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The Crossing by Ola Gjeilo, from his debut album Ola Gjeilo (Decca Classics). Originally written as a piano/strings work, the piece unfolds in long, sustained lines with a clear and luminous harmonic language. In this piano version, the texture is reduced to its core - melody, harmony, and space. Ola Gjeilo is best known for his choral writing, often blending classical, cinematic, and ambient elements into a very transparent and tonal sound world. The Crossing reflects this aesthetic - calm, expansive, and quietly radiant. *Ola Gjeilo is one of the most frequently performed composers in the choral world. An accomplished pianist, improvisations over his own published choral pieces have become a trademark of his collaborations. Although Norwegian by birth, it is perhaps Ola’s adopted country of America that has influenced the composer’s distinctive soundworld the most, evolving a style that is often described as cinematic and evocative, with a lush, harmonious sound. Ola grew up in a musically eclectic home listening to classical, jazz, pop and folk, a broad background he later incorporated into his classical composition studies at The Juilliard School, the Royal College of Music in London, and currently as a New York City-based freelance composer. He is especially inspired by the improvisational art of film composer Thomas Newman, jazz legends Keith Jarrett and Pat Metheny, glass artist Dale Chihuly and architect Frank Gehry. Coversart streamings / socials: https://linktr.ee/Coversart #piano #neoclassical #ambient #music