Vera Evushkina celebrates her anniversary! Composer and performer of songs, laureate of Russian bard song festivals, at the end of the 80s of the last century she began to cooperate with Elena Kamburova, and in 1988 she created the creative duet VerLen together with Elena Frolova, who also stood at the origins of our theater!
The name of the duo is made up of the names of Vera and Lena, and is
refrain of the surname of the French poet Paul Verlaine, and also coincides with the name
the famous poem "Verlaine" by Innokenty Annensky.
The duet's repertoire includes songs based on poems by poets of the Silver Age and modern Russians
poets, spiritual poetry, songs based on the verses of foreign poets.
Elena Frolova's acquaintance with Vera Evushkina was preceded by Elena's acquaintance
Frolova with Elena Kamburova in Minsk in 1988, where her appearance coincided with
concerts of Elena Kamburova. In the same year, a triumphant performance took place
Elena Frolova at the Second All-Union Festival of Artists' Songs in Tallinn. After
this Elena Frolova went to Moscow, where she met Vera Evushkina.
So in November 1988, the creative duet "VerLen" was formed. They were invited to work
under its roof, the newly formed Moscow Theater of Music and Poetry under
the leadership of Elena Kamburova.
Here's what close friends have to say:
A creative duo formed in 1988 by two amazing singers, poets,
composers, wonderful musicians and just amazing people,
"VerLen" is a small but settled country. It exists by itself in space and
time. It arose as stars are born, suddenly. Two people walked through life
towards each other, until they met and began to communicate through a song. Left - Song,
on the right - the Song, in the middle - the Living Spirit ...
Different tempers. The age is different. The essence is one. Vera Evushkina. Elena Frolova. So, by
the first syllable from each name, according to the melodic consonance, was assigned the name of the duet
"VerLen". When you perceive a song created by Vera and Lena, not a single word
is lost, does not lose from contact with the voice and guitar strings. And such an alliance
verse and music - the greatest rarity in modern song. Impeccable taste rules the country
"VerLen". Spirituality is her main asset. And if there was a coat of arms of this wonderful
country, then most likely it would be a big heart, and a branch of the symbol of the good news - olive -
against the blue sky. "!
