In "Evening Prayer," Ola Gjeilo incorporates jazz elements, featuring a largely improvised accompaniment over chord symbols for both piano and saxophone.
Performer Biography
The Phoenix Chorale has won multiple Grammy Awards, including for Best Engineered Album, Classical, and Best Small Ensemble Performance.
Composer Biography
Ola Gjeilo, born in Norway in 1978, moved to New York in 2001 to study composition at the Juilliard School, earning a Master's Degree in 2006.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Ola Gjeilo is deeply interested in film, and his musical style draws much inspiration from cinema.
Performer Biography
The Phoenix Chorale, an Arizona-based professional choir, is the first North American choir to record for Chandos Records.
Performer Biography
Charles Bruffy, the conductor and artistic director for the Phoenix Chorale, was encouraged in his conducting career by Robert Shaw, a renowned choral conductor.
Composition History
The piece "Phoenix" was commissioned for the Phoenix Chorale by Joy Lubeck to celebrate the choir's fiftieth anniversary season.
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