INSTRUCTORS & STAFF
BANDURA INSTRUCTORS
TARAS MAHLAY
(IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL)
Bandura (all levels), Music Theory
OLESIA HALII
(IN-PERSON)
Bandura (all levels)
ALEX (SASHKO) SCHIDOWKA
(IN-PERSON)
Bandura (all levels), Poltavka-style
KYRYLO MAHLAY
(IN-PERSON)
Bandura (all levels), Poltavka-style
MAKSYM MAHLAY
(VIRTUAL OR IN THE CINCINNATI, OHIO AREA)
Bandura (all levels), Music Theory, Poltavka-style
ANDRIY MAHLAY
(VIRTUAL OR IN THE COLUMBUS, OHIO AREA)
Bandura (all levels)
TAISA KULYK
(VIRTUAL OR IN THE PHILADELPHIA, PA AREA)
Bandura (all levels)
HALYNA HAVRYLUK
(IN-PERSON)
Bandura (all levels)
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
TARAS MAHLAY
Administrator
OLESIA HALII
Lessons Coordinator,
Finances
LESIA MAHLAY
Website Administrator,
Social Media Manager
PAST INSTRUCTORS
Andrij Bebko
Mykola Deychakiwsky
Marko Farion
Olesia Halii
Christina Hlutkowsky
Adriana Krasniansky
Oksana Pelts Krysa
Taisa Kulyk
Marta Lys
Andriy Mahlay
Ihor Mahlay
Kyrylo Mahlay
Maksym Mahlay
Natalia Basladynsky Mahlay
Oleh Mahlay
Taras Mahlay
Mykola Newmerzhytsky
Mariana Pelts
Alex (Sashko) Schidowka
Michelle Bycko Schidowka
Mykola Schidowka
Ivan Shmilo
Kvitka Sozanska
Svitlana Sozanska
Solomiya Stakhiv
Nadia Tarnawksy
Serhiy Yarema
Volodymyr Yarema
Irka Zawadiwsky
Luba Zawadiwsky
IN MEMORIUM:
Michelle Bycko Schidowka
(July 5, 1977 – September 10, 2018)
Student. Teacher. Singer. Bandurist.
Michelle was a student at our school in the 1990s, then an instructor in the 2000s, and a participant and staff member for many years at Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp in Emlenton, PA.
Kobzarska Sich holds a very special place in Michelle’s heart. It is one of the few places in the world where people gather to share in the beauty and love for the bandura. It is also where she met her husband Nick, and where, today, her children Alex (Sashko) and Sophie attend bandura camp for two weeks in August.
After her death in 2018, the Michelle Schidowka Memorial Fund and Scholarship were established. Its goal is to provide students the ability to experience the music and beauty of the Kobzarska Sich. If you are interested in donating, click the link below.