Dudaryk (choir)

Lviv State Academic male choir "Dudaryk" (Дударик) is a Ukrainian choir founded October 17, 1971 by the Ukrainian music and choir Society. The choir is a Shevchenko National Prize laureate.[1] Founder and chief conductor of the choir Honored Artist of Ukraine - Mykola Katsal, born December 10, 1940 in Grechany in Podillia. Graduated from Lviv - Polytechnic Institute (geodesy), Music College and Conservatory (conducted by). As an amateur group existed until 1989. In 1977, only after 6 years after the founding Dudaryk already was among the finalists at the festival of art groups in the Soviet Union. Thanks to the efforts of choir of Mykola Katsal and his colleagues Lubov Katsal and Lesia Chaikivska formed in 1989 FIRST boys choir school in Ukraine - "Dudaryk".

Awards

The honorary title "People's Choir" (1977); Diploma of the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine (1987), the Shevchenko National Prize laureate, 1989(The highest artistic award in Ukraine, the only one Youth art group in Ukraine) was awarded the honorary title of "State Choir" in 2000. 2010-Dudaryk awarded the State Academic Choir.

Festivals

Since its founding Dudaryk gave over 1500 concerts in prestigious concert halls and churches of Ukraine and outside it, including Carnegie Hall - U.S., Duomo - Lithuania, Notre Dame de Paris - France, Vancouver-Pacific International festival Canada Place and many others.

References
  1. The Ukrainian Quarterly - Volume 46 - Page 457 1990 The ceremony was highlighted by the remarks of the high-ranking clergy and the performance of the 65-member boys choir, Dudaryk, from Ukraine.
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