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Yaroslav Senyshyn | |
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 Yaroslav Senyshyn | |
| Born | April 20, 1950 |
| Other names | Slava Senyshyn |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
| Website | Albany Records |
Yaroslav Senyshyn, also known as Slava, is a Canadian pianist, [1] author, and professor of philosophy, aesthetics of music, and moral education at Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Education. [2]
Senyshyn was a student of Antonina Yaroshevich [3] at the Kiev Conservatory and of Canadian pianist and composer Larysa Kuzmenko. He has also studied with Damjana Bratuz, Howard Munn, Clifford von Kuster, Katherine Wolpe, and Pierre Souverain.
| Year | Degree | University |
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| 1992 | Ed. D., Philosophy of education | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto |
| 1976 | Bachelor of Education | University of Toronto |
| 1975 | M. Mus., Music Performance | University of Toronto |
| 1973 | B. Mus., Music Performance | University of Western Ontario |
Senyshyn was a member of the SFUFA (Simon Fraser University Faculty Association) Safety Committee [4] and sat from 2006-2009 as an executive member-at-large on the Canadian Association of University Teachers.
Senyshyn is a professor of music, philosophy of aesthetics, and moral education at Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Education. He has published in journals such as Philosophy of Music Education Review, the Journal of Educational Thought, Educational Leadership, and the Canadian Journal of Education. Senyshyn has given lecture-recitals and made publications that focus on the teacher-as-artist and the contribution that music makes to arts education. [5]
Senyshyn is especially known for his Liszt performances. He performs and records standard repertoire along with contemporary works by composers including Larysa Kuzmenko, Donald Cochrane, and Reeves Miller.
Senyshyn's focus is on interdisciplinary research in arts and moral education. His method of philosophical analysis draws mainly on an existential-phenomenological approach. His work includes a discursive analysis of students' performance anxiety that uses a theoretical exploration of social constructionism based on Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy. He has focused on specific topics related to creative performance, teaching and music aesthetics vis-à-vis co-authorship of musical texts, subjectivity, objectivity, and anxiety in the moral-aesthetic fabric of society.[ citation needed ]
Senyshyn is one of the co-investigators on the Research For Youth, Music and Education and MODAL Research Project, which researches youth engagement in musical activities, as well as artistic learning research.
Senyshyn has performed in New York City's Carnegie Hall, Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Toronto's St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts and Massey Hall, and the Bolshoi Theatre at the Moscow Conservatory. Georgetown University Radio featured Senyshyn in a program about Canadian pianists, alongside Glenn Gould, Louis Lortie, Angela Hewitt, and Anton Kuerti. [10] Senyshyn is an official Steinway Artist, and is signed with Albany Records. [1] [11]
Senyshyn was one of two pianists chosen to represent Canada at the 1974 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. [12] He has been a guest performer at various venues and institutions, including the University of Western Ontario. [13] He regularly performs benefit concerts to raise awareness of social justice issues, including annual benefit concerts in Ottawa with his wife Susan O’Neill-Senyshyn in support of Discovery University's courses for low-income and homeless people. [14]
Senyshyn has collaborated with sitar player Sanjoy Bandopadhyay. [15]
Senyshyn released two of William David Smith's compositions, Image Op. 33 nos. 1 and 2 on the Albany Records in an album with his wife, Susan O'Neill-Senyshyn, a flautist. The album also featured the works of Franck and Ibert for piano and flute. Senyshyn also performs solo works by Liszt and Canadian composer Larysa Kuzmenko and Reeves Miller on the album.
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