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The registration fee includes refreshments and a packet of music provided by The Musical Source. Washington Men’s Camerata Music Director Frank Albinder will lead a Q&A with Gjeilo on his life and music, his composition techniques and practices, and his current projects. Gjeilo’s music is performed around the world, and he is currently composer-in-residence with Voices8. The Thomas Circle Singers is proud to announce the following two events, both held at National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20005ĬHORAL WORKSHOP WITH OLA GJEILO– SATURDAY, from 10:00-1:00Ĭhoral directors, composers and singers alike will want to attend this special event, which includes TCS Artistic Director James Kreger leading an extended reading session of compositions by Ola Gjeilo with the composer at the piano.

In 2015, the Choir of King’s College Cambridge performed Ola’s Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium) at the annual BBC-televised Christmas Eve service. Gjeilo’s choral music has also been recorded by several notable ensembles such as the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, The Choir of Royal Holloway, the Flemish Radio Choir, and Voces8. All four recordings are available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and Spotify.

Phoenix Chorale’s bestselling Northern Lights collection of Ola’s choral music was named iTunes Best Classical Vocal Album of 2012.

His debut recording as a composer and pianist, the lyrical crossover album Stone Rose, was followed by its sequel, Piano Improvisations. Ola’s albums include Ola Gjeilo on the Decca Classics label, a portrait of his choral and piano works featuring Tenebrae and Voces8. Although Norwegian by birth, it is perhaps Ola’s adopted country of America that has influenced the composer’s distinctive soundworld the most, evolving a style that is both contemporary and familiar thick harmonies and rich textures recall film score – music that forms a major part of the composer’s inspiration. An accomplished pianist, improvisations over his own published choral pieces have become a trademark of his collaborations across the world. Ola Gjeilo is one of the most frequently performed composers in the choral world.