Ivan Nebesnyy (born July 15, 1971) is a Ukrainian composer and music producer. [1]
Graduated from Lviv Conservatory in 1995 (composer class under Myroslav Skoryk). [2] In 1996 Ivan Nebesnyy founded an ensemble "Cluster" which performed music by modern composers from Ukraine and abroad. [3] In 2006 – 2011 Ivan Nebesnyy was a music director of the "Kyiv Music Fest". [2] [4]
Works by Ivan Nebesny are considered as postmodern. [2] Among them:
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