Lyrics: Katja Karelina
Music: Leonard Khirug
(c)2006

Финская осень (запись 2006 года)

Запись 2004 года из альбома "Песни Окуджавы"
(Хельсинки)

Бери шинель пошли домой (Б.Окуджава)

05 Days Of Doubt (ChillOut2 In Fsharp) 160116.MP3

04 Pervaya Lyubove Moya 160116.MP3

03 Vnachale Byila Muzyika 160116.MP3

02 Gul Zatih 160116.MP3

01 Poodinochke 160116.MP3

06 Youth Wasted On Young 160116.MP3

05 Gettin Shallower 160116.MP3

04 Sin Of Syncopation 160116.MP3

02 Father's Song (Wronkiewicz Lyrics) 160116.MP3

01 Delusion (of An Eight-Year Old) 160116.MP3

03 Mama (Sweet Lullabies) 160116.MP3

Leonard Khirug - Hallelujah (by Leonard Cohen) COVER

Motherless Child (Meditative Composition by Leonard Khirug)

Srazhenie Roz (Andrej Shiryaev, Kai Engel) 161206b

Work commissioned by the Russian authorities (Moscow regional tourist industry). 
A comprehensive audio-guided tour around main attraction sites in Moscow.
Work performed: translation (Russian to English), narration, sound recording, sound engineering, producing the master file

Audio-guided tour narration: Moscow is the capital of Russia BLOCK 1 - 170121

Meet Your Mind voice instructions 200223

Voice Artist (Singer, Narrator, Actor) & Sound Engineer

Repertoire:
Classic jazz, pop, rock, folk, choral music, Italian music, traditional Russian songs, Gypsy romances, original (own) songs, singer-songwriter style music.

Music education and training:

1983-85 	Piano lessons, Music Conservatory, Kazan Russia
1987		Jazz and rock guitar lessons, Jazz School, Kazan
1988		Classic vocal lessons, Music Conservatory, Kazan

Band leader experience  

1985-1990 	Rock-n-roll band “Hobbit”, Kazan Russia
1994-1998	Gospel band “La parola”, Trieste Italy
1999-2001	Gospel band “Peculiar People”, Durham NC USA
2001-2002	Rock band “Beyond the Curtain”, Durham NC USA
 
Jazz singer experience

2008		recording a piano-vocal album with Sergey Sokolov, Helsinki Finland
2008		performing with Helsinki Trio, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki Finland
2009		“Jazzy Romances” program by Sergei Sokolov (with Kaisa Kulmala on the piano)
2011		“The Beatles – Only Jazzed-Up” live performance program by Sergei Sokolov 

Choral music experience

1984-1987	soloist and choir singer (soprano) at Children’s choir, Kazan Russia
2001-2003	bass singer, Orthodox Church choir “Holy Transfiguration”, Raleigh NC USA
2003-2008	bass singer, Orthodox Church choir “Holy Trinity”, Helsinki Finland
2005-2008	bass and baritone singer, “Blagovest” ensemble lead by L. Ridal, Helsinki Finland
 
Songwriter activity

1986-2002	writing and performing songs in Russian, in a variety of styles (folk/bard, rock, jazz)
1994-1998	writing songs in Italian, performing alone or with the band; recording one album 
1995-2002	writing songs in English, performing with bands; recording a number of albums
2003-2015	writing songs in various languages in Finland; recording a number of albums

Session musician experience

2012		Invited lead vocalist on the studio album with occasional promotional performances, S. Sokolov and A. Lantsov (album arranged and produced by A. Gvazava)

Sound engineer and producer experience

2002	Recorded and produced S. Arno’s album “Stars-and-Stripes Songs” (USA)
2004	Recorded an album by “Blagovest” ensemble lead by L. Ridal (Finland)
2006	Recorded an album by “Shmel” folk-band lead by R. Berklund (Finland)

Narration and voice-over experience

2012		Audio-book “The Day Turns to a Night” based on F.Tyutchev’s poetry (Reader)
2013		Audio-book for Children “Tutta Carlsson and Ludwig the Fourteenth” (Narrator)
2014		Audio-drama based on Shakespeare’s Sonets “Dwell in Lovers’ Eyes” (Reader)

Awards and honors

2007		Laureate prize at “TOPOS” singer-songwriter contest, Saint-Petersburg Russia 
2009		Third place in the all-Finnish round of the “Best New Song in the World” contest
2013		First prize at the International Readers Contest “Poetry in Voice”, Riga Latvia



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