The Choral Works of Ola Gjeilo

From: WFIU
Series: Horizons in Music
Length: 59:01

A conversation with composer Ola Gjeilo about his music and hear some selections from the Phoenix Chorale's recording "Northern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo" Read the full description.

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When Charles Bruffy heard Ola Gjeilo's setting of the antiphon “Ubi caritas” at a choral director’s conference in Miami, Florida back in 2007, he recognized it as something special. He went back to Arizona and introduced the music of Ola Gjeilo to his ensemble the Phoenix Chorale, and that began a long partnership with the Norwegian composer that has culminated in the 2012 release of “Northern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo” on the Chandos label.

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When Charles Bruffy heard Ola Gjeilo's setting of the antiphon “Ubi caritas” at a choral director’s conference in Miami, Florida back in 2007, he recognized it as something special. He went back to Arizona and introduced the music of Ola Gjeilo to his ensemble the Phoenix Chorale, and that began a long partnership with the Norwegian composer that has culminated in the 2012 release of “Northern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo” on the Chandos label.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Prelude	Phoenix Chorale	Northern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo.	Chandos	2012	02:56
Dark Night of the Soul	Phoenix Chorale	Northern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo.	Chandos	2012	12:38
The Ground	Phoenix Chorale	Northern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo.	Chandos	2012	03:37
Unicornis captitivur	Phoenix Chorale	Northern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo.	Chandos	2012	06:37
Evening Prayer	Phoenix Chorale	Northern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo.	Chandos	2012	05:54
Kats-Chernin: Calliope Dreaming	Trio Arbos	Play it again.	Non Profit Music	2012	07:32