Kristin Lelm & Paul Langford are a Chicago-based piano/vocal duo, specializing in jazz, pop and orchestral performances.
They are available nationally and internationally for hire.
Kristin Lelm
Soprano Kristin Lelm has been thrilling audiences for more than a decade. A graduate of both Bradley University (undergraduate) and DePaul University (graduate) in voice performance, Mrs. Lelm is a recipient of the Presser Scholar Award and a Concerto-Aria Competition Winner. Lelm is a regular member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Acappella and a former member of the Grant Park Chorus (Chicago), and has made numerous appearances at the famed Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL. Kristin has performed as a recitalist and soloist all over the U.S., including opera roles, jazz, musical theatre, pop and ensemble singing of all kinds. Additionally she has performed at Carnegie Hall on multiple occasions. Mrs. Lelm has been a soloist for the Peoria Bach fest, Sing-It-Yourself Messiah, Peoria Municipal Band and has also guested with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra with Broadway sensation Ashley Brown. Her charity event appearances include Ronald McDonald House Charities, Ralph Lauren Gala for TCW Magazine Foundation, and Northwestern Hospital Fundraiser (Chicago). Internationally, Mrs. Lelm has sung in Italy and Denmark with the Danish military brass band Slesvigske Musikkorps, and the Queen’s Royal Guard Band: Den Kongelige Livgarde.
Paul Langford
Singer, pianist, arranger, conductor Paul Langford has been creating a more musical world for close to thirty years. His arrangements have been performed by symphony orchestras, big bands and choirs in the U.S. and around the world. He’s performed with Celine Dion, David Foster, Michael Buble’, Josh Groban, Kenny Rogers, Heather Headley, Tony Orlando, Deborah Cox, Abraham Laboriel and for Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama. Based in Chicago where he lives with his wife Jennifer and two daughters, Paul stays busy in his state of the art home recording studio, producing custom arrangements and recordings for all manner of clients and is also in demand as a clinician and educator.