ВОЛЫНСКАЯ ВАРИАНТНАЯ МОДЕЛЬ ХОРОВОГО ИСКУССТВА В СОЦИОКУЛЬТУРНОМ КОНТИНУУМЕ ЗАПАДНОГО РЕГИОНА УКРАИНЫ ПЕРИОДА НЕЗАВИСИМОСТИ

This essay discusses the state of collegiate choral art in the western region of the Ukraine – Volyn, in particular. The meaning of: (1) sociocultural continuum, (2) authorships of performing school, (3) the “Ukrainian choir school”, (4) the “chamber choir model”, and (5) the Apollonian and Dionysian prototype in conducting, are defined and subsequently discussed. In preparation for this article, the interviews with the leading conductors were carried out and the responses from the audience were compiled and analysed by the author in this paper. Additionally, the article investigates the professional activities, methodological traditions and festival participation of two choirs: “Oranta” and Chorus at Lutsk St. Peter and Paul Church.