Yelizaveta Tkachenko, PhD

Liza Tkachenko, Ph.D. in musicology, is a music instructor, ethnomusicologist, singer, songwriter, worship leader and conductor.

Before coming to the United States in 2022, Liza taught history and theory of music, including sacred music, for 17 years in Ukrainian public music schools, public music college, and at Irpin Bible seminary. As a member of a folklore ensemble, she performed many concert tours around Europe. Liza also managed music ministry among Baptist churches in her region and was a conductor of choirs and a chamber orchestra.

When war in Ukraine interrupted their peaceful life, Liza and her family emigrated to the United States. Liza leads the youth choir and worship at her church and founded a music studio “Inspiration” where she and her husband give lessons in piano, voice, and violin. They also share their original worship songs through a YouTube channel.

Liza is the author of several presentations on Ukrainian folklore and 15 scholarly articles, mostly dedicated to the motet genre. 

Publications

Tkachenko Y. (2012). Protestant motet in the work of J. Brahms. Kyiv musicology: Coll. Art. / National music Academy of Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, Kyiv Institute of Music named after R. M. Gliera. Vol. 44. pp. 88–96.

Tkachenko Y. (2013). Motets op. 29 J. Brahms (textual solution). Scientific Bulletin of the NMAU named after P. I. Tchaikovsky: Mechanisms of innovations in musical creativity: a collection of scientific articles devoted to the problems of musical creativity [edited by V. G. Moskalenko]. Vol. 108. pp. 179–184.

Tkachenko Y. (2013). The spiritual work of Hugo Distler in the context of the German Protestant tradition (Russian language). Music magazine Israel XXI: Music internet magazine for professional musicians and music lovers. No. 39.

Tkachenko Y. (2013). The embodiment of the Protestant genre tradition of the motet in op. 93 R. Schumann (Russian). Music magazine Israel XXI: Music internet magazine for professional musicians and music lovers. No. 41.

Tkachenko Y. (2013). Hugo Distler and his sacred music. Kyiv musicology: Culture and art studies: coll. Art. / National music Acad. of Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, Kyiv Institute of Music named after R. M. Gliera. Vol. 47. pp. 207–216.

Tkachenko Y. (2013). Spiritual works of F. Mendelssohn (on the issue of genre definition). Scientific Bulletin of the ONMA named after A. V. Nezhdanova: Musical art and culture: coll. Art. Vol. 17. pp. 167–176.

Tkachenko Y. (2014). I. Brahms – the author of German motets. Musical journal Israel XXI: Music Internet magazine for professional musicians and music lovers. No. 46.

Tkachenko Y. (2014). Early Protestant motet. Kyiv musicology: coll. Art. / National music Acad. of Ukraine named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, Kyiv Institute of Music named after R. M. Gliera. Vol. 50. pp. 136–146.

Tkachenko Y. (2015). German motet in the heritage of I. Brahms (Russian). Culture Observatory. Vol. 3. pp. 58-63.

Tkachenko Y. (2024). Cool jazz: Origins, characteristics, and main representatives. Online participation at conference in Kyiv.