Lubomyr Melnyk

Lubomyr Melnyk (born December 22, 1948) is a composer and pianist of Ukrainian origin.

[4]Melnyk offers lessons to a general audience of piano students,[10][11] and has liked to run workshops[12] at concerts in the past - when possible.

[13] Two notable students who are successful pianists in their own right are Ell Kendall[14] and Matthew Thomasson,[15] who perform their own music which is (occasionally) seen to be inspired by Melnyk's technique.

Another is Hauschka, who helped Melnykr's music become noticed by the record label Erased Tapes, which he has worked with for many years.

[12] As mentioned in the below section, he wrote a book titled Open Time,[22] which focuses on explaining his notation and surrounding philosophy and spirituality, in relation to the music.

[24] There is also a scorebook of six pieces, published by Erased Tapes,[25] wherein scores for Pockets of Light, Butterfly, Parasol, Evertina, Awaiting and The Moving Window may be found.

To explain the proper physical and mental techniques for his music, Melnyk wrote a treatise, OPEN TIME: The Art of Continuous Music (1981) and 22 Etudes, to teach the fundamental levels of his continuous technique.

[26] In 1985, Melnyk set two world records, documented on film and with full audio, at the Sigtuna Stiftelsen in Sweden.