Spirit Of Music

Every concert is a journey
Every note is a story

Musical performance as an art of dialogue with time

The “Spirit Of Music” art project was born in December 2019 after the first concert-performance “Spirit Of Barocco”, which took place at the Museum of Western and Eastern Art in Odessa.From the very beginning, it became clear: our project has its own creative identity, which distinguishes it from others - a unique approach to presenting music, combining stagecraft, deep meaning, and innovative interpretation.
We create interactive costumed performances that destroy traditional ideas about academic music, opening it up with new means of expression. Since 2019, the team has implemented many concert programs in the formats of performances, plays, music lectures, and multimedia shows.
We are not limited to performing music - each of our concerts turns into a full-fledged artistic event, in which the concept, images, and educational aspect play an important role. We talk about the works that sound from the stage, because we are convinced that knowledge of the historical and cultural context allows the listener to experience music more deeply. A special place in our programs is occupied by little-known composers, the search for rare notes, our transcriptions, as well as the integration of modern music, jazz, and musicals into the classical structure of the concert.
After the start of the full-scale invasion, the activities of “Spirit Of Music” went beyond the borders of the city and the country. We held online concerts, participated in international cultural initiatives, are actively promoting Ukrainian music abroad, and are working to modernize the format of the classical concert, make it more accessible and lively for a wide audience

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US

Yulia Yurchak

Founder and art directress of the project, organist, pianist, musicologist, composer

Cultural manager with more than ten years of experience in the arts. Has two diplomas from the Odessa National Academy of Music - Bachelor of Composition (2020) and Master of Musicology (2021). Studied organ playing at the ONMA named after A.V. Nezhdanova in the class of Efremova O.O.Participant of the Lviv Organ Residency 2021.Since 2022, she has performed as a solo organist with charity concerts in France, Italy, Finland, and Germany.
Favorite classical composers are Henry Purcell and Francis Poulenc. Yulia also listens to old-time rock, no less old-time jazz, and is a huge fan of medieval music.
Actively engaged in scientific activities in the field of musical art. The main direction is the neurobiology of the interaction of music and movement in modern ballet, as well as the influence of historical and social contexts on artistic creativity.
With extensive experience in creative marketing, PR, and a certified project manager, Yulia combines artistic and strategic thinking in everything she does. She believes in the power of music to unite, communicate, and transform — and is dedicated to making Ukrainian music heard on the world stage.
She enjoys organizing this crazy gang of music fanatics, with whom she is constantly searching for new crazy ideas and ways to implement them.

Praskovia Belkina

Co-founder of the project, organist, pianist, vocalist

In 2019, she graduated from the ONMA named after A.V. Nezhdanova as a choirmaster
In 2023, she graduated from NAKKIM as a pop vocalist, musical and operetta performer.
Participant of the Lviv Organ Residency in 2021.
Since 2022, she has been working at the Cherkasy Shevchenko Theater as a choirmaster and actress.
Voice type - contralto, which significantly influences her repertoire, among the main directions of which one can distinguish the performance of musical arias, sometimes even written for men, as well as works of the Ars Nova and Baroque periods from the countertenor repertoire.
Favorite composer - Johann Adolf Hasse.

Actively engaged in scientific activities in the field of musical art. The main direction is the search and performance of works of the Baroque and pre-Baroque periods.

He has a unique ability to pick up old notes by ear, as well as find notes that do not exist in nature. He sings everything from baroque to musicals and rock operas.

Pasha constantly gives Yulia new crazy ideas for future projects.

Ksenia Bakhchalova

Vocalist, soprano

Singer, teacher, laureate of international competitions, and author of educational projects.A graduate of the Odessa National Academy of Music named after A.V. Nezhdanova, Ksenia Bakhchalova has gained recognition from experts and listeners thanks to her angelic lyrical-coloratura soprano. Wide popularity was brought to her by participation in television projects, where she became a finalist on the show "Voice of the Country".
Ksenia is a regular participant in the international vocal concert venues "Salon Belcanto" and "Spirit of Music". According to listeners, her artistry and performing skills are distinguished by special sincerity and unsurpassed energy.
Ksenia Bakhchalova's repertoire includes numerous recognized masterpieces of world vocal classics, romances, folk songs, as well as all those strange works that Pasha and Yulia persuade her to perform.

Anastasia Buynitskaya

Vocalist, soprano

Laureate of international competitions, invited soloist of the Odessa Municipal Wind Music Theater named after O. Salik and the Cherkasy Academic Music and Drama Theater named after T. Shevchenko. Choir artist in Andriy Chorny's projects from 2013 to the present. She performed as a soloist of the Bavarian House Choir of Odessa in various cities in Germany.

A graduate of the K.F. Dankevych State Conservatory of Music and Drama and the K.D. at Ushinsky State Pedagogical University, she continues to explore the possibilities of her voice in various genres and techniques.

The performer's repertoire is dominated by classical arias, songs from famous foreign musicals and rock ballads. A feature of the repertoire is the presence of soundtracks for modern films and TV series.

In addition to her academic work, Nastya can also sing with extreme vocals. You can listen to how it is on her Instagram page.

P.S. And she also draws very well.

Bogdan Balashov

Vocalist, actor

Graduated from the Kyiv University of Culture in 2022 with a degree in theater and film actor.
Having come to work at the Cherkasy Academic Regional Music and Drama Theater named after T. G. Shevchenko in 2022, he began to actively engage in vocals and win the audience's favor.
Since 2025, he began working at the Odessa Regional Academic Drama Theater.

Bohdan's repertoire is dominated by arias from musicals and rock operas, such as "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Elizabeth", "The Phantom of the Opera", and others. Also, given the specifics of working in the theater, the repertoire includes Ukrainian classical arias and folk songs. And now those works that Yulia and Pasha throw at him.

A special range and, of course, the acting profession make him an excellent performer of characteristic operetta parts.

Bogdan is fond of anime music and computer game soundtracks. You can also hear them at our concerts)

P.S. Those cool reels that you see in our social networks are Bogdan's work.