Bohdan Markiw [Богдан Марків], (born: October 7, 1928, in Wolsztyn, Poland) conductor, violinist, and music teacher. He was born in Poland and grew up in Ternopil, Ukraine. He left Ukraine during WWII and lived at the DP camp in Berchtesgaden, Germany, from 1946 to 1949. After studying music in Germany and Spain, he immigrated to America in 1957, where he taught music and played the violin in various orchestras in the Connecticut area. As director of the choir at St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in New Haven, he added much new music to the choir’s repertoire, including the entire Mass by Ivan Nedilsky.
Timeline
1936: Markiw family moved to Ternopil.
1946-49: DP camp in Berchtesgaden, Germany.
1949-52: Studied music in Munich, Germany.
1952-55: Studied at the Royal Conservatory in Madrid, Spain.
1957: Came to America.
1969: Began working at Yale University Library (Slavic Department).
1970-90s: St. Michael the Archangel UCC (New Haven, CT).
Scores
Miscellaneous.
Composer: Various.
Creator: B. Markiw.
Date created: n.d. (ca. 1970s).
Place: New Haven, Connecticut.
Description: Excerpts from a part book..
Христос воскрес (Christ is risen).
Composer: Unknown.
Creator: B. Markiw.
Date created: n.d.
Place: New Haven, Connecticut.
Description: Tropar for Pascha.
Христос воскрес (Christ is risen).
Composer: Vedel..
Creator: B. Markiw.
Date created: n.d.
Place: New Haven, Connecticut.
Description: Tropar for Pascha.