Volodymyr Lach [Володимир Лaх], (b. Oct. 10, 1900, in Tartakiw, L‘vivska oblast, Ukraine; d. Feb. 7, 1991, in Cleveland, Ohio), choir director at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, Ohio. Lach immigrated to Canada and directed the choir at St. Vladimir UOC in Toronto, Ontario, from 1940 to 1942. In 1944, he earned a degree in music theory from McGill University’s Conservatory of Music in Montreal. He came to the United States in 1949 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, to become the choir director of St. Vladimir UOC (located today in Parma). He passed away in 1991 and is buried at Brooklyn Heights Cemetery in Cleveland.
Timeline
1940-1942: Choir director at St. Vladimir UOC (Toronto, ON).
1949: Came to the U.S.
1949-1967: Choir director at St. Vladimir UOC (Cleveland, OH).
Scores
Херувимська; Анафора (Cherubic hymn; Anaphora).
Composer: P. Kozytsky.
Creator: V. Lach.
Date created: May 8, 1940.
Place: none (probably Toronto).
Description: Liturgical hymns.
NOTE [in Ukrainian] : “From Fr. P. Mayevsky, Winnipeg, 8/5/1940.”
З Всеношної (From the All-night Vigil).
Composer: Y. Yatsynevych.
Creator: V. Lach.
Date created: n.d. (ca. 1960s).
Place: Parma, Ohio.
Description: Original setting of the All-night Vigil.
Концерт XIII (Sacred Concerto No. 13)
Composers: D. Bortniansky.
Creator: V. Lach.
Date created: Jan., 1968.
Place: Cleveland, Ohio.
Description: “Sing aloud unto God our strength” [Радуйтеся Богу, помощнику нашему]
Compilation of liturgical music.
Composers: Various.
Creator: V. Lach.
Date created: ca. 1950-1970.
Place: Parma, Ohio.
Description: Collection of liturgical music.