Kauppakorkeakoulun Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat
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The Helsinki Academic Male Choir KYL (Kauppakorkeakoulun Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat or KYL) is an academic men's choir
based in Helsinki
, Finland
. The choir is associated with Aalto University
, and the ensemble consist mainly of students and alumni of the university. The choir was founded in 1949. Since 1997 the artistic director of KYL has been Matti Apajalahti. KYL was chosen Finnish Male Choir of the Year in 1998 and has won numerous European choir contests, among others KYL won International Leevi Madetoja Choir Competition in 2010 and Cornwall Male Voice Choir Comeptition in 2011.
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based in Helsinki
Helsinki
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, Finland
Finland
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. The choir is associated with Aalto University
Aalto University
Aalto University is a Finnish university established on January 1, 2010, by the merger of the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Art and Design Helsinki....
, and the ensemble consist mainly of students and alumni of the university. The choir was founded in 1949. Since 1997 the artistic director of KYL has been Matti Apajalahti. KYL was chosen Finnish Male Choir of the Year in 1998 and has won numerous European choir contests, among others KYL won International Leevi Madetoja Choir Competition in 2010 and Cornwall Male Voice Choir Comeptition in 2011.
Selected discography
- Legenda (1999, "Legend")
- Maailma Jääkukkien Takana (2001, "The World Behind Frost Flowers")
- Kullervo (2005)
- Hämärän Ääniä (2008, "Sounds of Twilight")
- Kirje Korvatunturille (2008 "A Letter to Santa Claus")