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SUMMARY:Bandura on Bloor №6
LOCATION:Heliconian Hall
DESCRIPTION:Bandura on Bloor returns for the first time this 2026/27 Season
  with a show featuring renowned virtuoso bandurist Georgiy Matviyiv\, wit
 h a guest performance from Toronto-based bandurist Ron Demeda!\nPresented
  by the Toronto Bandura Festival\, Bandura on Bloor is a musical concert
  series in Toronto showcasing solo bandura performers\, small ensembles\, 
 and bands featuring the bandura. Join us for this delightful opportunit
 y to spend your Friday evening with the magical sounds of the bandura in d
 owntown Toronto!This performance will be followed by a post-concert recep
 tion for all the guests and performers.\nFriday\, October 23\, 20267:30 PM
  (Doors 7:00 PM)SVI Theatre620 Spadina Avenue\, Toronto\, ON\n \nPerforme
 rs\nGeorgiy Matviyiv\n\nGeorgiy Matviyiv is a professional bandurist\, vir
 tuoso\, composer\, Doctor of Philosophy in Music Art (Bandura)\, laureate 
 of international competitions\, inventor of the latest methods of playing 
 the bandura. Soloist of the Ukrainian National Academic Orchestra of Folk 
 Instruments (NAONI Orchestra) in Kyiv\, Ukraine from 2018 to 2023. Soloist
  of the Ensemble of Ukrainian Music\, Song and Dance “Chaika” at the O
 desa Philharmonic Theatre in Odesa\, Ukraine from 2006 to 2018. In 2012\, 
 Georgiy became the first and so far the only participant from Ukraine in t
 he "European Jazz Orchestra 2012" - an international project from the foun
 ders of the Eurovision Song Contest where musicians were selected accordin
 g to the principle of "one musician from one European country". Has perfor
 med at EXPO 2020 Dubai\, Palace “Ukraine”\, National Opera of Ukraine
 \, & National Philharmonic of Ukraine\, and at over 500 concerts as a solo
 ist and ensemble member from 2007-2023. Bandura instructor at the Odesa Co
 nservatory from 2011 to 2018. An author of scholarly articles. In 2021\, h
 e defended his candidate's thesis and received a Doctorate in Art Criticis
 m for Bandura from the Odesa Conservatory. Recipient of a Grant of the Pre
 sident of Ukraine (2021) for the creation and implementation of the creati
 ve project “Bandura in Jazz”. Winner of more than 30 academic and band
 ura competitions and festivals.\n \nRon Demeda\n\nRon Demeda is a long-s
 tanding bandurist\, instrumentalist\, and instructor of bandura in the Tor
 onto area. An accomplished bandura soloist\, Ron has performed at countles
 s concert events in the Toronto area\, across Southern Ontario\, New York
 \, Vegreville\, Alberta\, and at the Chervona Ruta festival in Ukraine. Fo
 r many years\, Ron performed at Toronto’s International Caravan Festiva
 l’s Odessa\, Kyiv\, and Kolomaya pavilions\, and also as a regular at th
 e Ukrainian Caravan Restaurant in Toronto. Ron is currently the concertmas
 ter of the Canadian Bandurist Capella in Toronto\, performing with them re
 gularly at concerts in the Toronto area\, around Ontario\, and most recent
 ly on their 25th Anniversary concert tour of Eastern Canadian cities. He a
 lso scores musical arrangements for many of their songs. Ron is also the m
 usical Director and instructor of the St. Demetrius Bandura School in E
 tobicoke\, providing lessons to students of all ages since 1983. Ron has a
 lso led bandura lessons at the St. Volodymyr Institute in Toronto (1989-19
 94)\, St. Sophia in Mississauga (1989-1990)\, as well as the UNO West Ridn
 a Shkola in Toronto (1989-1991). Ron has performed as a member of the St. 
 Demetrius Bandura Ensemble\, the Barvinok Bandura Ensemble under Mr. Petro
  Boris\, the Hnat Khotkevych Bandurists’ Ensemble and Bandura Quartet un
 der director Walentina Rodak\, and since 2022 as a member of the Canadian 
 Bandurist Capella. In addition to being an accomplished bandurist\, Ron is
  also a proficient tsymbalyst\, accordionist\, and singer as a member of t
 he St. Demetrius Quartet.\n \nTicketsEarly Bird (Until October 9): $25.00
  (+fees)Regular (After October 9): $35.00 (+fees)Seniors (After October 9)
 : $30.00 (+fees)Under 30 (After October 9): $30.00 (+fees)Under 12: Free (
 Reservation Required)\n \n\nBoletos: https://www.showpass.com/bandura-on-
 bloor-6/
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