▁concert ▁hall ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁playing ▁in ▁Car neg ie ▁Hall ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁granted ▁US ▁citizens hip ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁from ▁Sp ir in ▁to ▁Min sky . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁A ida . ▁ ▁All ▁this ▁period ▁Min sky ▁was ▁very ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁community . ▁He ▁performed ▁numerous ▁times ▁at ▁all ▁major ▁cities ▁with ▁large ▁Ukrain ian ▁population ▁in ▁America ▁and ▁Canada . ▁He ▁worked ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Ukrain ian ▁di as por an ▁compos ers ▁such ▁as ▁My k ola ▁F omen ko , ▁And rij ▁H nat y sh yn , ▁W . ▁Hr ud yn , ▁Prof . ▁J . ▁B . ▁Rud ny sky j ▁and ▁I hor ▁S one v yt sky . ▁He ▁issued ▁several ▁long - play ing ▁records ▁with ▁Ukrain ian ▁folk ▁songs , ▁songs ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Under ground ▁Army . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁community ▁in ▁Min ne apolis ▁celebrated ▁Min sky ' s ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁with ▁a ▁g ala ▁concert . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁Min sky ▁went ▁on ▁concert ▁tour ▁to ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁cent ers ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁the ▁United ▁Ukrain ian ▁Organ izations