Announcing the 2012 Jeffers Composium

With Special Guest Ola Gjeilo

   February 10th & 11th 2012

Come join Oregon State University in welcoming Ola Gjeilo to speak on campus Feb. 10th and 11th

Schedule of events 

Friday:

• February 10th 2012
• 6:30 Benton Hall OSU Campus
• Come meet Ola Gjeilo as he discusses his music and life as a composer

       Saturday:

• February 11th 2012
• 1:00 at First United Methodist Church (12 and Monroe)
• Come watch Ola Gjeilo work with Oregon State University's Chamber Choir on selections of his music, the night culminates in a concert with performances by OSU Chamber Choir and Ola Gjeilo
  • 1:00 Clinic
  • 5:00 Break
  • 7:00 Concert (Free to Public)

Meet Ola: 

Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) was born in Norway in 1978, and moved to New York in 2001 to begin his composition studies at the Juilliard School, from which he graduated with a Master’s Degree in ‘06.

Ola’s published concert works are performed all over the world, and his debut recording as a pianist-composer, the lyrical crossover album Stone Rose, was released to critical acclaim in 2007 on the 2L label, to be followed by its sequel, scheduled for release in February 2012.

He especially enjoys writing music for choir, symphonic winds, and the piano, while as a pianist, his main passion is improvisation, either solo or over his own ensemble works.

Presently a full-time composer based in New York City, Ola is also very interested in film, and his style draws much inspiration from movies and cinematic music.

For more information on Ola Gjeilo and his music visit www.olagjeilo.com

For questions or accommodations contact Melissa Albert