Yakov Kazyansky was born in Kuybyshev (now Samara), Russia on August 30, 1948. In 1949, his family moved to Yaroslavl, where he graduated from the Yaroslavl Regional Music College. In 1972, Yakov received his Master?s Degree in Music Theory from The Gnessin State Musical College. In 1972-1985, he taught music theory courses at the Yaroslavl Regional Music College. Mr. Kazyansky has been working as a Musical Director at the Yaroslavl Young People?s Theatre since 1985. While working at the theatre, he composed music for over 20 performances, including The Hobbit (1991), The Evening of the Russian Vaudevilles (1993), I Count Till Five (1988), The Workshop of Foolishness (1991), The Jungle (1996), Chippolino (2005), The Wolf?s Masquerade (2006), and others. The performances with the Yakov Kazyansky?s music had been staged in Tambov, Rybinsk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Vologda, and other Russian cities. Yakov Kazyansky founded an instrumental band that accompa