Eric Whitacre soars beyond world of choral music. By Chloe Veltman, Special to the Los Angeles Times. June 19, 2011 12 AM PT. Classical composers don’t generally attract hordes of screaming fans ... Eric Whitacre Singers. Celebrated performers in concert halls and sacred spaces on both sides of the Atlantic, the Eric Whitacre Singers draw audiences with a wide spectrum of age, interests and backgrounds. The choir performs music from the Renaissance to contemporary, including works written by their founder and conductor, Eric Whitacre. A classical composer who is not afraid of techno, Milton or YouTube. Jun 14th 2011. By L.O. | NEW YORK. ERIC WHITACRE'S musical influences …Note from Composer I’m not an atheist, but I’m not a Christian either, and for my entire career I have resisted setting texts that could be used in a liturgical context. After spending the 2010 Michaelmas term in Cambridge ( Sidney Sussex College ), though, singing with Dr. David Skinner and his marvelous Chapel Choir, I began to see the deep wisdom in the liturgical service.Jul 19, 2020 · In the years since, Whitacre and his team have created more virtual choirs, each one bigger than the last: 2,000 singers in "Sleep" (2011); 3,700 singers for "Water Night" (2012); 8,000 singers ...Eric Whitacre is a Grammy Award-winning composer, conductor, innovator, speaker and lyricist. His compositions are performed worldwide and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united more than 100,000 singers from 145 countries over the last decade. An alumnus of New York’s renowned Juilliard School of Music, he stands …Note from Composer. In the spring of 1996, my great friend and brilliant violinist Friedemann Eichhorn invited me and my girlfriend-at-the-time Hila Plitmann (a soprano) to give a concert with him in his home city of Speyer, Germany. We had all met that year as students at the Juilliard School, and were inseparable.Eric Whitacre: The City and the Sea. The City and the Sea is a new collection of five compositions from one of the world's most popular choral composer based on the poems of e.e. cummings. "i walked the boulevard" - White key clusters in the piano create the rhythmic framework for the playful vocals sung in unison declamation or that ricochet one part to …Eric Whitacre is a world-renowned composer, conductor, and speaker who is recognized as one of the most influential and groundbreaking musicians of our time. Born on January 2, 1970, in Reno, Nevada, he has an incredibly diverse body of work that encompasses a wide range of musical genres and styles. Whitacre's journey … Eric Whitacre. Eric Whitacre is an American Composer and Conductor. He is best known for his innovative recording projects, and for his wind ensemble music. Whitacre was born on January 2, 1970, in Reno, Nevada. He began experimenting on the piano as a child. When in high school, Whitacre would play in the Douglas High School Band in Minden. This page lists all recordings composed by Eric Whitacre (b.1970). Showing 1 - 10 of 296 results. Sort by: Results per page: 10. 20. 30. 40. View: On …Note from Composer. When I first arrived at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the fall of 1988, I was astonished to find that there was no degree program offered for future pop stars. At the time I was interested only in synthesizers and Depeche Mode, and so I auditioned as a music major because it seemed the best thing to do …Mar 3, 2016 · Celebrating 10 years of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir, this commemorative album features more than 35,000 singers from 145 countries. Browse the Shop. Band nerds and choir geeks of the world unite! Purchase official merch in the online shop. Eric Whitacre is a Grammy Award-winning composer, conductor, innovator, speaker and lyricist. His compositions are performed worldwide and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united more than 100,000 singers from 145 countries over the last decade. An alumnus of New York’s renowned Juilliard School of Music, he stands among the Top 10 ...Composer: Whitacre; Arrangement: Orchestra (ORCH) Edition Type: Score; Publisher: Hal Leonard; Catalogue Number: HL04004984; Language: English; Pages: 10; Sheet Music $46.25. Out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be …Eric Whitacre soars beyond world of choral music. By Chloe Veltman, Special to the Los Angeles Times. June 19, 2011 12 AM PT. Classical composers don’t generally attract hordes of screaming fans ...Diane Whitacre is a composer, arranger, and educator from Huntington, Indiana. She received her BME in Instrumental Music Education with Distinction from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she studied composition with Bernard Heiden and Thomas Beversdorf, and Jazz Arranging with Dominic Spera. Learn More. This image appears in the gallery:Eric Whitacre: the composer’s most famous songs, awards, wife and more facts revealed. 14. Eric Whitacre at the piano. Although primarily known as a choral composer, Eric Whitacre has written a number of works for solo voice. His first wife, Hila Plitmann, sings soprano on 'Goodnight Moon'. Photo by Robert ... Songfacts®: The American composer Eric Whitacre explained how this piece came about: "In the winter of 1999 I was contacted by... a lawyer and professional mezzo-soprano living in Austin, Texas. She wanted to commission a choral work from me that would be premiered by the Austin ProChorus... She wanted to commission …Death and thoughts of death loomed over Walt Disney Concert Hall as the Los Angeles Master Chorale premiered Eric Whitacre’s “The Sacred Veil,” the 49-year-old composer’s most ambitious ...Advice for the Emerging Composer: Publishing, With Guest Blogger John Mackey. January 31, 2011 at 9:22 pm UTC. John Mackey and I have known each other for 15 years. We both began our Master’s degrees at Juilliard together, both studied with John Corigliano, and we sat next to each other in the best and most terrifying class I’ve ever taken, …This image appears in the gallery:Eric Whitacre: the composer’s most famous songs, awards, wife and more facts revealed. 6. Has Eric Whitacre won a Grammy? Eric Whitacre won a Grammy Award for his 'Light and Gold' album in the Best Choral Performance category in 2012. 'Cloudburst' received a Grammy …Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, is among today’s most popular musicians. His works are programmed worldwide and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united …Eric Edward Whitacre (born January 2, 1970) is an American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music. In March 2016, he was appointed …Pro tip: you will never know enough about composing, no one can, so the best you can do is start writing and learning. As you write the piece, start small and stay small. Don't try to begin with an opera, or a Requiem. Now the motifs are flowing, a few more pro tips. "Take a very small idea, find a very small musical motif to match that, and ...The works genesis came as a tribute to one of Whitacre’s friends who recently lost his teenage son in a car accident. Three months before this in 1998, Whitacre was commissioned to write a piece for Dr. Ronald Staheli’s choir, who were about to embark on a tour to Israel. There was a tradition of composers setting the text from When David ...Oct 22, 2017 · Grace Davidson (soprano), Stephen Kennedy (baritone), Hila Plitmann (spoken Hebrew) & Christopher Glynn (piano) The Eric Whitacre Singers, Laudibus, The King’s Singers & Pavão Quartet, Eric Whitacre. 'The Stolen Child'...is the most immediately impressive. Here Whitacre deftly weaves the entreating faerie voices of Yeats's poem with that of ... Note from Composer. Ghost Train was a total fluke. In the fall of 1993, while an undergrad at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, I happened to hear the wind symphony rehearsing through closed doors.I snuck into the band room and sat entranced for 50 minutes, transported by what was, hands down, the single loudest music I had ever heard. 6 percussionists! 8 trumpets!Dec 27, 2019 · Stephen Sondheim—another American composer who belongs in the Canon—has often said that “content dictates form.” If Whitacre’s music is truly democratic, then one would expect it to be performed in an equally democratic way. And it is. In 2009 Whitacre launched his Virtual Choir project. Performers from around the world upload videos ... In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by YouTube, and unveils the first 2 minutes of his new work, "Sleep," with a video choir of …Oh, hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us. And black are the waters that sparkled so green. The moon, o’er the combers, looks downward to find us. At rest in the hollows that rustle between ...Composer Eric Whitacre on the music that inspires him. Mon 29 Jun 2015 02.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 17 Aug 2022 10.57 EDT. Share. How do you mostly listen to music? Almost always on headphones ...Derek Whitacre is an American music composer and producer based in Los Angeles. Most notably, he has written music for the television shows Queen of the South (USA/Netflix), NCIS (CBS), and Debris ...Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4: Fly to Paradise8,409 Videos5,905 Singers101 CountriesEric Whitacre (composer); Virtual Choir 4; Guy Sigsworth (producer/elec...Note from Composer. The Sacred Veil is a 12-movement work and the most recent collaboration between Eric Whitacre and poet/lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri telling a story of life, love and loss. Silvestri’s wife, Julie, died of ovarian cancer at age 36 in 2005, leaving two young children. Including texts from Silvestri, Whitacre and Julie ... About. Derek Whitacre is an American music composer and producer based in Los Angeles. Most notably, he has written music for the television shows NCIS (CBS, seasons 8-15), and Queen of the South (USA, seasons 1-3), and in 2018 released the documentary We Live Machinery. He is also a contributing writer and producer for music in the 2018 ... Oct 22, 2017 · Grace Davidson (soprano), Stephen Kennedy (baritone), Hila Plitmann (spoken Hebrew) & Christopher Glynn (piano) The Eric Whitacre Singers, Laudibus, The King’s Singers & Pavão Quartet, Eric Whitacre. 'The Stolen Child'...is the most immediately impressive. Here Whitacre deftly weaves the entreating faerie voices of Yeats's poem with that of ... Listen to Eric Whitacre on Spotify. Artist · 345.1K monthly listeners. Artist · 345.1K monthly listeners. ...Derek Whitacre is an American music composer and producer based in Los Angeles. Most notably, he has written music for the television shows NCIS (CBS, seasons 8-15), and Queen of the South (USA, seasons 1-3), and in 2018 released the documentary We Live Machinery. He is also a contributing writer and producer for music in the 2018 released ...Whitacre, 53, lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the Belgian opera singer Laurence Servaes, their baby and Whitacre’s teenage son from his first marriage. But we meet in London, where he has ..."Whitacre is that rare thing, a modern composer who is both popular and original" - The Daily Telegraph, London Eric has inspired millions as composer, conductor, innovator, broadcaster and charismatic public speaker. His compositions rank among the most popular and frequently performed of the early 21st century, their reach broadened since 2010 by the extraordinary …Eric Edward Whitacre is a Grammy-winning American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music.Note from Composer. In the spring of 1996, my great friend and brilliant violinist Friedemann Eichhorn invited me and my girlfriend-at-the-time Hila Plitmann (a soprano) to give a concert with him in his home city of Speyer, Germany. We had all met that year as students at the Juilliard School, and were inseparable.Eric Whitacre is a Grammy Award-winning composer, conductor, innovator, speaker and lyricist. His compositions are performed worldwide and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united more than 100,000 singers from 145 countries over the last decade. An alumnus of New York’s renowned Juilliard School of Music, he stands …Celebrating 10 years of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir, this commemorative album features more than 35,000 singers from 145 countries who have come together to sing as one. Every singer is credited in the luxurious full-color booklet of over 200 pages. It features essays from creator & composer, Eric …Eric Edward Whitacre (born January 2, 1970) is an American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music. In March 2016, he was appointed …Mar 1, 2013 · 埃里克·惠特克（Eric Whitacre）：网络虚拟合唱团. 作曲家、指挥家埃里克·惠特克通过将”虚拟合唱团“和来自不同国家的歌手在视频里同台演出的的方式激励了成千上万的人。. 现在，他将首次实现实时表演，32位来自世界各地的歌手通过Skype软件和台上的合唱团 ...Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre is among today’s most popular musicians. His works are programmed worldwide and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united singers from more than 145 countries over the last decade. Born in Nevada in 1970, Eric is a graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School of Music (New York). He completed his second … Eric Whitacre. Composer, Conductor, Speaker. Menu. Biography; Events; Music Catalog; Recordings; ... Celebrating 10 years of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir, this ... Release Date: 14 April 2023. Eric Whitacre composer and conductor. VOCES8. Christopher Glynn piano. Emma Denton cello. Label: DECCA CLASSICS. Recorded at VOCES8 Centre in 2022. Vinyl Signed CDs Stream Now. Feb 16, 2019 · Composer Eric Whitacre and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, longtime collaborators and close friends, come together for their most personal and expansive work to date. Whitacre, the Master Chorale’s Swan Family Artist-in-Residence, has created a powerful score for Silvestri’s heartfelt poetry exploring the fragile line between love and loss. ...Note from Composer. I was delighted when Eric got in touch to ask if I might arrange some of his choral music for marimba. I first met and worked with Eric in 2012, when I was invited to organise the percussion elements of his debut BBC Proms Concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall.Derek Whitacre is an American music composer and producer based in Los Angeles. Most notably, he has written music for the television shows NCIS (CBS, seasons 8-15), and Queen of the South (USA, seasons 1-3), and in 2018 released the documentary We Live Machinery. He is also a contributing writer and producer for music in the 2018 released ...The former was composed during lockdown specially for Whitacre’s Virtual Choir, made up of over 17,500 singers from 124 different countries. The latter was Whitacre’s first ever composition, written 30 years ago, and thus the new album is also, in part, a joyful celebration of his three decades as a composer.Derek Whitacre is an American music composer and producer based in Los Angeles. Most notably, he has written music for the television shows Queen of the South (USA/Netflix), NCIS (CBS), and Debris ...Derek Whitacre. Music Department: Queen of the South. Derek Whitacre is an American music composer and producer based in Los Angeles. Most notably, he has written music for the television shows Queen of the South (USA/Netflix), and NCIS (CBS), and in 2018 released the documentary We Live Machinery that he … Eric Whitacre Singers. Celebrated performers in concert halls and sacred spaces on both sides of the Atlantic, the Eric Whitacre Singers draw audiences with a wide spectrum of age, interests and backgrounds. The choir performs music from the Renaissance to contemporary, including works written by their founder and conductor, Eric Whitacre. Oct 22, 2017 · Grace Davidson (soprano), Stephen Kennedy (baritone), Hila Plitmann (spoken Hebrew) & Christopher Glynn (piano) The Eric Whitacre Singers, Laudibus, The King’s Singers & Pavão Quartet, Eric Whitacre. 'The Stolen Child'...is the most immediately impressive. Here Whitacre deftly weaves the entreating faerie voices of Yeats's poem with that of ... Eric Whitacre (born January 2, 1970) is a Grammy-winning American composer and conductor, known for his choral, orchestral and wind ensemble music. He is also known for his "Virtual Choir" projects, bringing individual voices from around the globe together into an online choir. Born in Reno, Nevada, Whitacre studied piano intermittently as a ... Eric Edward Whitacre is a Grammy-winning American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music.Apr 14, 2023 · Eric Whitacre has composed some of the most hauntingly beautiful choral music of the last 10 years. So, what’s his secret? The Grammy Award-winning composer reveals all. From his viral Virtual Choir videos in the 2010s, to his newfound TikTok success in the 2020s, Eric Whitacre may just be choral music’s coolest composer-conductor. 16 Whitacre: The Sacred Veil: XII. Child of Wonder 04:42. Total Runtime 01:12:54. Two branches of choral royalty entwine with majestic harmony on the latest release from Grammy-winning composer Eric Whitacre and acclaimed vocal ensemble VOCES8. The album includes a world premiere, All Seems …Composer and conductor Eric Whitacre celebrates Benjamin Britten's choral writing. Release date: 20 November 2023. Duration: 1 minute Credits. Role Contributor; Presenter: Eric Whitacre : Composer ...Composer Eric Whitacre on the music that inspires him. Mon 29 Jun 2015 02.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 17 Aug 2022 10.57 EDT. Share. How do you mostly listen to music? Almost always on headphones ...Note from Composer. In the spring of 2004 I was lucky enough to have my show Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings presented at the ASCAP Musical Theater Workshop.The workshop is the brainchild of legendary composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell), and his insights about the creative process were profoundly helpful.He became a great mentor and friend to the show …Eric Edward Whitacre (born January 2, 1970) is an American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music. In March 2016, he was appointed …We first worked together last year when he wrote a classical piece for my professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers. Through that process my admiration for him only grew, and when it came time to make Fly to Paradise I knew that there was no one else I would rather work with. – Eric Whitacre, composer & conductor. Release Date: 12 July 2013I am Eric Whitacre, composer, conductor, 5th member of Depeche Mode (application pending). AMA! AMA! Hey gang, taking a break from writing Deep Field , my new work for chorus, orchestra and electronics.But that didn’t stop conductor and composer Eric Whitacre from assembling the largest choir in history to perform his new piece “Sing Gently.” The 17,572 singers were socially distanced online. Each had submitted videotaped vocals to Whitacre, who painstakingly stitched them into a massive online chorus, viewed so far by 1.4 million on ...Background. Eric Whitacre composed October with the intention of evoking a peaceful musical representation of the month he has called his favorite, and the feelings this month evokes for him. Whitacre writes in a programme note: Something about the crisp autumn air and the subtle changes in light always make me a little …Explore Eric Whitacre's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Eric Whitacre on AllMusic.Note from Composer. After a performance of Go, Lovely Rose in 1991, Dr. Jocelyn K. Jensen approached me about writing a piece for her High School Choir. She is an amazing conductor, legendary for doing crazy things on stage (choralography, lighting, costumes, you name it), and I wanted to write something for her that …In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by YouTube, and unveils the first 2 minutes of his new work, "Sleep," with a video choir of …Jun 29, 2015 · Anything and everything, loudly and badly. Eric Whitacre conducts his work Water Night on the opening night of the Cheltenham festival on 30 June, and a choral programme at Cheltenham festival on ... Eric Edward Whitacre is an American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music. In March 2016, he was appointed as Los Angeles Master Chorale's first artist-in-residence at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.June 2, 2006 • Eric Whitacre is a 36-year-old American composer who has fallen into the world of choral music, almost by accident. Fred Child talks with …Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, is among today’s most popular musicians. His works are programmed worldwide and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united … I – Music Catalog – Eric Whitacre. Animal Crackers Vol. I have always dreamed of writing a substantial collection of choral works that might enter the standard repertoire, something with the depth and passion of Monteverdi’s Fourth Book of Madrigals and the charm and timelessness of Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes. I wrote this instead. Eric Whitacre: The City and the Sea. The City and the Sea is a new collection of five compositions from one of the world's most popular choral composer based on the poems of e.e. cummings. "i walked the boulevard" - White key clusters in the piano create the rhythmic framework for the playful vocals sung in unison declamation or that ricochet one part to …Composer: Whitacre; Arranger: Smith, Sandy; Arrangement: Brass Band (BR BAND) Edition Type: Score and Parts; Publisher: Obrasso Verlag; Catalogue Number: OBR17459; Sheet Music $55.25. Out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched.Note from Composer. The Sacred Veil is a 12-movement work and the most recent collaboration between Eric Whitacre and poet/lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri telling a story of life, love and loss. Silvestri’s wife, Julie, died of ovarian cancer at age 36 in 2005, leaving two young children. Including texts from Silvestri, Whitacre and Julie ...Tuesday January 12 2021. Eric Whitacre is one of the most popular choral composers and conductors of modern times. In 2012 he won a Grammy for his album Light and Gold, and he has filled venues from Carnegie Hall to the Royal Albert Hall. His Virtual Choir projects have paved the way for online group singing, …Background. Eric Whitacre composed October with the intention of evoking a peaceful musical representation of the month he has called his favorite, and the feelings this month evokes for him. Whitacre writes in a programme note: Something about the crisp autumn air and the subtle changes in light always make me a little …
Eric’s first album as composer and conductor, released by Decca as 'Light & Gold,' won the 2012 Grammy® Award for Best Choral Recording. The recording reaped a harvest of five-star reviews and topped the US and UK classical album charts within a week of its release. His second album for Decca, 'Water Night,' secured No.1 …. Ms blue
I – Music Catalog – Eric Whitacre. Animal Crackers Vol. I have always dreamed of writing a substantial collection of choral works that might enter the standard repertoire, something with the depth and passion of Monteverdi’s Fourth Book of Madrigals and the charm and timelessness of Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes. I wrote this instead. The Seal Lullaby is a setting in the form of a lullaby for mixed choir and accompaniment of Rudyard Kipling's story The White Seal. It's is a beautiful story and the opening poem in this story is entitled The Seal Lullaby. The work was commissioned by the Towne Singers and is dedicated to Whitacre's friend and tutor Stephen Schwartz. About the Residency. On January 18 - 19, 2024, Georgia State University will bring internationally-recognized composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, to our Atlanta campus for a two-day residency. This GRAMMY Award-winning composer will share his expertise with Georgia State students and the community including workshops with the Georgia State ...Instrumental compositions. He might be famous for his choral music, but Eric Whitacre also writes a lot of instrumental music. He also transcribes some of his …Eric Whitacre will be in store signing albums on April 14 at 12:30pm Grammy-winning composer Eric Whitacre is releasing a brand new album with world-renowned VOCES8 - his `dream vocal group' - for the first time. With Eric conducting throughout, it includes a world premiere recording of his new piece, "All Seems BeauDiane Whitacre is a composer, arranger, and educator from Huntington, Indiana. She received her BME in Instrumental Music Education with Distinction from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she studied composition with Bernard Heiden and Thomas Beversdorf, and Jazz Arranging with Dominic Spera. Learn More.Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4: Fly to Paradise8,409 Videos5,905 Singers101 CountriesEric Whitacre (composer); Virtual Choir 4; Guy Sigsworth (producer/elec...Aside from being conductor and composer, Eric dreamed of being a rock star when he was younger. He used to play the synthesizer in a techno-pop band! 15 images. See the full gallery: Eric Whitacre: the composer’s most famous songs, awards, wife and more facts revealed. How does Eric Whitacre write beautiful music?In Whitacre’s hands, both works are mesmerizing. And so it is with every track on Whitacre’s recording. Throughout the recital’s generous 73 minutes, performances are distinguished by the naïve, little girl sound of Whitacre’s chosen sopranos, the clarity of the diction, and the very personal touch of the composer. The texture is …Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre shares how he approaches composing for choir.Learn more about Eric Whitacre Choir: https://www.spitfireau... The Seal Lullaby is a setting in the form of a lullaby for mixed choir and accompaniment of Rudyard Kipling's story The White Seal. It's is a beautiful story and the opening poem in this story is entitled The Seal Lullaby. The work was commissioned by the Towne Singers and is dedicated to Whitacre's friend and tutor Stephen Schwartz. This image appears in the gallery:Eric Whitacre: the composer’s most famous songs, awards, wife and more facts revealed. 3. Eric Whitacre – conductor and model. Composer, conductor, lecturer, and... model? Eric is on the books at the Storm modelling agency - adding modelling to the list of his talents! 15 images.COMPOSER Eric Whitacre. 1970 - Today. Memorability Metrics » Page views of Eric Whitacres by language » Among COMPOSERS » Contemporaries » In United States » Among COMPOSERS In United States » Twitter Activity » Eric Whitacre. Eric Edward Whitacre (born January 2, 1970) is an American composer, conductor, …gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself from the holds that would hold me. I inhale great draughts of space. The East and the West are mine, and the North and the South are mine. I am larger, better than I thought, I did not know I held so much goodness. All seems beautiful to me, I can repeat over and over to men and women.Eric Whitacre: The City and the Sea. The City and the Sea is a new collection of five compositions from one of the world's most popular choral composer based on the poems of e.e. cummings. "i walked the boulevard" - White key clusters in the piano create the rhythmic framework for the playful vocals sung in unison declamation or that ricochet one part to …Whitacre was born in Reno, Nevada, to Ross and Roxanne Whitacre. He studied piano intermittently as a child and joined a junior high marching band under band leader Jim Burnett. Later Whitacre played a synthesizer in a techno-pop band, dreaming of being a rock star. Although he initially resisted … See moreChoral music composer and conductor Eric Whitacre directs choirs around the globe, but as a kid in northern Nevada, he feels like the black sheep. He doesn’t know how to channel his endless energy to create meaningful connections or find his place in the world. His remarkable experiences with outer space, multi-part harmonies, and a (literal) leap of faith teach him …The world premiere recording of The Sacred Veil conducted by the composer. Release Date: 28 August 2020. Eric Whitacre conductor. Los Angeles Master Chorale choir. SOPRANO Tamara Bevard, Christina Bristow, Emma-Grace Dunbar, Claire Fedoruk, Kelci Hahn, Karen Hogle Brown, Caroline McKenzie, Suzanne Waters, Elyse Willis, Andrea Zomorodian..