Ruta Myata Quartet

Ruta Myata Quartet – Ukraine

International Choir Competition & Festival in Provence 2025 & International Choir festival in aveyron 2025

The ensemble was founded in 2020 and is made up of talented female folk singers.

The group performs regularly at regional and city concerts. One is that almost all the pieces performed are original arrangements by the group’s original arrangements by the group’s conductors, Dmytro Fursa and Nataliya Shmaraieva-Hozha.

The quartet’s repertoire includes Ukrainian folk songs and popular tunes.
The group has also produced music videos. In 2024, the ‘Ruta-Myata’ quartet won the Grand Prize in the 2nd All-Ukrainian Choral Art Competition, named after Mr Kretch, and won a gold medal in the gold medal at the International Choral Competition in Rimini, Italy.
To this day, the ensemble is committed to promoting national culture, mainly Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk songs.

Natalia Shmaraieva-Gozha –  Artistic Director

Artistic Director of the Cherkasy Music Vocational College Choir
Artistic director of the ‘GLORIA’ children’s choir at the Children’s Art School in Cherkassy

Cherkassy teacher-methodologist, solo singing teacher and member of the NGO ‘Association of Ukrainian Choirs’, and member of the National Association of Choirs of Ukraine.
Studied at the National Academy of Music named after A. Nezhdanova in Odessa.

Since 2021, she has worked as artistic director of the ‘Ruta-Myata’ quartet.

Awards :

‘Best Conductor’ cup at the 27th “CANTAT DE PRAGA” International Choir Competition. Prague, Czech Republic, 2013;

‘Most professional artistic work’ at the 3rd All-Ukrainian competition ‘Voices of the Bright Country’, Oujhorod, 2017 ;
Member of the jury of the 58th Higlava International Choir Competition, Czech Republic;
Member of the jury of the All-Ukrainian competition ‘TRIUMF-FEST’,
Grand Prize at the ‘Slovacia Cantat’ International Competition (Bratislava, Slovakia, 2013),
Gold Diploma at the Rimini International Choral Competition (Rimini, Italy, 2014),

Silver Diploma (2019) in the ‘Praga Cantat’ International Competition,
Gold Diploma in the ‘Golden Voice of Montserrat’ Competition (Lloret de Mar, Spain), Grand Prize in the IInd D. Krechko All-Ukrainian Choral Competition (2024),
Gold Diploma at the Rimini International Choral Competition (Rimini, Italy, 2024)

Dmytro Fursa – co-artistic director 

He studied at the Donetsk State Music Academy, named after S. S. Prokofiev, specialising in orchestral and choral conducting.

However, due to the unstable military and political situation in the region, he was forced to transfer to the Kharkiv National University of Arts, named after I. P. Kotliarevsky, in 2015, where he completed his studies the same year.

Dmytro has worked with various amateur vocal and instrumental ensembles. In 2020, he founded the all-female quartet Ruta-Myata. Under his leadership, the ensemble has become a regular participant regional concerts and, above all, has always captivated audiences with its vibrant performances.
A devoted admirer of Ukrainian culture, Dmytro bases his creative work on traditional folk songs.

Shortly after the large-scale Russian invasion, Dmytro joined the Ukrainian armed forces. In the fiercest battles, he defended his homeland with patience and courage, for which he received prestigious awards, including a state decoration.

His comrades in the unit nicknamed him ‘the pianist’ because he always carried a small two-octave MIDI keyboard with him. During the breaks between combat missions, he would work on the arrangements for his quartet, which helped him to endure the hardships of war.

His works include arrangements for mixed choirs, male and female vocal ensembles, vocal-instrumental groups and a chamber instrumental composition.

Currently, he continues to serve in the Ukrainian armed forces and, with his co-director creates new musical content for the ensemble.

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