Lemko Tower Comes to Toronto

Toronto – The Canadian Lemko Association (CLA) of the Greater Toronto Area is pleased to announce the visit of the Lemko Tower musical ensemble from Poland from September 16-26, 2011. The group was been invited to perform at the Canadian Lemko Association 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner on Sunday, September 25th, and at the Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival, September 16-18.

Lemko Tower is a community based song and instrumental group whose performers are driven by their enthusiasm and love of their ancestral culture. The group formed in 2005 as a part of the Association of Lemko Culture Enthusiasts in Strzelce Krajeskie, Poland. There are 22 members in the ensemble between the ages 16 and 25. The group has gained popularity at Ukrainian festivals in Poland thanks to their dynamic performance and modern approach to folk music. They have appeared in almost 200 concerts and perform frequently at the Lemko “Vatras” in dynia and ugi.

Lemko Tower has recorded several CDs: Christmas Carols (2005); The Scent of the Spring Breeze (2006); and Lemko Tower Live in Gorzów (2007). Spivanochky (2009) won Third Place in the folk music performers’ competition of Virtualni Husli (Virtual Violins).

For performance times at the Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival, visit www.ukrainianfestival