Video Information

• Choir: CWU Chamber Choir
• Piece: Northern Lights
• Composer:  Ola Gjeilo
• Conductor:  Gary Weidenaar
• Voices:  SATB & piano improvisation
• Genres: Classical, Contemporary
• Composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Northern LIghts".
  
  In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined t...  moreComposer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "Northern LIghts".
  
  In mid-April, 2011, Ola spent 3 days on the Central Washington University Campus for a project in which he joined the choir in recording 3 of his compositions. On this video, Gjeilo adds an improvised accompaniment (in a one-take rendition) to his composition "Northern Lights"-- which is published as an unaccompanied piece. Because of his view that improvising is a wonderful snapshot of artists "at that moment", the project was entitled "In the Moment".
  
  The other composition to which he created an improvised accompaniment was "Ubi Caritas". He also accompanied the choir on "The Ground", which includes CWU's resident faculty quartet -- the Kairos String Quartet.
  
  Here are the other "In the Moment" YouTube URL's:
  The project's trailer/preview video:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrvEgQl57b0
  
  Ubi Caritas
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_7mcGqsKP8
  
  The Ground:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lf26JLbVF4
  
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