The Vanguard Concert/Marching Band was founded in 1985 by embracing a vision to integrate the Ukrainian and Canadian cultures through its music. The band’s rich repertoire includes a variety of ceremonial, classical, folk, marching, patriotic, and religious music. Its members consist of youth, students, and experienced professionals who are united by their love of music.

The Vanguard Concert/Marching Band consists of three internal segments: Instrumental Band, Colour-Guards, and a Junior Drum Corps. Members foster discipline, a feeling of obligation and responsibility, true friendship and a spirit of unity that is continuously and consistently apparent through the quality of musical performance.

Vanguard’s music is performed in an exemplary, thematic and dignified manner. Their instrumental handling and synchronized marching abilities have provided many opportunities to perform in hundreds of communities: Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day parades, concerts, festivals, and marathons. Vanguard members are especially proud of their uniforms which are defined by richness of colour and intricate detail.

The Vanguard Concert/Marching Band has performed throughout Canada, the United States and Europe. In 1990, along with the Levada and Orion Choirs, Vanguard enjoyed an exciting, artistic three-week tour of Ukraine. In a span of 21 days, the Ensembles successfully staged 28 performances. During this artistic tour, the Ukrainian Youth Ensembles manifested a hope and promise for freedom, spiritually uniting both the Canadian and Ukrainian people through its wealth of song and music.

In order to enhance and enrich its vision, Vanguard continues welcoming new members from the community!

Rehearsal Schedule:

Day of the Week:	Wednesday
Time:	8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Location:	1222 Fewster Drive, Unit 3 Mississauga ON L4W 1A1

Mailing Address:

Vanguard Concert/Marching Band 1222 Fewster Drive, Unit 3 Mississauga ON L4W 1A1

Telephone:

(416) 565-9326 , (416) 271-8040 or (905) 896-1389

Email Address:

vanguard@ukrainianyouthensembles.com

Head Roman Haruk First Assistant Head Bohdan Yasinsky Second Assistant Head Orest Chachula Instrumentarian Mike Haruk Secretary Natalia Hontar Drill Officer Gregory Yasinsky   Steven Yasinsky

Uniformarian Mary Hontar Treasurer/Financier Tanya Hontar Librarian Boris Kokodyniak (Assist) Gregory Yasinsky Stage Manager Mike Haruk (Assist) Steven Yasinsky Archivist & Press Rep Mychajlo Kobylecky

Members Without Portfolio: Myroslaw Stasyszyn, Orest Teply

REHEARSALS

Do you enjoy playing an instrument? Please join us!

Everybody is Welcome!

Rehearsals take place every Wednedsay from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., from September to June at 1222 Fewster Ave., Unit 3, Mississauga ON L4W 1A1 (Dixie and Eglinton). Additional rehearsals are added during the week or on Sunday before a major performance. Summer rehearsals are sometimes required depending on community commitments

FLUTE PICCOLO Stephanie Dunlop Luby Gorejko Mary Haruk Lubomyr Stasyszyn CLARINET Daniel Fawcett Boyan Kobelak Darka Stasyszyn John Walker Katherine Walker Jennifer Walker Stefania Yasinsky CORNET Vladimir Boldyr Orest Chachula Mychaylo Dovbenyuk Michael Haruk Janice Hembruff John Mcgregor Bohdan Soluk Ihor Sywanyk Bohdan Zadarko TRUMPETS & ALTOS Gregory Begiedza Nathan Haynes Robert Hladun Mark Kobelak Rita Arendz Tania Hontar Andrew Kobelak Kaylee Longman

EUPHONIUM & BARITONE Fred Haire Petrusia Hontar Rebecca Laird Orest Teply Orest Teply jr. Steven Yasinsky SAXOPHONE Roman Haruk Natalie Hontar Boris Kokodyniak Laryssa Maryniuk TROMBONE Alexander Buczynskyj Chrissy Hontar Taras Myschyshyn Bohdan Yasinsky Gregory Yasinsky PERCUSSION Aleksandr Levkovitch Adrian Gobosz Bohdan Stasyszyn Myroslaw Stasyszyn Wasyl Stasyszyn Oksana Stech SOUSAPHONE John Hladun Mychaylo Kobylecky Andrij Teply