Dr. Filenko’s findings are presented in his Ph.D. dissertation from the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine (1989), his second Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from University of Pittsburgh (1998),[1] and The World of Mykola Lysenko book in English (2000)[2] and Ukrainian (2009).
[3] Dr. Taras Filenko, pianist, organist, and musicologist, studied music in Kiev, Donetsk, Moscow, and Pittsburgh.
In 1990, Dr. Filenko was invited to Edmonton, Alberta, to conduct research at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.
He participated in the Program for Executives at Carnegie Mellon University and the American-European Seminar in Salzburg, Austria.
Frequently, his concerts and media appearances promote the works of contemporary Ukrainian composers.
[citation needed] Dr. Filenko studied piano and musicology at the National Academy of Music in Ukraine.
Because of his unique knowledge and specialty in the history of Ukrainian music, Taras has been invited to teach and perform at universities in England, France, Poland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Russia, Yugoslavia, Canada, the Middle East and Asia, in addition to all over the United States.