Official Twitter account of Ukrainian-American contemporary composer, Virko Baley.
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Joined May 2013
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Virko Baley is 88 today! Join us in celebrating a milestone as grand as the piano keyboard — 88 years of life, artistry, and extraordinary music. 🎹
Happy Birthday, Maestro! 🎉
Baley’s “Interlude 2: Tren” from “Uniforms of Snow” for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra was featured recently on New Sounds program, “New Music From Ukraine”.
Listen to the broadcast below! 🎶🇺🇦
#5111, New Music From Ukraine wnyc.org/story/5111-new-musi… via @newsounds
How wonderful to see Virko Baley featured in the #Ukrainian Diaspora Composers Project from the @ukrfolk at @UAlberta! 🇺🇦
ualberta.ca/en/kule-folklore…
As we welcome the #LunarNewYear, and with it, the #FireHorse, a rare, 60-year cycle event associated with intense energy, passion, and creativity, let's usher in what is sure to be a transformative year with some fitting music. 🔥🐎
Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata" seems apropos, performed here by Sviatoslav Richter live in Kiev and presented by TNC Recordings.
sviatoslavrichter.bandcamp.c…
Exciting news! TNC Recordings has a fresh new website!
Give it a visit and find your new favorite album today! 🎶
troppenotepublishing.com
New Year, New Website! 🎉
virkobaley.com/
We're excited to begin 2026 with a brand new website. Check it out & be sure to sign up for news, offers, & special events by joining our newsletter!
Thank you so much for your continued support. Here’s to new beginnings!
These slow winter days as we await the new year make the perfect companion for the poetry of Emily Dickinson and the music of Virko Baley. ❄️
listn.fm/virkobaley
Uniforms of Snow: No. 8, “Hope” is the thing with feathers
Lucy Shelton, Soprano
Cleveland Chamber Symphony
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
youtu.be/nxI4SwaN4rY?si=fzl4…
We're so very grateful for our international musical community! What a joy to be able to connect through music. Wishing you and your loved ones a jovial day of thanks 🍂
Happy Halloween! 🎃
“The [1st] movement [of Virko Baley’s Symphony No. 1 “Sacred Monuments”] is called “The Hour of the Wolf’, the time “between night and dawn...when nightmares are most palpable...when ghosts and demons hold sway”. — AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
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What Glenn Gould and Virko Baley have in common.
Listen to the entire interview, "Three Acts of Orpheus Singing: Baley in Conversation", on the official Virko Baley YouTube channel! youtube.com/@VirkoBaleyOffic…
Art Historian and wife of Virko Baley, Patricia McRae Baley, discusses the visual evocativeness of his music and the connections it inspires in her to the visual arts. 🎥🎨
youtu.be/zs9ptSkGjko?si=1AVm…
Head over to Virko's official YouTube channel to listen in on the rest of the conversation!
youtube.com/@VirkoBaleyOffic…
Life's little lessons: How a music critic and Virko's father taught the composer to never settle #music #composer #ClassicalMusic #Motivation
Is music truly an international language?
Hear Virko's thoughts on the subject at tinyurl.com/virkotalksmusic
Virko recently sat down with composer & theorist, @uremusic, for a live-streamed discussion about music appreciation & learning, challenging the notion that music is a universal language & emphasizing the importance of cultural context & education.
youtube.com/live/edMfn0Bwx1w…
Performed at the @americanacad by the Continuum Contemporary Music, TNC Recordings presents the World Premiere Recording of Valentin Bibik's ethereal "Premonitions": Poems From Alexander Blok's "Lines To The Beautiful Lady", Op. 99.
valentinbibik.bandcamp.com/a…
