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A California native, Jeffrey Parola began piano studies in his youth, and started to improvise and compose shortly thereafter. He later received a B.A. in composition at UCLA in 2002, and an M.M. in composition at the S.F. Conservatory of Music in 2005. His works have earned for him several honors, including first place prize at the 2005 SFCM Art Song Composition Competition, winner of the 2009 Highsmith Orchestral Composition Competition, and an honorable mention for the 2009 EAMA Prize. Parola is composer-in-residence for the New York City-based ensemble, Choral Chameleon, for the 2009-2010 season, and will begin doctoral studies and teaching at the University of Southern California in the fall of 2010.
Parola’s works have been performed by the SFCM Orchestra, SFCM New Music Ensemble, Fireworks Ensemble, SFCM Chorus, Ateneo Chamber Singers (Philippines), San Francisco State Chamber Singers, Camerata singers, Los Angeles Chamber Singers, and by conductors, such as Andrew Mogrelia, Nicole Paiment, David Conte, Jonathan Velsasco, Vance George, and John Koza.
Also a dedicated music educator, Parola first began teaching private piano lessons while in his teens. As an undergraduate, he worked with the UCLA Music Partnership Program, teaching in Los Angeles inner-city schools. Since completing graduate studies at the S.F. Conservatory, he worked at a high school for four years, where he taught an assortment of music classes, including general music, music appreciation, music theory, and beginning instrumental music, in addition to leading several vocal ensembles. Beginning in the fall of 2010 at the University of Southern California, he will continue teaching courses to undergraduates as a teaching assistant.
Jeffrey Parola | Professional/Educational Timeline | 2002-2009
2010
Doctoral Studies – Begin in the fall at the University of Southern California
Master Class - Steven Stucky
Participant - ACDA Regional Convention, Seattle, WA
2009
Composer In Residence – Choral Chameleon (NYC, NY)
2008
Participant – ACDA Regional Convention, Vancouver, BC
Music Instructor – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Director of Women’s and Liturgical Choirs - SHCP
2007
Board Member – Schola Cantorum San Francisco (18 month term)
Participant – ACDA National Convention, Miami, FL
Project Manager – “Schola Live!” (managed production of ScholaSF’s third album)
2006
Participant – ACDA Regional Convention, Salt Lake City, UT
2005
Score Preparation – Ballets Russes (film)
Professional Tenor – Schola Cantorum San Francisco (ongoing)
Master Class - William Bolcom
M.M., Composition – San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Participant - Oregon Bach Festival Composers’ Symposium with Robert Kyr & Osvaldo Golijov
Assistant Director of Music – Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (2005-08)
Score Preparation – Orozco: Man of Fire (television)
2004
Piano Instructor - Vibo Music Center
2003
Professional Tenor – San Francisco Symphony Chorus (1 year)
2002
B.A., Composition – University of California, Los Angeles
Theory and Musicianship Teaching Assistant – Hartnell College (1 year)
Director of Music – Mission San Juan Bautista (1 year)
Jeffrey Parola | Compositions | 2001-present
CHORAL WORKS
Such Beautiful Things (2009/10)
i. Introduction
ii. Chorus: Early Morning on the Farm in the Summer
iii. Aria: Useless
iv. First Traveling Sequence: North to the Open Country
v. Chorus: Early Morning on the Farm in the Fall
vi. Aria: Stupid Dog
vii. Second Traveling Sequence: North to the Open Country
viii. Aria: I Had a Job on this Farm
ix. Trio: Such Beautiful Things
x. Third Traveling Sequence: North to the Open Country
xi. Solo: The Cock Crows
xii. Chorus: Early Morning on the Farm in the Spring
xiii. Reprise: Such Beautiful Things
xiv. Chorus: Fix Your Eyes
xv. Aria: What If?
xvi. Quartet: What If? (continued)
xvii. Quartet and Chorus: There is Music
Stars (2009) - a cappella mixed chorus
Missa Antiqua (2009) – a cappella three part male chorus
i. Kyrie (complete - the rest is in progress)
ii. Gloria
iii. Credo
iv. Sanctus
v. Agnus Dei
Sempiterna (2008) – a cappella mixed chorus with divisi
i. De profundis
ii. In manus tuas
iii. In pace
Giant Mirror (2004) – for a cappella double chorus
Liberty (2004) – mixed chorus and string orchestra
Agnus Dei (2003) – ATB chorus and string trio
Dona Nobis Pacem (2003) – mixed chorus and piano
Phyllis (2003) – solo soprano, a cappella mixed chorus with divisi
Daichan (2002) – solo baritone, a cappella mixed chorus with divisi
VOCAL WORKS
Quia abominatio est? (2010) – unaccompanied soprano
O Tan-Faced Prairie Boy (2010) – baritone and piano
The Lockless Door (2005) – tenor and piano
Visage de L’amour (2005) – soprano and piano
i. Paris à nuit
ii. Le tendre et dangereux visage de l’amour
iii. Sables mouvants
iv. Le jardin
v. Chanson
Wuthering Heights (2002) – mezzo-soprano, baritone, and piano
Sonnet 43 (2002) – soprano, clarinet, and piano
The Snow is Deep (2002) – mezzo-soprano and piano
Prelude to the Tree (2001) – baritone and piano
Rachel (2001) – soprano and piano
i. Introduction
ii. Behind the Scenes
iii. The Deed
iv. Regret and Inquiry
CHAMBER WORKS
Horn Trio (2010) - horn, cello, and piano
Downtown Detour (2009) – violin and piano
Can’t Sit Still (2009) – flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, and contrabass
Untitled (2005) – saxophone and piano
Eureka! (2005) – double brass quartet
Three Dances for String Quartet (2005) – string quartet
i. Scamper
ii. Soliloquy
iii. Tantrum
Prelude and Toccata (2005) – solo piano
A Brief Fanfare (2003) – brass quintet and organ
Consonance (2002) – piano quartet
Three Inexorable Etudes (2002) – solo piano
i. Vivace
ii. Slowly
iii. Prestissimo
ORCHESTRAL WORKS
The Long Valley (2008)
Prelude (2004)
Glass Doors (2003)
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