Ola Gjeilo

Ola Gjeilo
Ola Gjeilo
Background information
Born (1978-05-05) May 5, 1978
Skui, Norway
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Composer, Pianist
Website olagjeilo.com

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:

Piano:

References

  1. Ola describes it as "YAY-lo" - http://olagjeilo.com/admin/wp-content/uploads/Ola-Gjeilo-Sinfini-Interview.pdf
  2. 1 2 Ola Gjeilo's official biography, from his website Accessed March 26, 2016
  3. Cheo, Patrick, “Wind Symphony,” Ola Gjeilo: Composer, Pianist, 2014, accessed October 2, 2014, http://olagjeilo.com/sheet-music-wind-band/.
  4. 1 2 3 http://www.musicroom.com/blog/an-exclusive-interview-with-ola-gjeilo-19828
  5. Singers.com, “Ola Gjeilo,” United Singers International: CGI Copyright, 2014, accessed September 30, 2014, http://www.singers.com/composers/Ola-Gjeilo/.
  6. http://www.voces8.com/about, accessed March 27, 2016
  7. 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.
  8. https://www.chorusamerica.org/calendar/ola-gjeilo-sunrise-mass-and-world-premiere-dreamweaver-carnegie-hall
  9. 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.
  10. ACDA, “Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission,” ACDA: American Choral Directors Association, 2013, accessed October 3, 2014, http://acda.org/page.asp?page=brock_pieces.
  11. http://olagjeilo.com/admin/wp-content/uploads/Ola-Gjeilo-Sinfini-Interview.pdf
  12. http://olagjeilo.com/cd/ola-gjeilo
  13. http://olagjeilo.com/cd/northern-lights-choral
  14. "Dark Night of the Soul | Ola Gjeilo". olagjeilo.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  15. http://olagjeilo.com/cd/piano-improvisations
  16. http://olagjeilo.com/cd/stone-rose
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