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- Bandura Camp 2004 - НОВЕ - Бандурний Табір 2004
Фестиваль
Ківаніс 2004 - Kiwanis Festival
Bandura
Camp 2003
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"Zoloti Struny" is a Ukrainian Youth Ensemble made up of young musicians dedicated to the playing of the bandura, which is Ukraine’s national instrument. The group has been in existence since the summer of 2001. The ensemble consists of 35 students from Toronto, Oshawa, and Kitchener. The organization is under the auspices of St.Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Mississauga.
Vera Zelinska, an acknowledged teacher and performer from Ukraine, is the musical director and a teacher of Zoloti Struny. Assisting her are Oksana Zelinska-Shevchuk and Andriy Shevchuk – both former students of Lviv State Academy of Music (bandura) under the direction of professor Vasyl Herasymenko and his daughter Oksana Herasymenko.
As well as practicing and performing throughout the school year,
the students also get a chance to further hone their musical skills through
studies at summer camps. Those camps were held in the summer of 2001 in
Acton and 2002 in Grafton, Ontario. For the August of the summer of 2003,
the camp has been planned at Oselia Verhovyna in Chertsey, Quebec (outside
Montreal).
Ґрафтон, Онтарії - Табір бандури в 2002 році. Заключний концерт |
Grafton, Ontario - Bandura Camp, 2002. Ґрафтон, Онтарії - Табір бандури в 2002 році. |
In the academic year 2002-2003, Zoloti Struny has performed no less than 15 concerts in the Toronto area. Some of the more memorable concerts include:
1. Ukrainian Day at the Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto);
2. Ukrainian Festival held at Bloor West Village in Toronto;
3. International Christmas benefit concert at St. James Cathedral in
Toronto;
4. A concert for Bishop I.Boretsky, in recognition of a prestigious
award bestowed on him by the Ukrainian government for his religious contributions
over the years;
5. A concert for the Head of the Greek-Catholic Church in Ukraine,
Bishop L.Huzar;
6. Annual Taras Shevchenko concerts (three) in Toronto.
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On February 18, 2003, Zoloti Struny participated in the Kiwanis Festival of Greater Toronto, winning first place in their category. In the solo bandura category, three members of the ensemble competed and won first, second, and third place. Zoloti Struny will continue to expand in the future in the pursuit of musical excellence and the guarantee that Ukrainian musical culture will continue. |
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