Ola Gjeilo with the CWU Chamber Choir: The Ground - In the Moment (3 of 4)

Composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo joins the CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) in presenting Gjeilo's "The Ground" - featuring the the CWU string faculty members who comprise the Kairos String Quartet.

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 accompanies the choir on "The Ground"

He is playing a written accompaniment on this video. He created an improvised accompaniment on the other two videos of this series. One is on his setting of the "Ubi Caritas" text and the other is on his composition, "Northern Lights",

Because of his view that improvising is a wonderful snapshot of artists "at that moment", the project was entitled "In the Moment".

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

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Music

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• Chamber Choir
• CWU
• The Ground
• Central Washington University
• Ola Gjeilo
• Gary Weidenaar
• good choral music
• Choirs on HD
• Carrie Rehkopf
• John Michel
• Tim Betts
• Heather Netz
• Kairos Quartet
• good choirs

[animefreak401]

Wow!!! This song is so beautiful!! It makes me want to cry.

[TheWorldAsSethSeesIt]

My college choir is singing this song, and I've loved it from the very first time I heard it. An inspiring piece, and I've shed a tear on more than one occasion listening to this. Marvelous!

[pianosa1993]

I cry almost ever time I hear this, I hope I an make it through singing it in my choir!! I kinda doubt it.

[Flufflemonster]

I sang this in the greater phoenix honor choir. This song's amazing! I love it so much. I never knew this song was so recent, but there must have been some quality time put into this... it's magnificent.

[nelsontkyi]

nice song. love the high parts!

[need4news]

The female violinist in the centre is beautiful! Oh, the music's good, but WOW!

[gzcathycdy]

It made me crying... Such beautiful piece!

[BlueBomber2049]

0:50 Second dude from the right looks like he's in extreme pain

[bassbaritoneguy]

What an incredible honor to have performed these pieces with Ola Gjeilo! You guys did a fantastic job!