Composer
Olina is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in composition at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. She studies with Dr. Oscar Bettison, Dr. Alyssa Weinberg, and Dr. Sky Macklay. She is a member of the Young Composers Community, Peabody New Contemporary Tonality Collective (NCTC), and Peabody Composers Ensemble.
As of spring 2024, Olina was a recipient of the Peabody Conservatory’s LaunchGrant to create, record, and release an album with the NCTC featuring works of ten rising composers, seventeen performers, and three recording engineers from the Peabody Conservatory. The NCTC Collaborative Album Project is set to be released in April 2025.
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She could never have reached this point without the continuous support of her family, friends, and teachers, and she offers them all the gratitude she can muster. For commission and collaboration requests use the button below.
“Efflorescence” premiered October 8, 2023 at the Peabody Conservatory
As part of the New Contemporary Tonality Collective.
Chronicles of Celtic Creatures (2022)*
for viola
Performed by Ella Coon (2022- New Contemporary Tonality Collective, Peabody Composition Department)
Yggdrasil: Nine Short Pieces for Double Bass (2023)*
for double bass
Performed by Mark McNulty (2023- New Contemporary Tonality Collective, Peabody Composition Department)
Homeward Bound (2024)*
for piano
Performed by Michael Sheppard (2024- Peabody Composition Department)
Maelstrom (2024)*
for classical guitar
Performed by Tommy Dupuis (2024- New Contemporary Tonality Collective)
Solo and Duet Repertoire:
Traffic (2021)
for Bb clarinet quartet
Performed by Olina Kilbury, Lily Spock, CJ Farnal, Tim Yeon (2021- Murrieta Mesa High School Clarinet Quartet,); Ashley Pratz, Dawson Williams, Kayla Stone, C. Joelle Wong (2022- New Contemporary Tonality Collective, Young Composers Community Music of 2021-2022 Album)
Brush Strokes (2022)
for string quartet
Wind Dance (2023)
for Bb clarinet quartet
Performed by Ashley Pratz, Dawson Williams, Bryan Layne, Matthew Rygelski (2023- New Contemporary Tonality Collective)
Efflorescence (2023)
for ukulele and string quartet
Performed by Olina Kilbury, Elaina Gable, Anagha Kapsi, Ella Coon, Adrian Bostian (2023- New Contemporary Tonality Collective, Peabody Composition Department)
Whispers (to the moon) (2023)
for voice and string quartet
Performed by Delaney Stewart, Elaina Gable, Anagha Kapsi, Ella Coon, Adrian Bostian (2024- New Contemporary Tonality Collective)
Sprocket (2023)*
for viola, electric guitar (with pedal effects), piano, xylophone
Performed by Arianelle Arroyo, Jaze Matteo Wharton, Michael Balsamo, Olina Kilbury (2023- Peabody Composers Ensemble)
Knee-Slappers (2024)*
for body percussion quartet
Performed by Jiye Noh, Arianelle Arroyo, Ellis Mensah, Zixuan Chen (2024- Peabody Composers Ensemble)
Incalescence (2024)*
for ukulele trio
Performed by Olina Kilbury, Roy Heng, Zivi Osher (2024- New Contemporary Tonality Collective)
Out of the Sunsets Red (2024)
for unaccompanied SATB
Performed by Mariana Weaver, Delaney Stewart, Chris Kirby-Saunders, Jaiden Wettstein (2024- Peabody Composition Department)
Chamber Repertoire:
Flamonkey: A Brazilian and Spanish Fusion (2021)
for Bb trumpet x2, trombone, ukulele, bass guitar, percussion (hi-hat, snare drum, congas, hand claps, cuica, shaker, claves, castanets)
Odyssey (2022)
for wind ensemble
Large Ensemble Repertoire:
*Commissioned