TARAS KUTSENKO
TERRY HEIMAT
Conductor, Composer, Arranger, Producer.
Member of the international jury for conducting competitions.
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GRAMMY® bollated
Global Music Awards winner
2021
The Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards winner
2022
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TERRY HEIMAT

Composer, conductor, autor

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    Genres and trends: classical music, jazz, fusion, pop music, crossover.
    TERRY HEIMAT / TARAS KUTSENKO
    ISNI 0000 0005 2642 4183
    Musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, conductor, writer. Author of books and scripts.

    He representative of a dynasty of conductors and musicians. Father (Vitaly Kutsenko) is a renowned conductor, Professor. A continuator of the traditions of the conducting school of Nikolai Rabinovich and Natan Rakhlin. Mother (Guseva Natalia) - music teacher (piano). Graduated from the Tashkent Conservatory.

    Starting a professional career as a musician and music manager. 1996
    In 1995 he entered the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory. In the same year he entered the Moscow Academy of International Cooperation, Faculty of Management.
    In 1996 he became a member of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mark Gorenstein.

    For over 15 years, Terry has studied the specifics of musical accompaniment for theater productions and film music.

    In 2009 he was the assistant conductor-producer of P.I. Tchaikovsky's opera “Cherevichki” at the Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after Lysenko.

    Starting a professional career as a conductor. 2011
    He made his debut as a symphony conductor on November 4, 2011 with the program (D.Shostakovich - Symphony 5. Youth Academic Symphony Orchestra “Slobozhansky”). Debuted as a ballet conductor in 2012 Tchaikovsky's “Swan Lake”, Lysenko Kharkiv Opera and Ballet Theater. Debuted as an opera conductor in 2013 (G. Puccini “Turandot” Dnepropetrovsk Opera and Ballet Theater).
    Among his conducting mentors, in different years were Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Andrei Chistyakov, Alexander Alexeev, Leonid Nikolaev, Vitaly Kutsenko, Vladimir Ponkin, Alexander Samoile, Teodor Currentzis, Vittorio Parisi, Naiden Todorov, Jan Milosz Zarzycki, Daniel Agiman.

    Music Producer
    As a producer he took part in such projects as:
    • Irina Arkhipova Foundation Award Ceremony at the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory 2000, 2001;
    • Masterpieces of world opera in concert performance. 2000, 2001;
    • Prix Benois De La Danse 2000, 2002;
    • Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov to students 2004;

    In 2013 he was the conductor of the ballet “Carmen” to the music of J. Bizet staged by the choreographer, Honored Artist of Ukraine Antonina Radievska.

    In 2018, he was inducted into the Musicians' Hall of Fame in China. Member of the Association of Foreign Professionals in China.

    Since 2022, arranger and member of the credit group of directors of television entertainment programs on Chinese television.

    2024-2025 - Assistant Conductor of Chinese Symphonic Music Concerts, conducted by Grammy®-winning, Tang Muhai.

    In 2023, he received the title of Professor of Musicology. Prof. Terry Heimat is the author of methodological manuals and scientific articles on music, which are published in scientific publications around the world.

    ISNI: 

    0000 0005 2642 4183

    https://isni.org/isni/0000000526424183

    Name: 

    Taras Kutsenko

    Terry Heimat

    Dates: 

    born 1977-11-18

    Creation class: 

    Musical sound recording

    Creation role: 

    creator

    Related identities: 

    Terry Heimat Studios, LLC (pseud)

    Titles: 

    Terry Heimat

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    Sources: 

    QUANSIC

    ISNI:
    Terry Heimat
    Taras Kutsenko
    0000000526424183
    Taras Kutsenko - conductor 2011
    Conductor
    BIZET Symphony C major
    Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Taras Kutsenko
    GOUNOD Symphony No. 1 in D major
    Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Taras Kutsenko
    MOZART - Concerto for violin №5.
    Sloboda Virtuosi Orchestra Soloist - Dmitri Udovichenko. Conductor - Taras Kutsenko
    GRIEG - Peer Gynt symphonic music & sand animation.
    Sloboda Virtuosi Orchestra Composer Edward Gryeg Idea score, arrangement and conducted by Terry Heimat (Taras Kutsenko) Sand animator - Svetlana Telbukh.
    RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Bright Holiday, Op. 36.
    Sloboda Virtuosi Orchestra. Conductor - Taras Kutsenko
    TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony 7 Es-dur
    Sloboda Virtuosi Orchestra. Conductor - Taras Kutsenko
    TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
    Sloboda Virtuosi Orchestra Soloist - Nicklas Jensen Valentine Conductor - Taras Kutsenko
    DUKAS Sorcerer's Apprentice
    Sloboda Virtuosi Orchestra Conductor - Taras Kutsenko
    RACHMANINOV - Concerto №2
    Sloboda Virtuosi Orchestra. Soloist - Alexei Aleynikov. Conductor - Taras Kutsenko
    GRIEG "Peer Gynt" Suite I, II
    Slobozhanskiy Youth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor - Taras Kutsenko
    SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 (Diploma conducting work 2011)
    Slobozhanskiy Youth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor - Taras Kutsenko
    Taras Kutsenko - Composer & Arranger since 2010
    Composer
    Symphonic poem "Power of Zhangjiajie Nature" op. 5.
    Music by Taras Kutsenko
    LYZISTRATA - Canon
    Music by Taras Kutsenko
    GLORY SONG
    Music by Taras Kutsenko
    Arranger
    HEIMAT, POLYANSKIY, SINO The Power of Nature Song
    Arranged by Taras Kutsenko, Lyrics Alex Sino, Piano Oleg Polyanskiy
    MORRICONE Cinema Paradiso
    Arranged by Taras Kutsenko, Alex Sino and Milton Salcedo
    FAURE Siciliane op. 78
    Arranged by Taras Kutsenko
    CLASSIC MEDLEY
    Arranged by Vitaliy and Taras Kutsenko
    Taras Kutsenko - Trumpeter since 1989
    Trumpet player
    GALLIANO Tango pour Claude
    Flugelhorn - Terry Heimat, accordeon Eliza Karpenko
    LEONTOVICH - Shchedryk
    Trumpet - Taras Kutsenko, Dilshod Mamadaliev, Iurii Kokidko, Nuriddin Kambarov
    LARA - Granada
    Trumpet, arrangemet, video making - Taras Kutsenko
    Classic medley
    Taras Kutsenko (trumpet), Oleh Golub (horn), Vladimir Korzhenok (trombone)
    ALBINONI Concerto pour trompette 3 partie
    Trumpette (Chevallier) - Taras kutsenko.
    HAYDN Concerto for Trumpet (2 mov.)
    Trumpette (Yamaha) - Taras kutsenko.
    Taras Kutsenko - Film Director 2020
    Film Director
    DING-DONG JESTER
    Music video by Terry Heimat and Alex Sino
    🏆 BLASTOFF
    🏆 Munich Music Video Awards
    🏆 Europe Music Video Awards
    🏆 Paris Film Awards
    🏆 United Kingdom Music Video Festival
    GLORY SONG
    Music video by Terry Heimat
    🏆 Tokyo Film Awards
    🏆 International Music Video Awards
    🏆 Euro Music Video Song
    🏆 Tatras International Film Festival
    🏆 Emerald Peacock
    🏆 Art Film Awards
    🏆 Bratislava International Film Awards
    🏆 International Sound Future Awards
    🏆 Rome Music Video Awards
    YOUNG EAGLES
    Motivational video for students of classical ballet in art colleges. Professor Yulia Kutsenko's class, Zhangjiajie College, Hunan, China.
    MAGIC SONG (Carol of the Bells/Shchedryk)
    Music video by Terry Heimat and Alex Sino
    🏆 Tokyo Film Awards
    🏆 International Music Video Awards
    🏆 Euro Music Video Song
    🏆 Tatras International Film Festival
    🏆 Emerald Peacock
    🏆 Art Film Awards
    🏆 Bratislava International Film Awards
    🏆 International Sound Future Awards
    🏆 Rome Music Video Awards
    ZHONGGUO
    Music video by Taras Kutsenko
    🏆 Diamond Bell International Film Festival
    🏆 Mokkho International Film Festival
    🏆 Athvikvaruni International Film Festival
    🏆 Parai Musical International Awards
    🏆 Indo French International Film Festival
    THE LAST ROMANCE
    Music video-ballet by Yuliya and Taras Kutsenko
    🥇 KIMFF
    STARTING POINT
    Music video by Taras Kutsenko
    🏆 Global Music Awards
    🏆 Palm Beach International Awards
    🏆 London Film & Television Festival
    STAY
    a film by Terry Heimat & Alex Sino
    🏆 London Movie Awards
    🏆 Florence Film Awards
    🏆 USA Only The Best Film Awards
    🏆 Mokkho International Film Festival
    ODE to JOY
    Music video feat. Francis Goya - guitar (Spain), Bernar Wrincq - guitar (Monaco) Ivan Levchenko - saxophone (Poland), Ruslan Zinevych vocal (Germany)
    🏆 The Palm Beach International Awards "Best classical music interpretation"
    🏆 The London Best Music Video Awards "Sound design"
    🥇 Finalist Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
    🥇 Finalist Prague International Monthly Film Festival
    🥇 Finalist International Music Video Awards
    ✓ Official selection Munich Music Video Awards
    ✓ Official selection New Media Film Festival
    FREEZE
    A short film about a young couple, forced to quarantine during the COVID-19 epidemic.
    Main Credits
    (source: MUSO.AI - verified credits):
    TOp 35%
    of World Artist

    Top 25%
    Terry Heimat / Taras Kutsenko is in the
    Terry Heimat / Taras Kutsenko is in the
    Terry Heimat / Taras Kutsenko is in the
    of World Songwriters
    Top 10%
    of World Producer
    ROLES
    105+
    Composer
    87 +
    Lyricist
    114+
    Primary Artist
    80+
    Primary Artist
    42+
    Engineer
    41 +
    Arranger
    40+
    Producer
    30+
    Conductor
    GLOBAL MUSIC AWARDS
    USA
    “THE STARTING POINT”
    single & movie
    in category: Music Video
    BLASTOFF
    USA
    “PATTERNS ON THE STONES”
    Single "BazaArt"
    in category: Best Song / musical score for a film not yet completed/released.
    Los Angeles Silver Mask
    USA
    “MAGIC SONG”
    single & movie
    in category: Best Original Score
    Palm Beach International Music Awards
    USA
    ”ODE TO JOY”
    single & movie
    in category: Classical Music Interpretation
    The Starting Point
    in category: Studio Production
    International World Film Awards
    USA
    “MAGIC SONG”
    single & movie
    in category: Original Song
    Red Dragon Creative Awards
    USA
    “MAGIC SONG”
    single & movie
    in category: Best Original Song / Best of the fest / All Technical Categories
    Los Angeles Film Awards
    USA
    “ODE TO JOY”
    single & movie
    in category: Sound Design
    Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards
    UK
    “MAGIC SONG”
    single & movie
    in category: Best Film Score - Soundtrack
    PARIS FILM AWARDS
    France
    “DING-DONG JESTER”
    A single from "The Power of Nature" project
    in category: Music Video / Original Song
    Florence Film Awards
    Italy
    “STAY”
    Shirt film
    in category: Original Song / Sound design
    Art Film Awards
    Macedonia
    “GLORY SONG”
    single & movie
    in category: Music Video / Sound designest Sound
    High Tatras
    Film & Video Festival
    Slovakia
    “GLORY SONG”
    single & movie
    in Category: Best Sound design music video / Studio production
    Emerald Peacock
    International Film Festival
    Russia
    “GLORY SONG”
    single & movie
    in category: Best Music Video
    Bratislava International
    Film Awards
    Slovakia
    “GLORY SONG”
    single & movie
    in category: Sound Design
    Euro Music Video Song Awards
    France
    “ODE TO JOY”
    single & movie
    in category: Best Sound Design / Best Experimental Music Video
    Munich Music Video Awards
    Germane
    “ODE TO JOY”
    single & movie
    in category: Music Video / Sound Design
    My All About Jazz Page
    GALERY
    Conductor of Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra
    SHEET MUSIC
    Original music and arrangements by Terry Heimat
    ID: SM-000614247
    Cinema Paradiso Op. 29
    Symphonic fantasy on Ennio Marricone's theme from the movie of the same name. Composed and arr. by Terry Heimat, Alex Sino, Milton Salcedo.
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    ID: SM-000602917
    Beethoven#5, Op.28
    Crossover version, сomposed and arr. by Terry Heimat.
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    ID: SM-000584176
    Magic Song. Carol of the Bells/Shchedryk Op. 11
    Symphonic Fantasy on a Ukrainian Theme by Mykola Leontovich Shchedryk. Composed and arr. by Terry Heimat. Arr. Alex Sino, Camillo Valencia.
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    ID: SM-000598317
    Chinese medley Op.12
    Symphonic medley on themes of Chinese folklore. Arr. by Terry Heimat.
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    ID: SM-000584069
    Just a Day Song Op.17
    Jazz composition for vocal and ensemble. Composed and arr. by Terry Heimat.
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    ID: SM-000585004
    Power of Zhangjiajie Nature, Op.5
    Symphonic poem Composed and arr. by Terry Heimat.
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    ID: SM-000585003
    Just a Day (Instrumental) Op.18
    An instrumental version of a jazz composition for ensemble. Composed and arr. by Terry Heimat.
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    ID: SM-000589160
    The Brass Triptych, Op.22
    Crossover trio for Two trumpets and French horn. Composed and arr. by Terry Heimat.
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      In 2018, he founded Terry Heimat production studio.
      2003 Terry Heimat Studios LLC
      2024
      Zhangjiajie University
      Professors of Zhangjiajie University Academy of Arts
      Member of the International Trumpet Guild.
      Member of the World Association of Principal Conductors.
      Member of the European Association of Judges and Arbitrators.
      The Artist of International Association.
      Recipient of the Order of the "World Cultural Diplomacy".

      Chief conductor of Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra, Hunan, China.
      Maestro Taras Kutsenko - Professor of the Academy of Arts of Zhangjiajie University.

      LAUNCH
      In 1996, he began his career as an artist with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra under Mark Gorinstein.
      In 2003 for his music for theatre productions and movies, he became a Winner of prestigious theatrical “Seagull” award.
      From 2002 to 2012 he was a member of the SoundDrama Moscow Theatre Studio directed by musician and director Vladimir Pankov. As a member of this collective he wrote music for more than 20 theatrical performances and films.
      Until 2012 he played in productions of the Moscow Art Theatre named after Chekhov directed by Oleg Tabakov, the Moscow Pushkin Theatre, the Theatre "Et-Cetera" directed by Alexander Kalyagin, the Theatre of Nations directed by Evgeny Mironov, the Centre for Dramaturgy and Directing directed by Roschenko and Kazantsev.
      In collaboration with the artistic director of the Moscow Chekhov Theater, People's Artist of Russia Oleg Tabakov has developed and implemented the "Moscow Art Theater to Students" program. The aim of the project is to popularize the art of theater among young people.
      Terry Heimat also released a CD with the soundtracks to the play directed by Kirill Serebrennikov.
      Terry Heimat has worked with renowned theater directors Declan Donnelly, Andrey Zholdak, Kirill Serebrennikov, Yuri Muravitsky, Nyakroshus, Mark Weil and Vladimir Pankov.

      In 2010, together with the musicians of SoundDrama, he made a European tour, during which he recorded a CD with music for trumpet in the acoustics of famous Catholic churches in France.
      EUROPEAN TOUR
      Solo project "Christmas Vacation" in Castels of France.
      The "Christmas Vacation" project was recognized by UNESCO as part of the Cultures of the World program
      In 2008 Taras Kustenko recorded a series of accoustic videos in the main castles of France.
      The performance was performed in the castles of Paris, Nanking, Nor-pas-de-Calais, Cherbourg and Nice.
      RETORN TO UKRAINE
      In 2010, Taras Kutsenko returns to Ukraine, where he creates an orchestra.
      In 2013 Maestro Kutsenko founded the Kharkiv Sloboda Virtuosi Orchestra. With this team he participated in the projects of Trebyut of the ENIGMA and METALIKA groups, Slava Vakarchuk (Ukrainian singer), Alexandr Ponomorev (Ukrainian singer), Francis Goya & Bernard Wrincq.
      Among the aurora projects in Ukraine, we can mention the organization of the "International master classes of conductors of the Italian Opera", the staging of the play "Gloria Carmen", sand show "Per Gynt" together with the artist Svetlana Telbukh and the sand animation studio "Art You".
      In 2012 a CD with the world classics music is released. Recording from the Open Air EURO2012 concert.
      CULTURAL MISSION IN CHINA
      In 2018, along with musicians from Ukraine, Terry Heimat was invited to conduct in China.
      A year later, together with a professor at Zhangjiajie University, he founded the Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra and the Zhangjiajie Symphony Center. There he also founded his own production studio and carried out a number of landmark projects.
      The Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra became a participant in the international multistar
      MAGIC SONG project.
      Terry Heimat has been a member of the Foreign Musicians Association in China since 2019 and has participated in festivals and competitions organized by various music organizations in China.
      Inducted into the Hallelujah Hall of Fame
      In August 2018, the Hallelujah Concert Hall held an induction ceremony for distinguished cultural figures inducted into its "Hall of Fame."
      The event was timed to coincide with the anniversary “Yellow Dragon Music Season”, which attracted tens of thousands of music lovers from China and abroad. The festival had a prize fund of 4.885 million yuan and 475 prizes. The event was entered into the record book as the most massive cultural event for choirs and music groups.
      The international jury consisted of leading experts in the musical arts, including Li Peizhi, Yan Baolin, Kutsenko Taras and many others. The winners received art development grants of 500,000 yuan.
      Ode to Joy has won over 10 awards at various festivals and awards around the world and has become one of the most indexed audio products among crossover compositions.
      In 2020, Terry Heimat, with guitarist Francis Goya and the Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra, released a crossover version of Beethoven's famous Symphony No. 9.
      Guitarist Bernard Wrincq, soloist of the Odessa Opera Ruslan Zinevich, and saxophonist Ivan Levchenko, winner of international competitions, took part in the recording.
      COVIS PANDEMIC 2019
      Beginning in 2019, active participation in programs to prevent the spread of the virus. Supporting the population in overcoming the epidemic situation.
      Terry is a Winner of the international contests of the wind instruments and international awards of the composition and sound.
      The single "Believe" was the starting point of the Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra's efforts to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
      Recording participants: ZPO orchestra artists Vasyl Lotut, composer Taras Kutsenko, Kateryna Kochergina, Kostiantyn Slobodenuk
      WORLD RECOGNITION
      The "Ode to Joy" project was organized remotely. Together with the musicians of the orchestra and the legendary guitarist Francis Goya, a crossover version of Ludwig van Beethoven's famous theme from the #9 Symphony was created.

      Beethoven's Symphony 9 was recorded on mobile phones.

      The musicians sent their video recordings to the headquarters of the project for further processing of sound and video.
      The project "Ode to Joy" became an example of the solidarity of musicians from different countries of the world. Conductor and arranger Taras Kutsenko wrote the musical score for the symphony orchestra and soloists. Beethoven's famous work began to sound in a new form.
      (c) 2020
      Symphony No. 9 of the great composer Ludwig van Beethoven has always inspired victory. In difficult times, this music sounded like a symbol of a person's steadfastness in the face of difficulties. Sound design and mixing was carried out in the studio of Sasha Gusev, a renowned sound engineer, a follower of the Berkeley American School of Sound Engineering.

      Musicians of the Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra, together with world stage star Francis Goya, performed this arrangement on Europe Day.

      Premiere May 20, 2020
      In 2021 the project Ode to Joy was presented at the New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles, where the project was watched by a large number of viewers, as well as representatives of EMMYS, HBO, Marvel production, BMI & Grammy.
      FIRST AUTOR'S ALBUM
      In 2019, composer Taras Kutsenko's album entitled Patterns on the Stones was released.
      FILMMAKING
      In 2020, the short film FREEZE was released. In the following years, the following short films were created: STAY, YOUNG EAGLES, THE LAST ROMANCE. All films have been awarded international festivals and prizes.
      An article in the New York edition of BULVAR about the movie STAY.
      MULTI STAR
      In the period from 2020 to 2021, the Magic Song project was initiated by the American producer Alex Sino with the participation of prominent musicians from the world music industry.
      In December 2021, a music video MAGIC SONG composed by Terry Heimat (Taras Kutsenko). Music performed by a multi-star cast of musicians was released on all Warner Music digital platforms. The project immediately became a bestseller.
      The Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra became a participant in the international multistar
      MAGIC SONG project.
      Terry has worked with prominent personalities, many of whom are Grammy and Emmy award winners. Among them: Francis Goya (guitar), Ed Calle (saxophone), Al Di Meola (guitar), Leonid Agutin (singer), Camilo Valencia (sound producer), Angelica Varum (vocal), Amaury Gutierrez (vocal), Richard Bravo (percussion), Camilo Velandia (guitar), Albert Fedoseev (piano), Ralfy "Fafa" Valencia (bass).

      CIMP - CREAT & RELEASE

      In 2022 he received his Ph.D. and authored a methodology for teaching composition and arranging to novice musicians.


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