Roman Soltykewych
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Roman Soltykewych (Ukrainian: Роман Солтикевич; February 4, 1909 – November 17, 1976) was a Ukrainian-Canadian conductor of the Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton and the father of Orest Soltykevych.
Roman was born in the
Personal life
Roman's father, Orest, was a priest at the
In 1955, Roman married Stephania Derech, and had a son, Orest, and two daughters, Nadia and Vera.[4][9]
Roman's son, Orest Soltykevych, continued working in the world of music as the conductor of the Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton and the Verkhovyna Choir.[9][10]
Musical career
When Roman first arrived in Edmonton, Alberta, he conducted the church choir at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. Josaphat.[4]
In 1953, Roman founded the "Dnipro" Choir, now knows as the Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton, after the famous river in Ukraine, and was originally just a male choir.[11][12][1][13] On November 29 of the same year, Roman led a performance in memory of the late Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky.[4]
Roman founded the SUMK Choir (Ukrainian: Хор СУМК, meaning Canadian Ukrainian Youth Association) in 1966 in Edmonton, Alberta. Since its founding, it has performed across Canada and in Italy, Austria, and West Germany.[14] The group also performed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the Ukrainian Week Festival to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine in January 1975.[15]
In 1965, Roman left the choir at the Cathedral of St. Josaphat, and began conducting at the St. John's Cathedral Choir in Edmonton, Alberta.[16][4]
In 1973, Roman was presented with an achievement award by the Premier of Alberta at the time, Peter Lougheed.[1]
After his passing, Roman had a scholarship created in his honour, the Roman Soltykewych Music Scholarship, for those looking to pursue further studies in the field of Ukrainian choral or vocal music.[17]
Death
Roman Soltykewych died on November 17, 1976, in Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 67 after suffering a heart attack.[16][18][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ukrainian Daily" (PDF). Svoboda-news.com. December 23, 1976. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "The Tragedy of Ooliutch". Ulucz.org. June 20, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "History | Хор Дніпро :: Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton". Dniprochoir.com. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Хор "Дніпро" та його дириґент Роман Солтикевич". Український тижневик Міст (in Ukrainian). July 12, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Limited, Alamy. "Stock Photo – Wooden cross near Church of Ascension of our Lord, Ulucz, Gmina Dydnia, Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland". Alamy.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Album rodzinny: rodzina Sołtykiewicz". Ulucz.org. June 20, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Pamiętnik i wspomnienia ULUCZANINA". Ulucz.org. March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
W 1933 roku wznowiono działalność „Proświty „ u jednego z gospodarzy Poliwki założono czytelnię. W cerkwi zorganizowano chór o zabarwieniu patriotycznym. Założycielem był syn księdza grekokatolickiego Roman Sołtykiewicz Założono zespół artystyczny który występował w Uluczu i w okolicznych wsiach. Założono trzy mleczarnie ukraińskie. Młodzież i starsi ubierali się w stroje ukraińskie... Чоловічий хор Читальни "Просвіта" в Ключі. Посередині дир. Р. Солтикевич - 1933 рік.
- ^ "St. Nicholas Center". St. Nicholas Center. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Ukrainian Male Chorus > About Us > About UMCE". Ukrainianmalechorus.ca. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Verkhovyna Choir". Verkhovyna Ensemble. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "HeRMIS – PAA". hermis.alberta.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Ukrainian Pysanka Festival (Dnipro Choir)". Ukrainian Pysanka Festival. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "History | Хор Дніпро :: Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton". Dniprochoir.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Ukrainian Weekly" (PDF). Ukrweekly.com. August 7, 1983. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Ukrainian Daily" (PDF). Ukrweekly.com. February 22, 1975. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Herald June 1_15 07.qxd" (PDF). Uocc.ca. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Roman Soltykewych Music Scholarship | University of Toronto". www.future.utoronto.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "EPL – Edmonton Obituaries". 2.epl.ca. Retrieved December 6, 2016.