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Easily One of the Best Interviews I’ve Ever Done

May 31, 2012 at 10:21 pm UTC

Last month I spoke with legendary reporter Bob Edwards on his Sirius XM show. A huge honor for me to talk with this extraordinary man.

  • Mark S.

    “You take the harmony not the beliefs.” So incredibly articulate.

  • Mark S.

    at 35:18 beautiful discussion on Ron Staheli/BYU/”When David Heard”.

  • Rosie

    Really inspiring and explains so much! I get a similar compulsion to giggle when I listen to parts of Waternight. Another word I know for it is ‘bliss’: a glimpse or welling up of recognition of the river-like presence of joy and beauty at the root of all existence. Like a really sane kind of madness. Reminds me of Sufi musicians and how they can enter the world of the ecstatic and bring it through in their service to the planet – it’s amazing to be in a room with it and catch the same fire. Hoping to be in a room with Waternight played live at some point and don’t mind risking being the madwoman in the back stifling a burst of chuckles – I’ll blame the conposer :) Thanks for making such conversations possible :)

  • http://www.mikemomusic.com Michael Morshuk

    Love it. Thank you for sharing ths Eric. BIG weekend festivities in the U.K. for the Queen…

    Be Well ~

    MM

  • Bridgett Beichler

    Mozart’s Requiem changed my life in just a single rehearsal as well.

    You are right, this interview is one of your best.

  • Mary Craven

    Absolutely fascinating. This April my university did a large clinic type weekend called “Words for Music” where we explored the connection between text and music in choral compositions. Fun fact, Tony Silvestri came to talk and work with us at that particular event. Since then, I have become entranced with the connection between the two, and what it does for the compositional process. I want to thank you for sharing this interview because it taught me so much about how your music comes to be.

    ~Peace

  • dan powers

    I just “get” you….that’s all I can say after listening to this interview….I “get” it….I “get” you. Mr. Edwards is such a great interviewer, and with EW as his subject, it doesn’t get much better than that!

  • http://kef.keffle.net Robin Townley

    yea I have to agree with Bridgett, definitely up there as one of the best

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Eric Whitacre is one of the most popular and performed composers of our time, a distinguished conductor, broadcaster and public speaker. His first album as both composer and conductor on Decca/Universal, Light & Gold, won a Grammy® in 2012, reaped unanimous five star reviews and became the no. 1 classical album in the US and UK charts within a week of release... full bio

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