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Kobzarska Sich is a summer musical experience devoted
to learning bandura and Ukrainian choral music. Kobzarska Sich is held at All Saints Camp in Emlenton, Pennsylvania
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KOBZARSKA SICH BANDURA CAMP
Emlenton, Pennsylvania
2009 DATES
Saturday, August 8th - Saturday, August 22nd
2009 Programming Note
Kobzarska Sich 2009 was originally announced to begin Sunday, August 9th and culminate on Sunday, August 23rd. Please be advised that the Kobzarska Sich will begin a day earlier and end a day earlier than previously announced.
Founded in 1979, Kobzarska Sich was designed to bring together bandura players from all over North America to learn 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 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.
Kobzarska Sich offers two bandura programs and the Ukrainian Sacred Music Workshop. All three programs are held within the August 8 – 22 time frame though each program has its own schedule. Programs do overlap to give every participant a unique musical experience.
BANDURA PROGRAMS
Bandura Course August 8 - 22
Over seven hours of daily instruction in: the technique of playing bandura, bandura history, solo and ensemble playing and singing, music lectures, elementary music theory (as needed). There will be free time for sport, swimming, and relaxation.
This course is designed for teenaged children (12 and older) and adults of all ages.
Bandura Workshop August 8 - 16
This workshop covers the basics of playing bandura and bandura history. Participants are introduced to ensemble playing and singing, music lectures, elementary music theory (as needed). There will be free time for sport, swimming, and relaxation.
This workshop is designed for children ages 9 - 11
UKRAINIAN SACRED MUSIC WORKSHOP
August 12 - 16
This is the newest workshop offered at Kobzarska Sich. This workshop provides an opportunity to sing sacred works by Ukrainian master composers and provides practical pointers for church singers, cantors, and conductors alike relative to common areas of church singing. Listening lectures will open up many hidden aspects of sacred music tradition. There will be free time for sport, swimming, and relaxation.
This course is designed for older teenagers (ages 15 and older) and adults of all ages.
Final Concert
Bandura Course
Saturday, August 22 at 3:00pm
All Saints Camp – Emlenton, PA
Contact Information:
Anatoli W. Murha, Administrator
15356 Ellen Drive – Livonia, MI 48154
ks@bandura.org
KOBZARSKA SICH PICTURES
" 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.
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