Background
VERYOVKA, Grigoriy was born in 1895 in village Beryozdino, now Chernigov Oblast.
VERYOVKA, Grigoriy was born in 1895 in village Beryozdino, now Chernigov Oblast.
1933 graduate Kiev Musical Drama Institute. 1910-1916 studied at Chernigov Theological Seminary.
1919-1923 taught music theory and directed choir of People's Conservatory. 1949-1944 founded and directed civilian and army amateur music groups. 1923-1927 taught choral conducting and elementary music theory at Kiev Musical Drama Institute.
1925-1931 instructor and director Musical Trade School. 1931-1944 taught theoretical disciplines at Musical Drama Technicum.
1934-1941 and 1943-1947 lecturer, from 1947 professor, Chair of Conducting, Kiev Conservatory. 1941 — 45 senior associate, Institute of Folklore, Ukraine Academy of Sciences. Also lecturer. Bash Department, Moscow Conservatory.
1948-1952 chairman, bd, Ukraine Composers’ Union. 1948-1957 bd member, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Composers’ Union.
Board member, Ukraine Composers’ Union. Communist Party member from 1946.