CHICAGO – Any normal summer, young bandura students in the United States and Canada would be attending bandura camps, where they could perfect their playing, learn new songs and enjoy time with friends in the great outdoors. This year, the Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to dreams of bandura camp.
The North American Bandura Camps Committee works to create cohesion and foster a collaborative spirit among the camps for the betterment of their programs and participants’ experiences. Committee members represent the four camps: Bandura@Bobriwka (Colebrook, Conn.), ODUM Bandura Camp (London, Ontario, in the past, but this year’s venue was to be Brighton, Mich.), Kobzarska Sich (Emlenton, Pa.) and Litnia Zustrich (Hawkestone, Ontario). Their aim is to be a hub of bandura education, especially camp-based instruction.