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Film, Video Julian Kytasty: Ukrainian American Bandura Master

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Title

  • Julian Kytasty: Ukrainian American Bandura Master

Summary

  • Bandura master Julian Kytasty performs on the traditional Ukrainian stringed instrument with similarities to the lute and the zither. This concert, recorded at the Ukrainian Museum in New York City is a collaboration with the museum and the Center for Traditional Music and Dance's program, "Beat of the Boroughs: NYC Online."

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2022-05-18.

Notes

  • -  Julian Kytasty.
  • -  Recorded on 2022-05-18.
  • -  Julian Kytasty was born in Detroit, Michigan, into a family of Ukrainian refugees who came to the U.S. after World War II. He is a third-generation player of the bandura, a Ukrainian stringed instrument with similarities to the lute and the zither. He first learned the instrument from his father and grandfather, and from his great uncle Hryhory Kytasty, a renowned composer and conductor. In 1980 he moved to New York to be the music director of the New York Bandura Ensemble and began a career that has taken him all over the world. As a performer, recording artist, composer, teacher and ensemble leader, he has redefined the possibilities of his instrument. His discography includes tributes to the bandura's deep tradition, innovative ensemble recordings, World Music collaborations, a duo with Free Improvisation master Derek Bailey, electroacoustic projects, and a recent recording of his own solo instrumental music. Kytasty has composed music for theater, modern dance and film, including an award-winning film score for the National Film Board of Canada's feature documentary, "My Mother's Village." His work on Yara Arts Group's "1917-2017" earned two New York Innovative Theatre Awards for Best Original Score and Best Musical. In 1989-90 Kytasty first toured Ukraine, performing more than 100 concerts as a soloist and with a bandura ensemble. He has returned many times since, performing all over the country, as a solo artist, in Yara Arts Group theater projects, and in collaborations with Ukrainian artists. In September 2021, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Kytasty the title "Honoured Artist of Ukraine" in a ceremony in New York City.

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  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024698340

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  • online text

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Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Julian Kytasty: Ukrainian American Bandura Master. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-18, 2022. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698340/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & American Folklife Center, S. B. (2022) Julian Kytasty: Ukrainian American Bandura Master. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-18. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698340/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Julian Kytasty: Ukrainian American Bandura Master. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-18, 2022. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024698340/>.