Works of Mykola Leontovych in the Performance Traditions of the Odesa Choral School

The purpose of the research is to identify peculiarities performing reading and conducting-methodical mastering choral works by M. D. Leontovych in activities outstanding representatives Odesa school. tasks work are determined: coverage concept a school, particular, school; identification poetical-semantic features, intonational-expressive factors that influenced approaches Leontovych; determination creative continuity’s features generations context interpretations, intonation artistic images’ embodiment Leontovych’s sound. methodology based on use general scientific special chorological approaches. An analytical-abstract approach was used study literature outlined issues; working with memories contemporaries, graduates – analytical historical; musical texts choral, textual selective methods; system-structural method helped present phenomenon under as generalization various practical tools it became unifying factor holistic understanding experience. novelty due fact for first time an original view interpretation individual from standpoint performing, conducting, experience Odessa Choral School; figurative-associative elaboration author’s text covered; emphasis placed relationship between historical facts current trends development performance. Conclusions. example author's folk song idea elaboration, which forms multiple semantic vectors interpretation. Genre-style, intonation-expressive priorities composer processing material become kind ‘guide’ interpretive strategies performers provoke them listener certain reflections associative, musical-semantic, theatrical figurative composition. At stage its development, School, declaring historically established repertoire student choir at same demonstrates their living tradition.