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4 unusual facts about Kobzarska Sich


Kobzarska Sich

Kobzarska Sich is held every August at All Saints Camp in Emlenton, Pennsylvania.

The first music camp Kobzarska Sich was led in Emlenton, Pennsylvania in 1979 by Hryhory Kytasty, the long-standing conductor of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus and inspiration to generations of bandura enthusiasts.

Participants live in well kept cabins along the Allegheny River and, in addition to a rigorous music schedule, have an opportunity to enjoy recreational activities such as swimming, tennis, volleyball, baseball, basketball, and other fun activities.

Previous camps have featured such prominent instructors as: Hryhory Kytasty, Julian Kytasty, Oleh Mahlay, Taras Lazurkevych, Oleh Sozansky, Ola Herasymenko, Alexis Kochan, Bohdan and Halyna Heryavenko, Halyna Kvitka-Kondratsky and others.


Oleh Mahlay

In 1988, he began his long association with the Kobzarska Sich Summer Bandura Camp in Emlenton, Pennsylvania, where he has served as conductor, lecturer, and music director over the years.


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