挪威作曲家 Ola Gjeilo ： Tundra，The Ground, Northern Lights 法国薰衣草2016-05-06 23:26:26
欧拉·耶罗 （Ola Gjeilo， 发音为 [‘je?lo?]; 出生于 1978年5月5日）是一位挪威出生的作曲家、钢琴家现居于美国
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 (2004–2006) where he received his master's degree in 2006, also in composition. From 2009–2010, 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.
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
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