SingCon 2026 Gathers in Brampton

More than 130 participants attended the sixth annual Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church Singing Conference, SingCon 2026, in Brampton, Ontario. Held from September 10 to 14 at Saint Elias Church, the gathering brought together singers from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe to practice Byzantine Rite liturgical worship and singing traditions.

The conference included daily services such as Vespers, Matins, the Hours, Divine Liturgy, and Parastas. Bishop Bohdan of the Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma presided over the services on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The event was hosted by pastor Father Toma Hrywna and his parishioners with the blessing of Bishop Bryan of Toronto and Eastern Canada.

To prepare for the liturgical celebrations, participants attended five general rehearsals led by Dr. Melita Mudri-Zubacz and Namisha Hlus-Greening, along with four workshop streams. These sessions covered basic melodies, Resurrectional tones for the Divine Liturgy, and samohlasen tones and structures for Vespers and Matins. Markian Radomsky’s W4Y Video Productions recorded the event, and the footage is available on the SingCon YouTube channel.