Irina Kharitonenko is a Belarusian-American composer, pianist, and music educator with two bachelor’s degrees: Music Education with a focus on vocal and choral singing, and Biology with a focus on the human body.

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She specializes in choral writing and has nine years of experience working with church choirs, as well as experience with middle and high school choirs. She is also an active singer and currently performs with a community choir in Fort Myers, Florida, which continues to inspire her work as a composer.