Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton
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The Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton is a choir in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which specialises in Ukrainian choral music.
The Dnipro Male Chorus was organized in Edmonton in 1953 by Roman Soltykewych, along with a group of devotees, whose primary concern was the fostering, promotion, and perpetuation of the finest elements of Ukrainian choral music.{{cite web|title=About Dnipro|url=http://dniprochoir.com/content/about.asp|publisher=Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton|access-date=12 October 2012}} The son of the first conductor of the Dnipro Male Chorus, Orest Soltykevych, was instrumental in creating the Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton.{{cite web |url=http://www.ukrainianmalechorus.ca/AboutUs/AboutUMCE/tabid/714/Default.aspx |title=Ukrainian Male Chorus > About Us > About UMCE |website=www.ukrainianmalechorus.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404155441/http://www.ukrainianmalechorus.ca/AboutUs/AboutUMCE/tabid/714/Default.aspx |archive-date=2015-04-04}}
The current generation{{When|date=August 2010}} of the Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton continues this work of preserving Ukrainian musical culture within the parameters of the Canadian multicultural identity.
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External links
- [http://www.dniprochoir.com/ Ensemble website]
- {{cite web | url = https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/Details.aspx?ObjectID=PR3412&dv=True&deptID=1 | title = Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble fonds | publisher = HeRMIS - PAA}}
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Category:Musical groups established in 1953