PROFESSOR HRYHORII LEVCHENKO’S PERSONALITY PHENOMENON

The article reveals Professor Hryhorii Levchenko’s (1933-2022) personality phenomenon, who was a teacher, choirmaster, composer, researcher of national musical folklore, public figure, founder and artistic director of the Ukrainian folk choir “Kalyna” of the Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University (1979-2022). The author has shared her own memories of the pedagogue-artist, summarized the forty-year experience of her cooperation with H. Levchenko, and convincingly proved the unique integrity of his bright personality. The phenomenon of the artist’s personality is based on three defining values: Ukrainian folk song, mother tongue, and Ukraine. It is also characterized by his unique personal qualities. It is emphasized that the artist saw his mission in the preservation, development, and popularization of the national song culture, which he successfully implemented in his multifaceted activities: organizational, educational, upbringing, methodical, artistic, and scientific. In each of them, the professor vividly demonstrated a creative approach. The result of the implementation of the creative approach is the author’s educational manuals and musical works, arrangements, and processing of Ukrainian folk songs, original pedagogical, artistic, and managerial methods, techniques, and tools, as well as a unique system of educating the future teacher. They are waiting for further understanding, generalization, and theoretical analysis.