Kobzarska Sich is a summer musical experience devoted
to learning the bandura and Ukrainian choral music. Kobzarska Sich is held at All Saints Camp in Emlenton, Pennsylvania
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KOBZARSKA SICH
Emlenton, Pennsylvania

Kobzarska Sich offers the following bandura and vocal programs:

Bandura Course - - August 6 - 20, 2011
Junior Bandura Workshop - - August 6 - 13, 2011
Ukrainian Sacred Music Workshop - - August 10 - 14, 2011
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop - - August 14 - 20, 2011
See detailed program information below along with registration forms.

INTRODUCTION

Founded in 1979, Kobzarska Sich unites bandura players from all over to learn and share more about bandura and its unique art form. Over the years, Kobzarska Sich has diversified its programming to encompass the rich traditions and sounds of Ukrainian choral music. Kobzarska Sich is offering the following programs this year:

Bandura Course (BC) / Junior Bandura Workshop (JBW)

Ukrainian Sacred Music Workshop (USMW) / Ukrainian Vocal Workshop (UVW)

Kobzarska Sich is held at All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Camp in Emlenton, Pennsylvania. All Saints offers over 90 acres of pristine beauty in the Allegheny Mountains. The camp's facilities include volleyball courts, a swimming pool, 10 cabins for participants, a Millennium Cultural Center with housing and classrooms, and an activities pavilion, tennis and basketball courts, an infirmary and nature trails. All Kobzarska Sich participants are housed on the grounds of All Saints Camp in either cabins or in the Millennium Cultural Center.

INSTRUCTORS

We are pleased to announce that the 2011 Music Director of Kobzarska Sich will be OLEH MAHLAY. As former Artistic Director and Conductor of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, along with many years at Kobzarska Sich as Music Director, Conductor, and Instructor, Maestro Mahlay will bring a wealth of experience to KS.

The following instructors will be joining the 2011 Bandura Courseand Junior Bandura Workshop staff:

Ola Herasymenko
Andrij Birko 
Yurij Petlura 
Irene Kytasty-Kuzma 
Irene Zawadiwsky 
Oleksander Petlura
Sara Cholyway

The Ukrainian Sacred Music Workshop staff will feature:

Composer Roman Hurko  
Bohdan Heryavenko, the current Artistic Director and Conductor of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus 
Oleh Mahlay, former Artistic Director and Conductor of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus
Protodeacon Ihor Mahlay. 

The Ukrainian Vocal Workshop staff will feature:

Halyna Heryavenko
Bohdan Heryavenko, the current Artistic Director and Conductor of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus 
Oleh Mahlay, former Artistic Director and Conductor of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus

Please note that all listed instructors are confirmed as of April, 2011, and are subject to change. Stay tuned for additional instructional staff announcements, including the UVM.

Ukrainian Choral Workshop (KS 2010) under the direction of Bohdan Heryavenko

Junior Bandura Workshop participants at 2010 Final Recital

Full Concert Ensemble of KS 2010 Bandura Course and Ukrainian Choral
Workshop under the direction of Oleh Mahlay

" Did you know that children who play musical instruments, or who sing, exercise their brain and enhance general intelligence more than peers who do not? Did you know that when a musician plays an instrument approximately 90 per cent of the brain is used? ... It is well documented that music contributes to the development of language, mathematic and scientific skills. It enhances overall academic achievement, promotes creativity and problem-solving skills, fosters personal growth, enhances one's positive self-concept, develops self-expression, self-discipline, social skills, one's appreciation of beauty, and coordination skills. Music also promotes community involvement, through participation by performers or listeners, and encourages appreciation of cultural heritages." Frank Wilson, neurologist, quote in the London Free Press, August 1998.