The Power of Nature

A musical project created by Terry Heimat, Oleg Polyanskiy & Taras Kutsenko.

RELEASE DAY IS APRIL 22, 2023
Inspired by the beauty embodied in the ancient Chinese poetry of Su Shi, Du Fu, and Li Bai, composers Taras Kutsenko and Oleg Polyansky have interpreted classical poetry into the modern musical language and created a series of choral and solo songs.

The album will include songs on poems written by famous Chinese poets. These poems are compulsory for study in Chinese public schools and are the great cultural heritage of the Celestial Empire. According to the authors, The Power of Nature is an integration of Chinese culture into world culture.

THE ALBUM:

THE IDEA
is the integration of Chinese culture into world music.

Chinese consonance with world culture.


Composers Oleg Polyansky and Taras Kutsenko (Terry Heimat), currently reside in China. In November 2021 they announced the release of a midi version of the music album, which was released on all digital platforms by Terry Heimat production studio. This album came out in a midi version called "Ode to Nature".

GOALS
is the musical integration of ancient Chinese lyrics to the modern melodies and rhythms.

In April 2022,composers Terry Heimat & Oleg Polyansky started a project that brought together musicians of different styles and directions, Winners of Grammy and Emmy Awards, and winners of numerous international music competitions and accolades including Camilo Valencia, Richard Bravo, Camilo Velandia, Antonio Sanchez, Francis Goya, Alex Sino and soloists of Zhangjiajie Symphony Center (Hunan, China) Liu Nan 刘楠, Tang Kenjia 汤柯佳, Tan Yuan 谭辕.

TASKS
Uniting people in the pursuit of peaceful coexistence through the harmony of man in nature.
The album's branding:

The Earth
in outer space.

Idea: The authors of the creative and artistic cover of the album "The Power of Nature" expressed the opinion that the people of the planet Earth are the part of the great flight in the universe. This is what the image of our Planet as an object moving through the boundless space of the Universe tells us.

PLOT:

PRELUDE
RELEAS DAY IS October 23, 2022
The instrumental single was recorded with the participation of the outstanding European romantic guitarist Francis Goya. Divine guitar strings intertwined with the sound of a trumpet (Terry Heimat), piano (Oleg Polyansky), and delightful organist Eliza.
"Today, the global community is experiencing, time and again, the spiral of our planet's flight into the future. The speed is incredible. The turns are often dangerous, but through inconsistency, we can all fall by the wayside and find ourselves on the edge of an abyss." - said Oleg Polyansky.
So what is happening in society?
"We have stopped listening to each other, meeting each other, speaking to each other with respect, and stopped acting humble. Instead, we try in vain to use the principle of the famous three monkeys, which symbolizes the idea of ignoring evil and detaching ourselves from the unreal: "If I see no evil, hear no evil, and speak nothing of evil, I am invulnerable to it. Behind the blinders over our eyes, we have stopped noticing so many important things that could end up hurting each of us." - said Terry Heimat.
Prelude is the musical moment of the project The Power of Nature, which will be created by outstanding musicians in consonance with the basic idea of preserving peace on Planet Earth.
Composer, arranger, conductor, trumpet player, sound engineer
Ukrainian classical/jazz/progressive rock musician.
Ukrainian classical/jazz/progressive rock musician.
Composer, rhodes piano
Ukrainian classical/jazz/progressive rock musician.
Ukrainian classical/jazz/progressive rock musician.
Creative producer
Creative producer
Creative producer
Sound Producer
Sound producer
Sound producer
Mastering Engineer
SASHA GUSEV
Mastering Engineer
SASHA GUSEV
Mastering Engineer
European Acoustic Guitar
FRANICS GOYA
Legend of the Romantic Guitar
FRANICS GOYA
Legend of the Romantic Guitar
USA Electric Guitar
CAMILO VELANDIA
Winner of LATIN GRAMMY
CAMILO VELANDIA
Winner of LATIN GRAMMY
World Percussion
American Percussionist
Winner of GRAMMY
American Percussionist
Winner of GRAMMY
Drums
ANTONIO SANCHEZ
MEXICAN DRUMMER
Winner of GRAMMY
ANTONIO SANCHEZ
MEXICAN DRUMMER
Winner of GRAMMY
Chinese Lead vocalist
Lead vocal
Lead vocal
Chinese Lead vocal
Chinese Lead vocal
Lead vocal
Lead vocal
USA Lead vocal
Lead vocal
Lead vocal
Organ
Ukrainian Organ&Accordion player.
Ukrainian Organ&Accordion player.
Choire
choral conductor, teacher
of Zhangjiajie College of Jishou University
choral conductor, teacher
of Zhangjiajie College of Jishou University
Choire accompanist
pianist, teacher,
choire accompanist of Zhangjiajie College of Jishou University.
pianist, teacher,
choire accompanist of Zhangjiajie College of Jishou University.
Director of Zhangjiajie College
JANE DERBIN
Director of Zhangjiajie University
JANE DERBIN
Director of Zhangjiajie University
Oleg Polyanskiy
Oleg Polyanskiy - Ukrainian classical / jazz / progressive rock pianist, keyboardist, composer, and teacher.
A versatile and eclectic player, he was described as "a classical virtuoso who is equally at home in improvising music of any genre, most especially in classical, jazz, fusion, and progressive rock" (Larry A. Russell, the CEO of Eroica Classical Recordings). Oleg often cites Vladimir Horowitz, John Ogdon, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Art Tatum, Ahmad Jamal, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Michel Camilo, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, and Jordan Rudess as some of his primary influences in the piano and keyboard world.

Oleg Polyansky
Composer, Pianist
Terry Heimat / Taras Kutsenko
Maestro Taras Kutsenko ( the stage name is Terry Heimat) is a native of Ukraine. He currently resides in China where he is the professor and the conductor of the local orchestra..

Terry Heimat is the winner of numerous video and music awards such as the Global Music Awards, Seagull Award (CHAIKA), BLASTOFF, Los Angeles Silver Mask, Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards, New Media Film Awards, Palm Beach International Music Awards, Paris Film Awards, Munich Film Awards, Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards.

Terry Heimat is a member of the Artists' International Association, and is the recipient of the Order of the "World Cultural Diplomacy".

Taras Kutsenko / Terry Heimat
Composer, arranger, conductor, trumpet player, sound engineer

CREDITS AND TRACK NOTES


Performers:


1. THE POWER OF NATURE (竹石)

Tang Kenja - Lead vocal

Tan Yuan - Lead vocal

Liu Nan - Lead vocal

Camilo Velandia - Electric, solo guitar

Francis Goya - Acoustic Guitar

Antonio Sanchez - Drum set

Yelizaveta Korpinska - Organ

Terry Heimat - Trumpet

Oleg Polyansky - Piano

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


The track uses a musical quotation from Louis Vierne Symphony No. 3 Op. 28 Final


2. PRELUDE

Francis Goya - Acoustic Guitar

Terry Heimat - Trumpet

Oleg Polyansky - Piano

Eliza Karpenko - Organ

Zhangjiajie College Choir

Chorus Master Liu Kuihong

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev Mastering engineer


3. GREAT RIVER (春江晓景)

Tang Kenja - Lead vocal

Liu Nan - Lead vocal

Tan Yuan - Lead vocal

Oleg Polyansky Piano

Zhangjiajie College Choir

Chorus Master - Liu Kuihong

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev Mastering engineer


4. STORK TOWER (登鹳雀楼)

Liu Nan - Lead vocal

Oleg Polyansky -

Piano

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


5. SPRING DAY (春日)

Tan Yuan - Lead vocal

Camilo Velandia - Electric guitar

Oleg Polyansky -

Piano

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


6. SPRING NIGHT (春夜喜雨)

Tang Kenja - Lead vocal

Terry Heimat - Rock Vocalise

Ilkhomejon Shoismatov Violine

Richard Bravo Percussion

Oleg Polyansky Piano

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


7. LUSHAN DANCE (望庐山瀑布)

Tang Kenja - Lead vocal

Liu Nan - Lead vocal

Tan Yuan - Lead vocal

Richard Bravo Percussion

Oleg Polyansky Piano

Terry Heimat - Flugelhorn

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


8. HILLWALK (山行)

Tan Yuan - Lead vocal

Camilo Velandia - Electric guitar, Solo guitar

Antonio Sanchez - Drums

Oleg Polyansky - Piano

Terry Heimat - Tune trumpet

Zhangjiajie College Choir

Chorus Master Liu Kuihong

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


9. PASTORAL (村居)

Liu Nan - Lead vocal

Francis Goya - Acoustic Guitar

Antonio Sanchez - Drum set

Eliza Karpenko - Organ

Oleg Polyansky - Piano

Terry Heimat - C&Tune Trumpet

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


10. AQUATIC WORLD (小池)

Liu Nan - Lead vocal

Francis Goya - Acoustic Guitar

Antonio Sanchez - Drum set

Eliza Karpenko -

Organ

Oleg Polyansky - Piano

Terry Heimat - C&Tune Trumpet

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


11. FALL FESTIVAL (山居秋暝)

Liu Nan, Tang Kenja, Tan Yuan - Lead vocal

Francis Goya - Acoustic Guitar\

Camilo Velandia - Electric guitar, solo guitar

Richard Bravo - Percussion

Antonio Sanchez - Drums

Eliza Karpenko - Organ

Oleg Polyansky - Piano

Terry Heimat - Trumpet

Zhangjiajie Folk Singing Choir

Zhangjiajie College Choir

Chorus Master - Liu Kuihong

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


12. THE POWER OF NATURE (Instrumental) 竹石

Camilo Velandia - Electric, solo guitar

Francis Goya - Acoustic Guitar

Antonio Sanchez - Drums

Eliza Karpenko - Organ

Terry Heimat - Trumpet

Oleg Polyansky - Piano

Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Taras Kutsenko

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


The track uses a musical quotation from Louis Vierne Symphony No. 3 Op. 28 Final


BONUS Ding-Dong Jester (LUSHAN DANCE (望庐山瀑布) English mix)

Jackson King - Lead vocal

Alex Sino - Lyrics

Richard Bravo - Percussion

Liu Nan - Back vocal

Terry Heimat - Trumpet

Oleg Polyansky - Piano

Camilo Valencia - Sound producer

Taras Kutsenko - Arranger & Sound engineer

Sasha Gusev - Mastering engineer


CREATIVE TEAM


Terry Heimat & Oleg Polyanskiy - composers

Taras Kutsenko - Arrangement & Audio engeneering

Sasha Gusev - Audio mastering

Alex Sino - Creative producer

Camilo Valencia - Sound producer (Ding-Dong Jester)

Luo Yuong - Orchestra director

Sya Chin - Director of University Relations

Jane Derbin - Producer


THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PROJECT


Nataliya Guseva

Vitaliy Kutsenko

Alla Neminuschaya


Resort "5-th VILLA" Hunan, China

Zhangjiajie Symphony Center Hunan, China

Jane Debin Rector of Zhangjiajie College University


Richard Bravo thanks

LP Percussions, Mapex Drums and Vic Firth drum sticks


Terry Heimat thanks

Vincent Bach Stradivarius, Denis Wick

Fujifilm company


Oleg Polyansky thanks

Yamaha

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