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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.[1] The son of the first conductor of the Dnipro Male Chorus, Orest Soltykevych, was instrumental in creating the Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton.[2]

The current generation of the Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton continues this work of preserving Ukrainian musical culture within the parameters of the Canadian multicultural identity.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Dnipro". Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ukrainian Male Chorus > About Us > About UMCE". www.ukrainianmalechorus.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04.
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