Ola gjeilo biography

Norwegian composer and pianist

Ola Gjeilo (YAY-loh,^[1]Norwegian:[ˈûːlɑˈjæ̀ɪlʊ]; born May 5, 1978) is a Norwegiancomposer and pianist in the United States.^[2]

He writes choral music, and has written for piano and wind symphony, publishing through Walton Music, Edition Peters, and Boosey and Hawkes.^[2][3]

Biography

Ola Gjeilo was born 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