Roman Soltykewych (Ukrainian: ????? ??????????; February 4, 1909 – November 17, 1976) was a Ukrainian-Canadian conductor of the Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton and the father of Orest Soltykevych. Roman was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the town of Ulucz, located in what is now Poland in the area known as Lemkivshchyna.
He went to primary school in Ulucz before travelling to Przemysl for middle school.
Roman continued his studies at the Musical Institute of Mykola Lysenko in Lviv, Ukraine.
After the Second World War, Roman travelled through Austria to France before emigrating to Edmonton, Canada.
Roman maintained friendships with writers, poets, artists, cultural and public figures, and was well acquainted with Ivan Franko, a famous Ukrainian poet.