CWU Chamber Choir - Contrition, Ola Gjeilo (Video)

Date: August 17, 2010

Voicing: Mixed

The Central Washington University Chamber Choir has recorded a video of this new composition by New York composer Ola Gjeilo.

Composer Reg Unterseher, writing as a guest for Musical Mayhem (a blog by Paul Carey), had this to say about the choir's performance of Contrition at the 2010 Northwest ACDA conference:

"Gary Weidenaar’s Central Washington University Chamber Choir [was] impeccable, engaging, thrilling. My favorite piece was “Contrition,” by Ola Gjeilo, in its American premiere. Ola is a truly unique voice, and every new piece of his takes a step forward. This piece has stunning layers of color and texture and packs an emotional punch. I want to hear it again."

Contrition is planned to be published in March, 2011, according to the composer.

The video is found on YouTube at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HG05r40Zco