “Trieste Prima” (Italy, 2012)
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