"Zoloti Struny" Bandura Ensemble from Toronto - BANDURA CAMP 2003
"Золоті струни" - ансамбль бандуристів з Торонто, Канада - Літний Табір 2003

1. Bandura Camp - Participats and their instructors
"Zoloti Struny" BANDURA CAMP 2003 at "Verkhovyna" in Chertsey, Quebec, Ontario

The third summer camp of Toronto bandura ensemble "Zoloti Struny" (dir. Vera Zelinska-Zazulak)  was held from Aug. 9 - Aug. 23, 2003, at Oselya "Verhovyna" in Chertsey (near Montreal), Quebec, Ontario.


2. Conductor and director Vera Zelinska
3. Instructors Oksana, Vera and Alina
This year 29 children attended our bandura camp including 2 students from Montreal and 1 from Thunder Bay.
As usually, all students were divided into three groups:
 1. Students who started learning bandura for the first time. This group consisted of 7 children who were taught by
Alina Ilchuk, a graduate of the Lviv State Academy of Music, a student of Liudmila Posikira.
4. Beginners: Peter Binczarowski, Sofia Lazouka,
Alina Ilchuk-instructor, Levko Koval, Anna Wanasz, Andrea Warywoda, Michael Kapral
5. Alina Ilchuk and Vera Zelinska
2. Students who had been playing bandura for 1 or 2 years. The second group consisted of 5 students who were able to learn more advanced repertoire, and were taught by Oksana Zelinska-Shevchuk, a former student of The Lviv State Academy of Music, a student of Oksana Herasymenko.
6. Intermediate group: Anna Kardasz, Nadia Gereliouk, Stephania Ehmke, Oksana Kilik, Oksana Zelinska-instructor, Yaroslaw Kaluc
 7. Bandura Trio: Oksana Zelinska, Sonia Szubelak, Olena Kapral
3. The third group was made up of 17 students who had more than 3 years of experience in playing bandura. They were taught by Vera Zelinska, an accomplished musician and an experienced performer from Ukraine.
8. Ансамбль дівчат "Криниці"
Raissa Shydlousky De-Monte, Oksana Hrynkiw, Oksana Bablak, Lidia Hrycyk, Tamara Terefenko, Sophia Godula
9. Vera Zelinska, Jaroslaw Samoil
A working day consisted of 1,5 hours of group learning and 1,5 hours of vocal training in the morning, then private lessons in the afternoon and 1,5 hours of major rehearsal in the evening. In addition to that, children most certainly had their fun-time for swimming, dances, talent shows and bon fires.
10. Підняття прапорів - Flags
11. Біля "Ватри" - Bon fire
12. Наша церква - Our Church

The camp ended with a big 2 hour concert on Aug. 23-rd.
"Zoloti Struny" performed many newly learned songs including "Chervona ruta" by Ivasiuk, "Ridna maty moya" by P.Maiboroda, and Canon by J.Pachelbel. All students also learned and performed solo, duet and trio pieces.
13. Тріо бандуристок: Anna Huzar, Alina Ilchuk, Natalia Samoil
14. Тріо бандуристів: Yaroslaw Kalus, Orest Hrynkiw, Oles Kolacz
15. Bandura trio: Anna Kardasz, Nadia Gereliok, Oksana Kilik
16. Bandura trio:Lesia Mykolyk, stephania Ehmke, Ola Kit
17. Тріо бандуристок: 
Bandura trio: Anna Kardasz, Nadia Gereliouk, Oksana Kilik
18. Молодша група після концерту. 
Youngest group after the concert: Peter Binczarowski,
Michael Kapral, Sofia Lazouka, Alina Ilchuk, Anna Wanasz, Andrea Warywoda

 
19. Виступ старшої групи - Performance of the advanced group
20. Пан Йосип Котик з Монтреалу знайомить наших дітей з старосвітською бандурою
Mr. Josyp Kotyk introduses Starosvitska bandura to our children
The 2003 Summer Bandura Camp was a wonderful experience for both students and teachers, and especially for parents who worked very hard to make this camp a memorable event.
 

21. У нашій столові, перед обідом
Arts and Crafts session before dinner

22. Збираємось на озеро
We are going to the lake
23. The lunch was delicious
24. Oselya "Verkhovyna" was our residence for 2 weeks
25. Senior group: Ola Kit, Raissa Shydlowsky- De Monte, Sophia Godula, Oksana Hrynkiw, Larysa Czoli, Tamara Terefenko, Lidia Hrycyk, Oksana Bablak, Vera Zelinska, Natalia Samoil, Anna Huzar, Olena Kapral, Myroslava Czoli, Sonia Szubelak, Lesia Mykolyk, Orest Hrynkiw, Oles Kolacz, Jaroalaw Samoil
26. Intermediate group: Stphanie Ehmke, Oksana Zelinska, Anna Kardasz, Yaroslaw Kalus

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