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    Alternatives to tenor sax part (soprano sax/trumpet/flugelhorn in Bb/alto sax in Eb) and separate piano part available for free download at olagjeilo.com/eveningprayer About the Work Evening Prayer from 2010 was my first choral work incorporating instrumental improvisation, with solo improv passages for the tenor sax and accompanimental improvisation for the piano (though | have also written down an accompaniment here for greater accessibility), and it was the final piece written for the Phoenix Chorale during my 2009-2010 residency with them Having grown up with my father being a good amateur saxophonist, and more recently collaborating with Phoenix-based Ted Belledin doing sax/piano duo concerts that are completely improvised, | wanted to find a way to combine our efforts with the artistry of the Phoenix Chorale. -Ola Gjeilo Performance Suggestions + Since there are elements that are not notated, or are hard sounding, in terms of style, balance, improv n though a piece with this much freedom and improvisation never will the same twice, of course, + The tenor sax (or alternative instr extensive jazz experience, or ete. liy be performed by a player with 9 within genres such as pop, soul, gospel, + The piano part can be pi genres, in the same st r, for players well-versed in jazz or pop-related "he chord symbols more freely (or a combination jieilo (pronounced Yay-lo) was born in Norway in 1978, and moved to the United States in 2001 to begin his composition studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. Ola's concert works are performed all over the world, and his debut recording as a pianist-composer, the lyrical crossover album Stone Rose, was followed by its 2012 sequel, Piano Improvisations. Many of Ola’s choral works are featured on Phoenix Chorale’s bestselling Northern Lights album, which is devoted entirely to his music for choir. All three albums are available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, ete. Tend your sick ones, © Lord Jesus Christ; rest your weary ones; bless your dying ones; soothe your suffering ones; pity your afficted ones; shield your joyous ones; and all for your love's sake. Presently a full-time composer based in New York City, Ola is also very interested in film, and his music often draws inspiration from movies and cinematic music. For more information, please visit olagjeilo.com or find Ola on Amen. Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, and at his YouTube channel. -St. Augustine Duration: Approx. 6:00 Commissioned by Donna Corcoran in memory of Richard Kiraly 3 Evening Prayer SATB divisi, with Tenor Saxophone* improvisation and Piano™* Alternate parts for soprano sax/trumpet/flugelhorn & alto sax available for download at olagjeilo.com/eveningprayer Testby Musi by ‘ST. AUGUSTINE (354-430) OLA GJEILO «-

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