About
Ksenia Stetsenko-Skitko is a Ukrainian composer, violinist, and pianist based in the USA. Her music joins Western classical music tradition and Eastern-European folk musical heritage, as well as impressionistic harmonies and polyphonic thinking. Global political events and deeply personal experiences are reflected in her works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, orchestra and a cappella vocal pieces. Ksenia’s creative journey is enriched by a degree in Cultural Studies and constant traveling.
Education
Lviv National Music Academy
B.M. in Music Composition
student of Prof. B. Frolyak
Lviv, Ukraine | 2021-2025
Ukrainian Catholic University
B.A. in Cultural Studies | Summa Cum Laude
Lviv, Ukraine | 2017-2021
Otto-Friedrich Universität
Erasmus+ International Exchange Scholar
Bamberg, Germany | 2019-2020
Ukrainian Leadership Academy
Graduate of Social & Personal Development Program Nazareth, Israel & Kyiv, Ukraine | 2016-2017
Solomiya Krushelnytska State Music Lyceum
Graduate of Solo & Chamber Music Performance Program Lviv, Ukraine | 2005-2016
WORK
Theoria Chamber Choir
Ensemble Singer
Trenton, New Jersey | 2023-Present
The Hill School | Ryan Library
Librarian & Administrative Assistant Pottstown, Pennsylvania | 2023-Present
The Hill School Orchestra
Violinist, Private Instructor, and Conductor’s Assistant Pottstown, Pennsylvania | 2022-Present
Haliciana Schola Cantorum
Swiss-Ukrainian Cultural & Educational Organization Artistic Director’s Assistant
Lviv, Ukraine | 2020-2021
Freelance Translator
Online and In-Person | 2019-Present
Eteria Chamber Choir
Ensemble Singer of Ukrainian Folk & Ancient Sacred Music Poland & Ukraine | 2017-2018
SELECTED WORKSHOPS
Dr. Melissa Dunphy | Wildflower Composers Mini-Courses
Building a Composing Career
Online / USA | 2025
Alison Plante & Berklee Online | Wildflower Composers mini-Courses
Film and TV Scoring 101 & 201
Online / USA | 2025
Nataliya Polovynka | Word & Voice Theater Center
Singing & Acting Courses
Lviv, Ukraine | 2019
Angelika Moths & Natalia Syrotynska | Lysenko Academy
Western & Eastern European Early Music Notation workshops
Lviv, Ukraine | 2017
Abélia Nordmann | Haliciana Schola Cantorum
Intercultural Choral summer school
Lviv, Ukraine | 2015
Oleh Krysa | Krushelnytska Music Lyceum
Violin Masterclass with Eastman Professor, Oleh Krysa
Lviv, Ukraine | 2013
SELECTED VOLUNTEERING
Various humanitarian and art campaigns supporting
Ukraine during Russian full-scale invasion
activist, artist, and fundraiser
Worldwide, | 2022 - ON
The Red Cross
Journalist & Translator
Lviv, Ukraine | 2021
Ukraïner Media Project
Contributing Music Journalist
Kyiv, Ukraine | 2019
UCU Charity Art Auction
Communications Manager
Worldwide, Online | 2020
Ex Umbra Et Solem | Haliciana Schola Cantorum
International Musicological Symposium
Lviv, Ukraine | 2017
RECENT
CONCERTS
Ukrainian Art Song and classical Music Concert Programs
Andrew Skitko | Tenor
Alina Rabchuk | Piano
Ksenia Stetsenko | Violin
Pennsylvania, New Jersey
2025
