The music of Manhattan-based Norwegian composer and pianist Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) has been performed and recorded in more than 30 countries worldwide in venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall, Los Angeles’ Disney Hall, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, Miami’s Knight Concert Hall and Jackie Gleason Theatre, the Copenhagen Opera House, and the National Galleries in London and Washington DC. His music has been featured on PBS in America, and on all the major Scandinavian TV channels.
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’09-’10 season Composer-in-Residence for the 2008 and 2009 Grammy winning Phoenix Chorale, Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) has been commissioned by several elite ensembles, musicians and others worldwide, such as Barbara Bonney, Solveig Kringelborn, Atle Sponberg, Philip Brunelle, the Edvard Grieg Society, St. Olaf College, Luther College, Choral Arts Ensemble, and the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay. His choral music has also been performed by elite choirs such as the Kansas City Chorale, Conspirare, World Youth Choir, VocalEssence, Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir, BYU Singers, Norwegian Soloists’ Choir, and the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation’s Radiokören.
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After studying for his Bachelor’s Degree at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, the Royal College of Music in London and the Juilliard School in New York, he completed his Master’s Degree in composition at Juilliard in 2006.
Walton Music became the exclusive publisher of Ola’s choral music in 2007.
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WEBSITE: www.olagjeilo.com
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Congrats Ola for making the Grammy Nomination Ballot with your beautiful playing on our album "Land of the Midnight Son: Norwegian Christmas in America" and "Rise up Shepard and Follow". Your friends and fans can hear the album at www.reverbnation.com/lindapriebe. Lykke til!!!! Linda
Thank you so much for your friendship, and for listening to my musical sounds! Wishing you a wonderful weekend ahead :)
Also, some exciting news - my new album, Meridians, has just been release on iTunes, Amazon. com & CDBaby. com! I'm very happy to be able to share it with listeners in a high-quality format. Just click on the links/image above to check it out...music like autumn leaves falling...
