Career
He met up with Yuri Singalevych and began to take lessons from him. Together with Zinoviy Shtokalko they organized a bandura trio. Later they were joined by Stepan Hanushevsky and Semen Lastovych.
His original bandura was made for him by South. Lastovych based on an instrument made by Kost Misevych.
During the war he enlisted into the 1st Ukrainian Division and fought at Brody. Later he joined the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
In Germany he performed in a trio with Volodymyr Maliutsa and Zinoviy Shtokalko. Later he joined an ensemble with Doctorate. Kravchenko and Hryhory Bazhul.
In 1950 he emigrated the United States.
He performed in an ensemble directed by South. Hanushevsky which recorded an album of Universal Postal Union songs in 1952. He also performed in a quartet with Roman Levytsky. He moved to New York City where he became director of the New York School of Bandura.
He played on a bandura made by Vasyl" Hlad from Gloucester.
He died July 7, 1985.
