Shebalin [Shibaléen], Vissarion Yakovlevich (5–29/6–11–1902, Omsk; 5–28–1963, M.). Pedagogue and comp. Following early musical training in Omsk with M. Nevitov , Shebalin studied at the M. Cons. with Myaskovsky until 1928, then joined its faculty. He became a professor in 1935 and served as its director from 1942–48, when he was ousted for siding with the “formalist” composers at the Composers' Congress in 1948. He was reinstated only after 1951. Shostakovich considered Shebalin to be the…