From April 14 to 16, 2025, the National Competition for Performers on Folk Instruments "Colors of the Rainbow" took place at the Odessa School of Arts No. 1 named after E. G. Gilels.

111 talented performers participated in the event, including children and youth from various artistic educational institutions across Ukraine: 77 soloists and 8 ensembles.

The geographic representation of participants is extensive: Odessa, Chornomorsk, Izmail, Tatarbunar, Pidpechyzhyn (Ivano-Frankivsk region), Lokachi (Volyn region), Cherkasy, Horodnia (Chernihiv region), Chernihiv, Smila (Cherkasy region), Ivano-Frankivsk, Poltava, Chernivtsi, S. Sloboda (Cherkasy region), Lutsk, and Kharkiv.

On April 16, a gala concert and the award ceremony for the winners of the "Colors of the Rainbow" competition were held.

The laureates were awarded certificates and participated in a celebratory concert.

As part of the competition, a masterclass and chamber concert were conducted by the People's Artist of Ukraine, Professor Volodymyr Anatoliyovych Murza from the Odessa National Music Academy named after A. V. Nezhdanova, and a creative meeting with the founder of the bandura class, Honored Artist of Ukraine, Professor Nina Vasylivna Morozievich.

Additionally, a presentation on the topic "Video Sequence in the Concert Performance of a Modern Guitarist as a Factor for Expanding Communicative Properties" was held (speaker – Doctor of Arts, Associate Professor Ivan Ivanovych Kosynets).