Eric Whitacre

Hila just won the Grammy for best classical vocal performance!!!

So proud…

No, not “The Killers”, although that’s a concert I’d probably go to as well…

If any of you happen to find yourselves near Minneapolis March 22nd, may I humbly suggest you check out the “Eric Whitacre Extravaganza”? (Yeah, I know, I... continued

I just found out that my “hope, faith, life, love” was performed for President and Mrs. Obama during their private prayer service this morning. WOW! Can’t begin to describe how humbled and honored I am.

Many, many... continued

This week I’ll be in Chicago at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic conducting this new transcription of Libertas Imperio for concert band and electronics. (Libertas is from my... continued

My Grandmother was a librarian, and for every holiday – and I mean every holiday – my sisters and I would receive books as presents. At the time, of course, all I wanted was Dungeons and Dragons figurines, or baseball cards, or a Commodore... continued

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine myself writing the following words, but here they are: I just heard an exquisite performance of Sleep as transcribed for marimba quartet.

I found this on youtube this morning and was just... continued

Not six hours after I had posted my “Advice for Emerging Composers: Notation” article I received an email letting me know that a lively debate over it had already begun in the forum section of youngcomposers.com. The... continued

I don’t believe there is a ‘correct’ way to compose, or even a ‘best’ way to compose. As a composer you’ve ultimately got to invent your own method – whatever it takes to get the sounds in your head onto the page. And there’s... continued

So my totally awesome wife, Hila Plitmann, was just nominated for a Grammy in the Best Vocal Performance category. How frickin’ cool is that?!?

The piece (recorded on Naxos) is called Mr. Tambourine Man, and was composed by my teacher at Juilliard, John Corigliano.... continued

That’s right. I totally posted it.

You can listen to all of it on my Facebook fan page right now, or if you’d like to wait, I’ll post it all here in the next couple of days.

I’m not sure if I’ll ever make this for sale, as it’s really just a... continued

That’s right, but it’s only available here, from their website. Extraordinary recordings. We’ll get them up on iTunes as soon as possible, but for now, that’s the only place to get it.

While I was in Provo for the recording last winter I sat down... continued

Conspirare, the incredible Austin-based mixed chorus led by Maestro Craig Hella Johnson, is giving the premiere tonight of a new version of “What If”. “What If” is the quintet from... continued