Honoring National Identity: In Kyiv, a tribute was paid to the remarkable kobzar, celebrating cultural heritage and its significance.
Recently, charity evenings were held in Kyiv and Irpin in memory of the first Master of the Kobzar Guild, poet, artist, musical instrument maker, and bandurist Mykola Petrovych Budnyk, as reported by UNN.
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The memorial evening for Mykola Budnyk in Kyiv took place on February 7 at the National Museum of Literature of Ukraine. The following day, February 8, the tribute to the kobzar's memory was held in Irpin, where the members of the Kobzar Guild visited Mykola Budnyk's grave and shared warm memories of him.
Additionally, a gathering occurred at Mykola Budnyk's estate, where the first Master lived from 1991 to 2001. There, the members took several photographs for remembrance and headed to the library, where a commemorative concert began at 2 PM. Traditional kobzar (old men's) pieces were performed, including chants, psalms, dumy, historical, and Cossack songs.
The concerts featured performances by: Yaroslav Krytsko (bandura, Lviv), Mykola Tovkailo (bandura, Pereiaslav), Taras Dorotskyi (lyra, Lviv), Laiosh Molnar (lyra, Lviv), Dmytro Radchenko (bandura, Kharkiv-Kyiv), Vitalii Kobzar (kobza, Irpin), Eduard Drach (kobza, Kyiv), Taras Kompanichenko (kobza, bandura, lyra, Kyiv), Zhadan Bezverbnyi (bandura, Kyiv), Andrii Liashuk (lyra, Rivne), Roman Lysenko (bandura, Kyiv), and Konstantin Chechenya (gusli, Kyiv).
After the concert, the members visited a local military hospital, where wounded soldiers are undergoing treatment and rehabilitation. In the evening, the kobzars and lyrnyks paid a visit to Mykola Budnyk's student, the talented artist and musical instrument maker Serhii Perehozhuk.
The memorial evenings for Mykola Budnyk in Kyiv and Irpin were made possible thanks to the comprehensive support of the charitable foundation "MHP-Hromadi" and with the assistance of the "Dyvys Ukrainian" Association.
It is worth noting that at the end of last year, Ukrainian kobzaring was included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage. This occurred with the support of "MHP-Hromadi." The foundation was instrumental in the initial presentation of the kobzar-lyrnyst tradition for UNESCO recognition.
The entire process of creating and promoting all the components of this nomination over two years took place with the support of "MHP-Hromadi," without the involvement of state funding.
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"MHP-Hromadi" is a Ukrainian charitable foundation that began its activities in 2015. Its main mission is the comprehensive development of communities. Its geographical reach covers 13 regions of Ukraine, encompassing more than 700 cities and villages. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Foundation has systematically supported people in combat zones, Ukrainian defenders and rescuers, communities, hospitals, and maternity homes, as well as charitable institutions caring for orphans and the elderly, and individuals left homeless and without means of subsistence due to the war.