Hryhoriy Veryovka: to the 100th anniversary of his birth

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 1995. Editorial Office of Folk Art.

Concert "A Song is the Soul..." to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hryhoriy Veryovka.

The concert program includes songs arranged by composer Hryhoriy Veryovka: "Dibrovo zelena" performed by kobzar-lyr Vasyl Nechepa; "Oh, are you, earth, becoming young" —folk song and dance ensemble "Menshchina", director Volodymyr Kovinko; "The Boat is Floating"; "Somewhere at the Bottom of My Heart" performed by Viktor Subachev, concertmaster Natalia Kovtun; "Lyric Song" — performed by Viktor Goldovsky, concertmaster Natalia Bezpalova; dance ensemble "Druzhba", artistic director Grigoriy Horbachuk; "You Are on the River" performed by the Chernihiv National Choir of the Regional Philharmonic, artistic director Anatoliy Pashkevych.

Comments: Head of the Chernihiv State Administration Petro Shapoval; People's Artist of Ukraine Anatoliy Pashkevych; Head of the Department of Culture of the Chernihiv State Administration Oleh Vasyuta.

Reference: Hryhoriy Veryovka is a Ukrainian composer, choral conductor and teacher, one of the key figures in the development of professional choral culture in Ukraine in the 20th century. As the founder and long-time director of the Ukrainian State Folk Choir (1943 –1964), he had a decisive influence on the formation of academic interpretations of folklore and the formation of a national choral school. Since 1964, the choir has been named after him.