SACRED VISUALIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SPIRITUAL CHORAL WORK “PRAYER” BY HANNA GAVRILETS

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to analyze the famous spiritual work by Hanna Gavrilets, “Prayer”, exhibited by choral groups both from Ukraine and abroad for the purpose of the existing original visual production, which is saturated with a certain sacred content, namely, the symbolism of the circle. It was found that each of the analyzed performances of the groups contains a conceptual idea that is common to all choirs in general, but in each individual case is endowed with individual features. The following research methods were used: musicological and performing – when analyzing the interpretation by choral groups; historical – in the aspect of analyzing the works of researchers, according to chrono- logical sequence; philosophical – when working out the philosophical and aesthetic ideas of a particular author of the col- lection; comparative – in the comparative analysis of the performance of choirs from the point of view of the exposition of the work within the framework of its presentation on stage. Along with this, in the context of the phenomenon under study, which is formed as a result of artistic synthesis, elements of interdisciplinary approaches to the object of analysis, namely, the choral work “Prayer” – theatricalization, were involved, taking into account the presence of production com- ponents. The scientific novelty lies in addressing the topic of visual staging in the context of the performance of a spiri- tual choral work, namely, the moment of symbolic sacralization, which indicates a special interpretation of the content of the work by the author and does not always receive expression in interpretative options, respectively, requires man- datory coverage with scientifically confirmed justification. Such an approach has not yet been outlined in relation to the spiritual choral heritage of Hanna Gavrylets. Conclusions. The active work of modern ensembles, such as the Kyiv Choir and the Lviv National Opera Choir, as well as the Chamber Choir of the University of California, Ireland, proves that the use of visual staging in the context of performing a spiritual choral work with its full understanding and inter- pretation of the main ideological idea forms a complex general artistic impression for the listener and viewer, thus more accurately revealing its content.