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The Canadian Bandurist Capella A vocal-instrumental ensemble that combines the sounds of male choral singing with the orchestral accompaniment of the multi-stringed Ukrainian bandura. The Canadian Bandurist Capella was established in 1991 initially as a male vocal ensemble that accompanied itself on the bandura by Victor Mishalow. It had its premier performance on January 8, 1992 at a concert dedicated to Ukrainian Christmas traditions held at St Anne's Anglican church in Toronto. In 1993 it changed its name to the Toronto Bandurist Capella and became began to include female performers as a mixed gender ensemble. In 2001 it once again became an exclusively male ensemble. In 2002 it became incorporated and officially changed its name back to the Canadian Bandurist Capella. The ensemble has grown to become a significant artistic force within the Ukrainian Community in Toronto and in Canada. It unites the talents of some 50 singers and up to 21 instrumentalists-bandurists. The repertoire of the ensemble has grown and become more sophisticated to encompass not only arrangements of epic historic songs and traditional folk songs, but also sacred music and modern compositions. The Capella has performed with concerts throughout Upper Canada initially in Toronto and its environs: Oakvile, Hamilton, St Catherines, Oshawa and has continued to branch out to London, Windsor, and Ottawa and into Quebec performing in Montreal is now continuing to expand its activities to Manitoba (Winnipeg, Dauphin), In the USA te ensemble has given concerts in Chicago, Cleveland, Rochester, New York, Stanford, Yonkers, Soyuzivka and Philadelphia. The ensemble has completed 2 CD recordings. The ensemble is includes within its ranks such vocal soloists as Victor Sheweli, and Bohdan Temniuk, and also virtuoso bandurists Borys Ostapienko. It has collaborated with artists such as singer Pavlo Hunka. ==Recordings== Recently it recorded its second CD with renown Bass-baritone Pavlo Hunka. Canadian Bandurist Capella Recordings: 1. Debut CD "Canadian Bandurist Capella" (2005) 14 tracks 2. CD "Hraj Kobzarju!" (Гpaй Кoбзapю!) (2008) 12 tracks Many of the Canadian Capellas concert performances are available on YouTube. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canadian Bandurist Capella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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