The Canadian Bandura Foundation supports artists, musicians, and musical ensembles. Currently, the main focus of support is on the Bandura Youth Chorus - talented youth working together in an ensemble, composers of bandura music, and emerging young professional musicians of Ukrainian-Canadian heritage.

Some of our events and fund raisers include the following:

Bandura Festival - St. Vladimir's Institute, Toronto, Canada - 1997

Canadian Bandura Foundation Launch - Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Canada - 1999

"Bandura Magic" - 8 Taylor Drive, Toronto, Canada - 1997

The Canadian Bandura Foundation facilitates the performance of bandurists and bandura ensembles at events such as:

Caravan - Odessa Pavilion - St. Vladimir's Institute, Toronto, Canada - 1998, 1999

VII Ukrainian World Congress Conference - Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Canada - 1998

VII Ukrainian World Congress Conference - Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, Canada - 1998

"Expressions in Art"- St. Volodymyr's Cultural Centre, Oakville, Ontario, - 1998, 1999

Professional artists involved with our events have included:

 

Ola Herasymenko-Oliynyk - Sacramento based bandurist

Luba Goy - Canadian television personality

Julian Kytasty - New York based bandurist

Victor Malarek - Canadian television personality

Alyssia Michalsky - Toronto based bandurist and harpist

Victor Mishalow - Toronto based bandurist

Yuri Oliynyk - Sacramento based composer

Oleh Sozanskyj - Lviv based bandurist

Sribnyj Peredzvin - Bandura Trio - originally from Ivanofrankivsk, Ukraine, now based in Toronto.

Volodymyr Vojt - Concertmaster of the G. Maybioroda Ukrainian State Bandura Chorus, Kyiv, Ukraine