Metadata
WORK ID: YFA 6792 (Master Record)
Title | Year | Date |
CHOIR BOYAN FROM UKRAINE AT BRADFORD CATHEDRAL; PYSANKA FROM UKRAINE IN BRADFORD | 1993 - 1998 | 1993-06-21 |
Details
Original Format: VHS Colour: Colour Sound: Sound Genre: Documentary Subject: Entertainment/Leisure Arts/Culture |
Summary This film documents concerts in Bradford by the Revutsky Ukrainian Male Voice Choir Ensemble Boyan and Ukrainian Children's Choir Pysanka, both from Ukraine. The film was made by the Ukrainian Video Archives Society (UVAS) and is credited to them. It is an edited / master version using various camera angles edited together. The language of both films is Ukrainian. Boyan appeared at Bradford Cathedral on 21 June 1993, and Pysanka appeared at Bradford Ukrainian Cultural Centre on 12 July 1998. There is some flickering sound on the tape. |
Description
This film documents concerts in Bradford by the Revutsky Ukrainian Male Voice Choir Ensemble Boyan and Ukrainian Children's Choir Pysanka, both from Ukraine. The film was made by the Ukrainian Video Archives Society (UVAS) and is credited to them. It is an edited / master version using various camera angles edited together. The language of both films is Ukrainian. Boyan appeared at Bradford Cathedral on 21 June 1993, and Pysanka appeared at Bradford Ukrainian Cultural Centre on 12 July...
This film documents concerts in Bradford by the Revutsky Ukrainian Male Voice Choir Ensemble Boyan and Ukrainian Children's Choir Pysanka, both from Ukraine. The film was made by the Ukrainian Video Archives Society (UVAS) and is credited to them. It is an edited / master version using various camera angles edited together. The language of both films is Ukrainian. Boyan appeared at Bradford Cathedral on 21 June 1993, and Pysanka appeared at Bradford Ukrainian Cultural Centre on 12 July 1998. There is some flickering sound on the tape.
The film begins with a still of the UVAS logo on a loop, followed by stills of Boyan's marketing material. The concert was performed and filmed at Bradford Cathedral. The choir are introduced by an unidentified man, possibly a representative of Bradford Cathedral, who introduces the choir as performing Orthodox choral music. There are some appearances from a solo female singer. The concert finishes at 1 hr 27 mins with the singing of Mnohaya Lita (Many Years), followed by stills of Boyan's marketing material. This ends at 1 hr 31 mins 17 secs.
The next section of the film is a concert by Pysanka children’s choir held in the main hall at Bradford Ukrainian Cultural Centre which begins at 1 hr 31 mins 17 secs. Zenon Lastowiecki gives an introduction on behalf of AUGB Bradford, welcoming the choir. There follows a performance by the choir. There is a closing speech, again by Zenon Lastowiecki at 2 hrs 47 mins, after the choir and Bradford community exchange gifts. There is a final encore of the song O Ukrayino, and the film ends with stills of Pysanka's marketing material at 3 hrs 1 min 36 secs. The file is 3hrs 2 mins 51 secs.
Context
Boyan choir was founded in 1946 by conductor Volodymyr Panasyuk. Boyan was initially based at the House of Culture of Telecommunication Employeers of Lviv Department ‘Ukrtelecom’, which actively supported its development. Many of Boyan’s members were telecommunications workers, but the membership also included teachers, doctors, engineers, workers, students and military personnel, all united by a love of song. The choir was led by Eugene Vakhnyak from 1947 to 1996, and conducted by...
Boyan choir was founded in 1946 by conductor Volodymyr Panasyuk. Boyan was initially based at the House of Culture of Telecommunication Employeers of Lviv Department ‘Ukrtelecom’, which actively supported its development. Many of Boyan’s members were telecommunications workers, but the membership also included teachers, doctors, engineers, workers, students and military personnel, all united by a love of song. The choir was led by Eugene Vakhnyak from 1947 to 1996, and conducted by Yarolav Baziy from 1964. Other conductors who have worked with the choir include Yaroslav Hnatovskyj and Oleh Tyshylyk. Vasyl Chuchman became choir leader in 2003. The current conductor is Adriana Chuchman and the accompanist is Solomiya Savruk. Boyan has toured internationally and has won prizes at International Choral Festival ‘Tallinn-75’ and at festivals in Ukraine, Switzerland, Greece, Spain and Germany. In 1996, Boyan took part in the 400th anniversary celebrations for the Union of Brest in Rome. Boyan’s current repertoire includes various Ukrainian and foreign composers, Christmas songs, liturgies and folk songs.
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