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Posted on February 13, 2010 at 6:29 am
Got a letter from the American Academy of Arts and Letters today, letting me know that my application for an award has been rejected. THEY INVITED ME TO APPLY and I still lost.
Hungry, baby, that’s what it makes me. Hungry.
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21 Comments
Robbie Bennett on February 13, 2010 at 7:37 am
They are ridiculous!!!!!
I’m sorry, but I’m glad to see your determination; it is inspiring.
Ian McDougal on February 13, 2010 at 7:50 am
I bet they just invited you so they could reject you. It makes them feel powerful to reject famous people…haha
Courtney Lea on February 13, 2010 at 8:37 am
Ummm…WTF?!?!?!
You’re THE Eric Whitacre for cryin’ out loud! How could you lose?! That’s just plain stupid right there.
Daniel on February 13, 2010 at 12:57 pm
clearly they had issues!
Mike Anderson on February 13, 2010 at 4:04 pm
This pretty much goes hand in hand with your “Enter competitions” entry for young composers. Sorry about the award, but hey, just apply again. They’re bound to give you something eventually!
John Tibbetts on February 13, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Hunger! Thats the best thing out of any of this, you inspire people with your hunger.
Amber Darlington on February 13, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Aw, that bites. But at least now you’re hungry. Go enjoy some good noms. They always make things better.
homejewel on February 13, 2010 at 10:57 pm
I can’t wait to see what that hunger produces :)
signed, the HS choir accompanist who is bound and determined to get the left hand of Seal Lullabye mastered.
Melody Myers on February 13, 2010 at 11:37 pm
WOW… That’s just plain absurd.. I don’t know what else to say to that, except they need to get their heads on straight.
Wonder what will come of that “hunger.”
You know, it’s things like that, that makes you keep on going! :) Don’t worry, we all know that you’re amazing!
Paige on February 14, 2010 at 12:39 am
I think a time like this calls for sushi and lots of it!
dwalkperc on February 14, 2010 at 5:02 am
Wine may help with that hunger.
Chris on February 14, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Say WHAAA? How they gon do a brotha like that?
angelinagray on February 14, 2010 at 2:20 pm
That stinks….sounds like the time I was INVITED to audition for the Grant Park orchestra chorus a few years back. I was ELATED…practically skipped the 27 blocks to the building in -15 degree weather for me to get 2 bars into Laudate Dominum before the conductor told me “Maybe you should come back when you actually KNOW something. Your resume is horrible.”
Lol…keep your chin up!!
Scott on February 14, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Eric Whitacre: the Susan Lucci of composers. Perhaps you should consider that winning a music award could be bad for your career. But remember, if you don’t enter, you can’t lose.
Derrick H on February 15, 2010 at 7:13 am
lol but this is hilarious, right? :) Gotta laugh about that!
Zach Albrecht on February 15, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Haha this makes me want to host my own competition. Called “The Eric Whitacre keeps getting gypped so I’m going to make my own competition and he’s the only one that can enter” Composition Contest.
I know when I’m hungry, a good steak never does me wrong.
Rob Henderson on February 15, 2010 at 7:45 pm
I think I’ll be disappointed when you DO finally win an award. LOL
Tessy on February 15, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Stay hungry my friend!
Coni Ciongoli-Koepfinger on February 16, 2010 at 12:31 am
Exactly… your work is divine. I agree, Stay hungry.
Ryan Brown on February 16, 2010 at 4:01 am
It brings me great pleasure to hear that you were rejected because you are so determined to keep going. Hunger is the very inspiration to create the food of love, music. You are an incredible composer and you change lives. If I were them, I would reject you too!
Best Wishes from Maine,
~Ryan R. Brown~
David Bennett Thomas on February 25, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Hey Eric,
I just read your wonderful article in the Composer’s Forum newsletter about composition competitions. Is that on your blog anywhere? I was hoping to copy and paste it to my students. I’ve sent lots of things into competitions (and I was nominated for the American Academy once too!), and have no victories. Your article is something I want all of my students to read. Is it up?
Best,
David