Our Team

Alla Sirenko 

Founder and President of UCA - UK

Alla Sirenko, pianist, composer, writer, has studied at Cambridge, Lubeck and Moscow and graduated from three conservatoires: Kyiv as a Pianist, Lviv as a Composer, Tallinn as an organist.

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She made history for being the first Ukrainian composer to have her opera-fantasy, The Golden Penguin, premiered at London’s Royal Opera House.

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For ten years she was the Composer in Residence for the Lviv Opera House of Ukraine, where her productions were in the main repertoire. 

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Alla has successfully composed film music for EMI, Sony and Warner Brothers. A performance and composition of her ‘Ave Maria’ was commissioned for the late Pope John Paul II, and televised to several million people. 

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For the last six years, she has been the Composer in Residence, Producer and Artistic Director of the Ukrainian Cathedral Concert Hall in London Mayfair. She regularly organised classical concerts and various cultural events for local and international communities.

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Recently, she founded the Ukrainian Cultural Association in the UK, and secured its exclusive membership to FIWAL.

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She is also a full member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians in Great Britain; The Composers Union of Ukraine; Novello Academy, Worshipful Company of Musicians of City of London.

The UCA - UK Committee

The team who lead the Association 

The strong, professional and dedicated committee of the UCA-UK is based in London, and holds its management and planning meetings regularly.

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Their role is crucial for organising smooth day to day logistics of the UCA-UK various activities, managements and planning.

Paul Cascarino

Audio, Visual Producer

Paul has over 25 years experience in the media industry, working freelance in Hollywood, Pinewood Studios and EMI. Alongside this, for the past 10 years he has been teaching students at Kingston University Media in the Audio/Visual Department. Paul is also an accomplished drummer and guitarist with experience over 30 years of live concerts and recordings.

For many years, he has been a strong supporter of Ukraine, and its rich culture and thriving arts sector.