Ola Gjeilo
| Ola Gjeilo | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
May 5, 1978 Skui, Norway |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Pianist |
| Website |
olagjeilo |
Ola Gjeilo (English pronunciation [‘jeɪloʊ];[1] born May 5, 1978) is a Norwegian-born composer and pianist, living in the United States.[2]
He writes choral music, and has written for piano and for wind symphony, publishing through Walton Music, Edition Peters, and Boosey and Hawkes.[2][3]
Biography
Ola Gjeilo was born on May 5, 1978, to Inge and Anne-May Gjeilo, and grew up in Skui, Norway. He began playing piano and composing when he was five years old and learned to read music when he was seven years old.[4] Gjeilo studied classical composition with Wolfgang Plagge.[4] In his undergraduate career, Gjeilo studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music (1999–2001), transferred to the Juilliard School (2001), and studied at the Royal College of Music, London (2002–2004) to receive a bachelor's degree in composition.[5] He continued his education at Juilliard (2004–06) where he received his master's degree in 2006, also in composition. From 2009–10, Gjeilo was composer-in-residence for Phoenix Chorale.[4]
He currently resides in Manhattan, working as a freelance composer. He is currently composer-in-residence with Voces8.[6]
Major compositions
- Sunrise Mass
- Orchestrated for strings and choir.[7]
- Dreamweaver
- Written for choir, piano, and string orchestra. The text is set from a popular medieval ballad from Norway, Draumkvedet, translated into English by Charles Anthony Silvestri, one of his regular collaborators.[8]
- The River
- For choir, piano and string quartet. Composed for the 2016 Brock Commission, awarded from the American Choral Directors Association.[9][10][11]
Discography
Choral:
- Ola Gjeilo (Decca Classics, 2016) (with Voces8, Tenebrae, and the Chamber Orchestra of London)[12]
- Northern Lights (Chandos, 2012) (with the Phoenix Chorale)[13]
- Dark Night of the Soul (Walton Music, 2010) (with Phoenix Chorale)[14]
Piano:
References
- ↑ Ola describes it as "YAY-lo" - http://olagjeilo.com/admin/wp-content/uploads/Ola-Gjeilo-Sinfini-Interview.pdf
- 1 2 Ola Gjeilo's official biography, from his website Accessed March 26, 2016
- ↑ Cheo, Patrick, “Wind Symphony,” Ola Gjeilo: Composer, Pianist, 2014, accessed October 2, 2014, http://olagjeilo.com/sheet-music-wind-band/.
- 1 2 3 http://www.musicroom.com/blog/an-exclusive-interview-with-ola-gjeilo-19828
- ↑ Singers.com, “Ola Gjeilo,” United Singers International: CGI Copyright, 2014, accessed September 30, 2014, http://www.singers.com/composers/Ola-Gjeilo/.
- ↑ http://www.voces8.com/about, accessed March 27, 2016
- ↑ Papania, Christine, “Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass and World Premiere of Dreamweaver at Carnegie Hall,” ChoralNet: American Choral Directors Association, 2014, accessed October 3, 2014, http://archive.choralnet.org/view/438986.
- ↑ https://www.chorusamerica.org/calendar/ola-gjeilo-sunrise-mass-and-world-premiere-dreamweaver-carnegie-hall
- ↑ Dorsey, Scott, “Ola Gjeilo to Compose 2016 Brock Commission,” ChoralNet: American Choral Directors Association, 2014, accessed October 1, 2014, http://www.choral net.org/442143.
- ↑ ACDA, “Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission,” ACDA: American Choral Directors Association, 2013, accessed October 3, 2014, http://acda.org/page.asp?page=brock_pieces.
- ↑ http://olagjeilo.com/admin/wp-content/uploads/Ola-Gjeilo-Sinfini-Interview.pdf
- ↑ http://olagjeilo.com/cd/ola-gjeilo
- ↑ http://olagjeilo.com/cd/northern-lights-choral
- ↑ "Dark Night of the Soul | Ola Gjeilo". olagjeilo.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ http://olagjeilo.com/cd/piano-improvisations
- ↑ http://olagjeilo.com/cd/stone-rose