Her two ballets The Last Battle staged pursuant to text by C.S. Lewis (the Narnia series) and Kupala’s Night (Ніч на Івана Купала Ukrainian title) based on Gogol’s book St. John’s Eve were successfully
performed at the West End in London and the Ljubljana’s National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Slovenia.

The composition Everlasting (Предковічне Ukrainian title) for chamber orchestra and ensemble of
authentic voices won Halyna a prize at the International Women Composer’s Competition in Kyiv 1995.

In 2004, her composition Invocation of Rain (Заклинання Дощу Ukrainian title) was recognised as one of the best works of the year by Society of Promotion of New Music (SPNM) in United Kingdom. The composition has been performed in Kyiv, Zagreb, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Israel. This work was influenced by prehistoric (pagan) rituals and folklore, which Halyna collected and inherited from Ukrainian tradition.

In her work, Halyna widely uses the technique of heterophony as a way of making music texture
which she found in ancient music folklore. This complex of polyphonic sound formations combined
with modern techniques of compositional writing lies at the basis of her composition Illusion for
Eighteen solo Strings, Polyphonic Pastoral for 24 Flutes and There was a Shimmering Silence,
(Мерехтіла тиша у небі) for string orchestra. The pieces were performed by the English Chamber
Orchestra (ECO), Scottish Chamber Ensemble, French Flute Orchestra (FFO) and Kyiv Camerata
and were well received by audiences in the UK, France and Ukraine.

When she moved to the UK, Halyna discovered for herself the colourful timbre of clarinet ensembles and clarinet orchestras. Her pieces written for these groups were performed at festivals in the UK and Europe.
In the UK, Halyna enriched her orchestrating skills by writing scores for Wind Band. The first pieces
were commissioned by the South West Youth Sinfonia, and recently she wrote another piece Vyshyvanka, for Flugelhorn, Vibraphone and Grimethorn Collery Band for a special performance at the International
Competition BIC at Newcastle.

Her composition Over the River a Cuckoo Cried (Летіла Зозуленька Ukrainian title) which Halyna wrote when she was sixteen years old regained popularity and prominence in light of the war in Ukraine and the tragedy that the Ukrainian people live daily. This song about a little orphan is written for female choir and soloists and has been performed at several concerts and fundraising events associated with Ukrainian orphans who lost their hero-parents defending Ukraine. Halyna donates all royalties from the performances of this piece to the Orphans Charity Organisation.

Halyna’s collection of works, featuring original compositions by Halyna Ovcharenko as well as some popular classical music arranged duets has been published by the Oxford University Press and Spartan Press.

Halyna also takes a creative approach in her teaching career. She composes music for children and with children, tailoring it to different levels of difficulty as well as doing arrangements for piano duets for all levels of performers to be combined with professionalism and fun.

Nurturing and encouraging young talents in in their creative work, she has donated a trophy to the Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare Music Festivals to reward young composers for their achievements and contribution to contemporary music.

Ballets, Operas, Symphonies, Music for Film and Theatre.

Cantata for children's choir, symphony orchestra and soloists. 1987, dur. c 20 min.
Performed at the-Kiev-Music-Fest festival, Premiers Of The Season 1994, 1995 and 1996 by Chamber Orchestra Archi and Female Choir of the Dragomanov’s University. Recorded in Kiev by Ukrainian State Broadcasting Corporation in 1996.

The Sun Scorched Mallow for choir, soloists, reciter and symphony orchestra, 1992, dur. 25 min. Performed by the Symphony Orchestra of the National Broadcasting Corporation, conductor V. Serenko, at the Kiev-Music-Fest festival. Recorded in Kiev by Ukrainian State Broadcasting Corporation in 1992. The work won the Marian & Ivanna Kotz International Composers Competition in 1992.

Transformations, piece for symphony orchestra, 1997, duration c. 11min. Performed by University of Bristol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adrian Beaumont at the Victoria Rooms, Bristol, 1997.

Studies in Witchcraft for symphony orchestra, 1999, duration c. 14 min. Performed at the Kiev-Music-Fest in 2000 by the National Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor George Stelluto (Las Vegas). Recorded and broadcasted by Ukrainian State Broadcasting Corporation.

…Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done… for Symphony orchestra, 2007, 12 min. November 2007. Performed and recorded by the London BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Maida Vale studios.

The Last Battle, Ballet pursuant to text by C. S. Lewis. Commissioned by the London Children's Ballet in 2002, duration c. 90 min. Commissioned and Performed by the London Childen Ballet at the Peacock Theatre, West End London, in May 2000.

Kupala’s Night, ballet pursuant to text by N. V. Gogol, 2001, duration c.45 min. Performed in Slovenia at the Ljubliana National Opera and Ballet Theatre, September – November 2003. The work won the International Competition The Three World Ballets ISCM 2002 and was subsequently performed by the National Opera and Ballet Theatre company at the World Music Days Festival in Slovenia in 2003.

On  the Threshold Music for a documentary directed by Andrey Shilov, about the life of the Archibishop of the Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain 1997. Broadcasted by NTV Russia, 1998, 1999, 2007 and 2010. The work was also featured in the Rain Dance Festival in London in October 1997 and the Watershed Cinema in Bristol in May 1998.

Pieces for Bristol Youth Orchestra, 15 min, 2004. Performed in Bristol in 2004 and 2005 by the Bristol Youth Orchestra.

Two Pieces for wind orchestra, 8 min. Commissioned by the South West Youth Wind Sinfonia in 2008. Performed at concerts and festivals.

Vyshyvanka, for brass band, 3.8 min. Commissioned by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Premiered at the BIC, Newcastle 2023, UK.

Chamber Orchestra.

Dribushechki, 5 pieces for chamber orchestra, 1992, duration c. 12 min.
Performed and recorded in Kiev by the Ukrainian State Broadcasting Corporation in 1993.

Illusion, a lyrical story for eighteen solo strings, commissioned by the English Chamber Orchestra, 1997, duration c. 12 min. Performed by the English Chamber Orchestra, in February 1998 at Victoria Rooms, Bristol and Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, Conducted by Harry Christophers. Performed by The Beethoven Academy Orchestra at The Blue Hall of De Singel in Antwerp (Belgium), and the University Hall in Leuven (Belgium), September 1998. Conducted by Harry Christophers.
Performed by Kiev Camerata in Moscow, March 1999. Conducted by Valery Matyuhin.
Performed at the Kiev Festival by the Kiev Camerata, April 1999. Conducted by Valery Matyuhin.
Recorded and broadcasted by BBS 3 Belgium 1998.

Everlasting, for chamber orchestra and ensemble of authentic voices, 1995, dur. 13 min. Performed, recorded and broadcasted in Kiev by the Ukrainian State Broadcasting Corporation in 1995. The work won the International Women Composers Competition, Kiev 1995.

Polyphonic Pastorals for 24 Flutes, dur 16 min, 2006. Commissioned by the French Flute Orchestra, performed by OFF, the French Flute Orchestra, conducted by Pierre-Alain Biget, Paris October 2007.

There Was A Shimmering Silence, for string orchestra, 11 min. 2000. Commissioned by spnm, Society for Promotion of New Music, performed by the Scottish National Ensemble in February 2007, Glasgow, Aberdeen.
Performed at the Kyiv Music Fest festival in October 2007 by the National Orchestra, conducted by Valerii Matjukhin.

Chamber Ensembles.

Children's Pictures, six pieces for voice and piano, 1980, duration c. 12 min. Performed in Kiev in 1982.

Three Choirs, for mixed choir a capella, 1981, duration 15 min. Performed in Kiev 1982 and 1985.

Clarinet Quintet, for string quartet and clarinet, 1986, duration 12 min. Performed in Kiev at the Premiers of the Season Festival, 1986. Hopak Piece de concert for two pianos composed in 1993, commissioned by Piano Duet Luba and Ireney Zuk. Performed in Odessa, New York and Toronto in 1994, 1995 and 1996.

Invocation of Rain for four percussionists and authentic voice, 1996, duration c 16 min.

• Performed in the Victoria Rooms in Bristol, 1997. Recorded by the Ukrainian State Broadcasting Corporation in 1996.
• Performed by T. Sopilka and percussion ensemble Art Novo, Kiev Festival 1998.
• Performed by percussion ensemble: GAME, at the International New Music Week Festival in Bucharest in Romania, 2004.
  Performed at World Music Days International festival, Zagreb, Croatia 2005, by Halyna Ovcharenko and percussion ensemble.Performed by Carmina Slovenika and percussion ensemble at the internetional festival of chamber music - Glasbeni September, named DRUM Café Slovenia 2006.

String Quartet, 1996, duration c 13 min.

• Performed by Nossek String Quartet at the Victoria Rooms, Bristol 1997.
• Performed by the String Quartet, Portsmouth 2002 USA.
• Performed by String Quartet Volant in Bristol 2005.

Le Nonsense, piece for harp and authentic voice. Lyrics from poetry by Edward Lear, 1998, duration c.5 min.

Quartet of Ebony, clarinet quartet commissioned by Ebony Quartet from Belgium, 2002, duration c.20 min. 2004.

Melting Light for Cello and piano, 11 min, 2005.

What The Shaman Saw for five percussionists, 10 min, 

Performed by Ansamblul de percutie -"Game", Conductor: Alexandru Matei,Bucharest, Romania, May 2005,

Set of compositions for clarinet choir March of Dwarfs, Lezginka Tango, Cheeky Vicky, Russian Dance,

Romani-Romani

Towards the Light for Clarinet choir, 2007. Commissioned by the Wolfgamclarinet. Later this piece has been found is in repertoires of several clarinet orchestras and was performed in Holland, Norway, Belgium, England, Germany, etc.

Choirs.

Three Choirs, for mixed choir a capella, 1981, duration 15 min. Performed in Kiev 1982 and 1985.

Vesnovyi, three pieces for choir, 1989, duration c.10 min. The work received National Award for the best choral composition in 1992.

Moods, three compositions for choir, based on poems of W. B. Yeats, 1997, duration c.15 min.

Bring Forth the Horse, for male choir a capella, pursuant to Lord Bybon’s Mazepa. Commissioned by The Bulava Chorus, 2004.

Above the River a Cuckoo Cried, for female choir, 1982. Premiered in Kyiv 1982.

From 2022 the song is widely performed by different choirs around the World. The Royalties generated from the performance of this piece Halyna Ovcharenko donates to Ukrainian Orhans, the victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine who lost their hero-parents in this genocidal war.

Music for Soloists

Five Preludes (Five Ornaments) for piano solo, 12 min 1982. Premiered in Kyiv in 1983. From 2022 have been in the repertoire on different concert pianists.

Sonata for piano, duration c. 18 min, 1985. Performed in Kiev 1986.

Hopak, Piece de concert for two pianos composed in 1993, commissioned by the Piano Duet Luba and Ireney Zuk.   Performed in Odessa, New York and Toronto in 1994, 1995 and 1996.

Toccata for trumpet. 1993, duration c. 8 min. Performed in Kiev in 1994.

Wizard World in Pieces of Ice, piece de concert for two pianos composed on 1994, commission by Luba and Ireney Zuk.

Two Pieces for Inspired Clarinettist, for solo clarinet, 1995, duration c.7 min.    

•  Performed and recorded in Kiev by the Ukrainian State Broadcasting Corporation in 1995;    
•  Performed at the Regent’s Hall November 2002, San Francisco, November 2002.         
• Performed in London 2005

Nonsense, piece for harp and authentic voice. Lyrics from poetry by Edward Lear, 1998, duration c. 5 min.

Melting Light for Cello and piano, 11min., 2005.

Arrangements and Published Books

Russian Composer’s, piano duets.

Published by the Oxford University Press, 2008. This collection presents nine beautifully crafted duet arrangements of classic works from the Russian repertory. Compiled and prepared by composer Halyna Ovcharenko, the arrangements have been carefully selected from a variety of genres, including orchestral, chamber, opera, and ballet.

Russian Classics piano duets, Volumes 1, 2, 3. Published by Spartan Press, 2008.

Jingle Boogie -Woogie Bells, 2014, Halyna Ovcharenko’s jazzy arrangement of  a traditional Christmas song Jingle Bells in a Boogie-Woogie style. Arragment made for: piano solo, piano duet, clarinet orchestra, brass band.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas, 2014. Halyna Ovcharenko’s jazzy arrangement of a traditional Christmas song for:  Piano Duet, for Piano Solo, for Clarinet Choir, Brass Band. (The Brass band score was made by Liz Lane).

In 2022 this production raised over £1.000 for the Ukrainian orphans, the victims of Russian invasion of Ukraine, who lost their hero-parents in this genocidal war.