Veronika Povilionienė
Veronika Povilionienė (* 18th November 1946 in Kareivonys , Rajon Lazdijai ) is a Lithuanian musician, folk - singer .
Life
After graduating from the Kapčiamiestis Middle School near Lazdijai in 1964 , Povilionienė graduated from the Vilniaus Universitetas Faculty of History and Philology in 1976 . Her thesis was on the folk songs of Adutiškis ( Švenčionys Rajongemeinde ). From 1974 to 1986 Povilionienė worked as a singer in the Folk Music Theater and then in the Lithuanian Open Air Museum and in the Center of Ethno Culture in Kaunas . Since 1991 she has directed the Blezdinga song club . From 2002 Povilionienė worked as a senior specialist in the Center for Lithuanian Folk Culture and as an event manager in the Vilnius Teachers House .
Povilionienė wrote down several folk songs in the Dzūkija region . She sang with the multi-instrumentalist Petras Vyšniauskas and had many concerts with him.
Povilionienė is married to the diplomat Vidmantas Povilionis .
Awards
- 1987: Honored Folk Artist of Soviet Lithuania
- 1993: Jonas Basanavičius Prize
- 2002: Gediminas Order
- 2008: Lithuanian National Culture and Art Prize
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Povilionienė, Veronika |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian musician, folklore singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kareivonys , Lazdijai Raion |