挪威作曲家 Ola Gjeilo ： Tundra， The Ground， Northern Lights

 

 

歐拉·耶羅 （Ola Gjeilo， 發音為 [‘je?lo?]; 出生於 1978年5月5日）是一位挪威出生的作曲家、鋼琴家現居於美國

 

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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