Ola Gjeilo
Ola Gjeilo (lang; born May 5, 1978) is a Norwegian composer and pianist in the United States. He writes choral music, and has written for piano and wind symphony, publishing through Walton Music, Edition Peters, and Boosey and Hawkes.
Ola Gjeilo
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- Name
- Ola Gjeilo
- Born
- 5 May 1978
- Birthplace
- Skui, Bærum, Norway
- Occupation
- * Composer
- Nationality
- Norway
- Fields
- music · piano performance · music composing · composed musical work
- Education
- Juilliard School · Norwegian Academy of Music · Royal College of Music
- Languages
- Norwegian · English
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Ola Gjeilo (lang; born May 5, 1978) is a Norwegian composer and pianist in the United States. He writes choral music, and has written for piano and wind symphony, publishing through Walton Music, Edition Peters, and Boosey and Hawkes.
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Ola Gjeilo studied at Juilliard School, Norwegian Academy of Music and Royal College of Music. The recorded working language is Norwegian and English. The field of work recorded is music, piano performance and music composing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical. Residence is recorded at Manhattan.
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• Name — Ola Gjeilo • Born — 5 May 1978 • Birthplace — Skui, Bærum, Norway • Occupation — * Composer • Pianist • Website — https: olagjeilo.com/
Biography
Biography
Ola Gjeilo was born 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. Gjeilo studied classical composition with Wolfgang Plagge. 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. He continued his education at Juilliard (2004–06) where he received his master's degree in 2006, also in composition. From 2009 to 2010, Gjeilo was composer-in-residence for Phoenix Chorale. He currently resides in Manhattan, working as a freelance composer. He is currently composer-in-residence with DCINY and Albany Pro Musica.
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Ola Gjeilo is recorded as composer and pianist.
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• Sunrise Mass: Orchestrated for strings and choir. "The Ground" for SATB, piano and optional string quartet is based on the last movement of this mass. • 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. • The River: For choir, piano and string quartet. Composed for the 2016 Brock Commission, awarded from the American Choral Directors Association.
Discography
Note: Piano performed by Ola Gjeilo on all albums. Choral: • Dreamweaver (Universal Music, 2023) (with The Choir of Royal Holloway & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Rupert Gough) • Winter Songs (Decca Classics, 2017) (with Choir of Royal Holloway and 12 Ensemble) • Ola Gjeilo (Decca Classics, 2016) (with Voces8, Tenebrae, and the Chamber Orchestra of London) • Northern Lights (Chandos, 2012) (with the Phoenix Chorale) Piano: • Ordinary Moments (Decca, 2026) • Dawn (Decca, 2022) • Night (Decca, 2020) • Piano Improvisations (2L, 2012) • Stone Rose (2L, 2007)
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- The Choral Music of Ola Gjeilo: a New Vision of the Choral Instrument in the 21St Century
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1184931: Ola Gjeilo
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1406490520, Dawn (Zusammenstellung, Ola Gjeilo).
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The Choral Music of Ola Gjeilo: a New Vision of the Choral Instrument in the 21St CenturyCrossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1184931: Ola GjeiloWikimedia Foundation
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1406490520, Dawn (Zusammenstellung, Ola Gjeilo).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Ola Gjeilo studied at Juilliard School, Norwegian Academy of Music and Royal College of Music. The record notes the qualifications bachelor's degree and master's degree.
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