Band «Sześć Złotych»

from Lviv

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About us

Roman Dolnyy - accordion player

He was born in 1985 in a well-known Carpathia town Skole (Lviv region) to rejoice people, being among them…

 

Being a child a boy showed remarkable musical ability.  He performed a lot. First of all in the kindergarten then at school. It was almost impossible to imagine any concert without Roman taking part in it.  In 2000 he finished a musical school (accordion class). Somehow he managed to finish the 9th form  of a secondary school and then went to a picturesque town of Drohobych to give people fun and entertain them playing bayan (kind of accordion). Having got a lot of knowledge in Drohobych Musical College, Roman understood that he couldn’t live without music. 

 

 

 In 2005 he moves to Lviv. There he enters Musical Academy and the whole world seems to break into applause. Famous professors couldn’t help being amused listening to wonderful sounds, that gathered crowds. Having gone through the course of lections Roman understood that the main thing in the world is family.  

 

 

 

He plucked his courage and got married. He became a father. Nowadays he is a professional husband and father. Sometimes he makes for a living working up in a school or in a university. He never forgets why he was born!

Diana Pipash - soloist, soprano

She was born on the 7th of August, 1988 in the town of Uzhgorod (the capital of Transcarpathia). Soon, she moved to the town Ivano-Frankivsk with her parents, where she began to studying in the usual and music schools. From 1999 to 2003 she lived in a village Popovychi (near Mostys’ka, Lviv region), where she continued a musical education. She graduated Mostys’ka Musical School with honours certificate.

 

In 2003 Diana entered the Lviv State Collage of Culture and Arts. Here Diana is extending music knowledge and frequent tours and love for song are encouraged to do this. Lviv State Collage of Culture and Arts she graduated with honours diploma. Diana participated in various vocal competitions, she worked as a soloist with Lviv Brass Band “Halyts’ky surmy” (“Galician pipes”). Since 2007 Diana is a singer in the Academic Choir “Trembita” in Lviv.

 

In July 2010 she becomes a student of Lviv Musical Academy; her major is Vocal Actor specialization. From June 2010 Diana is a soloist of ensemble „Sześć złotych”.

Vitaly Balaban - bass guitarist

Was born on the first of November, 1980 in the village of  Orihovets (near Pidvolotchysk, Ternopil region). At the age of seven he went to the school of  Koshlyaky, than continued his studies at the musical school, where his major was bandura. At that time Vitaly took part in a bandurist ensemble.

In 1996 Vitaly entered the Musical College in Ternopil, where he remarkably improved his playing on bandura. At this time he also sang in the college choir, played contrabass in the college orchestra and in the ensemble of folk instruments. His musical interests expanded and he learned to play bass guitar by himself.

After finishing his studies he worked as a bandura teacher in a musical school. His military service was in Lviv, in the internal armed forces of Ukraine. During his military service his musical activity was by no means neglected: he played trumpet in the military orchestra and bass guitar in an ensemble.

Afterwards he spent some time in Zaporizhya and distinguished himself as a co-founder of the men’s ensemble “Horytsvit”.

After coming to Lviv he began his studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University and got the diploma as master of philosophy and theology.

Except of his musical activity in the ensemble „Sześć złotych” he is a singer in the municipal choir “Homin” as well as in the choir of Saint George's Cathedral in Lviv. Moreover, Vitaly is a member of vocal and choreographic ensemble “Cheremosh”.

Alexander Halimon – guitarist

He was born on the 2th of August, 1982 in the town of Brody (Lviv region).

From 1988 to 1998 he attended the Trush Gymnasium in Brody. Also, since 1994 he studied at the Brody School of Aesthetic Education on guitar. In 1998 Olexandr entered the Lviv Musical College by Liudkevych, where he successfully studied and he was awarded by Irynei Koval. He graduated Lviv Musical College with honours certificate. In 2002 Olexandr entered the Lviv Musical Academy.

While studying at the Music Academy, he participated in many music festivals in Ukraine and abroad, and attended many workshops famous world-class guitarists. In 2007 he graduated Music Academy. Since 2004 he works as a teacher of guitar at the Department of pop music in Lviv Musical College.

Lubomyr Lishchuk – trombonist

He was born on the 4th of June, 1989 in Lviv. He has been studying music since 1996. He began learning the trombone playing in the Lviv Secondary - Specialized Music School by S. Krushelnytska. In 2007 he entered the Lviv National Lysenko Music Academy where studies to date.

 

Winner of International Competition by S. Hanych (2004, 2007).

 

Since December 2010 he is member of the band „Sześć złotych” from Lviv.

Marian Mykuliak - trumpet

He was born on the 5th of September, 1986 in Kalush (Ivano-Frankivsk region) in a family of musicians. After graduating from music school he enrolled in Ivano-Frankivsk State Music College by D. Sichynskii, where he continued his studies at the trumpet. During college he worked in the Dramatic Theatre Orchestra. Marian is graduate of the Lviv National Music Academy. He worked in Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra and the Leopolis Orchestra, INSO-Lviv, Improvizazia. He is one of the founders of the Lviv group WEST BRASS QUINTET. From February 2011 – he is member of the band "Sześć złotych".

Stepan Demkovskyi - drummer

He was born on the 12th of November, 1987 in the village of Nyzhnie (Sambir district, Lviv region). In music school he played on the French horn. When he entered to the Lviv Secondary - Specialized Music School, he realized that percussion is his calling. In 2010 Stepan graduated Lviv Musical Academy; his major was Wind and Percussion instruments. Since September 2010 he is participant of the group „Sześć złotych”.

Marek Gierchak - soloist

He was born on the 20th of March, 1983 in the village of Strilkovichy (near Sambir, Lviv region). He graduated Sambir Musical School (clarinet and accordion class). At the age of thirteen he became an organist in the church of Strilkovichy. From 2004 to 2007 he was working as an organist in a parish of Leszno, that is near Przemyśl (Poland). He was also a leader of two vocal ensembles of the church, and a leader of an ensemble „Promyk”. In 1999 he founded Polish vocal ensemble ‘Życzenie’ in his native Strilkovichy.

 

 Taking active part in creative activity Marek enters Drohobych University, the faculty of Musical Pedagogics. And then becomes a student of Lviv Musical Academy, his major was Vocal Actor specialization. This is the most fruitful period in the young singer’s life. In 2005 he becomes a laureate of the 3rd price in the International Vocal Contest ‘Art of the XXI century’ (Kiev – Vorzel). The same year he wins the first place in The Competition of Isidor Vymer  (Lviv). In 2007 he is a finalist of the competition of young vocalists of Galina Halsky-Fialkowsky in Vrotslav (Poland) – he becomes the second laureate. He also gets a special price for the best performance of a love song by Stanislav Monushko in the contest “Evening song” in Białystok (Poland).

 

He took part in International Contest of S. Monushko which took place in Warsaw National Opera; in Vocal Contest of Adam Didur (Poland); and International Vocal Contest of Ada Sari (Poland).

 

Since 2003 Marek is a head of a Cultural and Educational Centre of  Poles in Strilkovichy, a member of Presidium of Polish organizations in Ukraine.

 

He is an author of two books ‘History of the village of Strilkovichy’ and ‘Masses and religion songs of Strilkovichy parish’  

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