Hryhoriy Veryovka

Veryovka on a 2015 Ukrainian stamp

Hryhoriy Huriyovych Veryovka (Ukrainian: Григорій Гурійович Верьовка, 25 December 1895 in Berezna, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire – 21 October 1964 in Kiev, Soviet Union) was a Ukrainian composer, choir director, and teacher.^[1] He is best known for founding the renowned Veryovka Choir in 1943, and leading it for many years, gaining international recognition and winning multiple awards.^[2] Veryovka was also a professor of conducting at the Kyiv Conservatory, where he worked alongside faculty including Boleslav Yavorsky, Oleksandr Koshyts, Mykola Leontovych, and Mykhailo Verykivsky.^[3]

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