Eric Whitacre

In less than two days we’ve already got 17 countries represented in Virtual Choir 4. Astonishing. Over 5,000 singers signed up in the first 36 hours, the first step in the process. We expect many more in the coming days. But the real goal is to get each of you who have signed up to… continued

Metal band Means End has made a spectacular cover of my Nox Aurumque. PREPARE TO HAVE YOUR FACE MELTED! For reference, here’s the original. Bravo to the boys in Means End. SO thrilled with their cover.

It worked! Here’s a lovely behind-the-scenes video from Skype. And the full video from TED.

Today is our final day of concerts here in the US. It’s been a truly amazing week and we have performed in some stunning locations, including Strathmore Hall Washington, Boston Symphony Hall and the Kimmel Centre Philadelphia. Check out the review from our Washington concert by following the link. Today we are performing at the… continued

Can’t wait for the first performance of the Eric Whitacre Singer’s US Tour tonight! Join us at The Music Centre at Strathmore, Maryland at 20:00. If you can’t make it tonight, why don’t you come down to one of our other concerts later in the week? We will be performing in Boston tomorrow, Philadelphia on… continued

OK, gang, here we go. This is an excerpt from Virtual Choir 4, taken from the middle of the piece. (This excerpt represents about one and a half minutes of the final four minute piece). We will read this excerpt as part of the session that I will give next week, Saturday, March 16th, 2013… continued

On Friday we closed the 2013 TED conference with a performance of Cloudburst, and by ‘we’ I mean choirs from Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Fullerton, Riverside City College and 30 ‘virtual’ singers beaming in from all over the world. I really have no words to describe how thrilling and electric it was. There… continued

Yesterday in the airport gift shop I hear this very familiar oboe solo wafting over the store soundststem. I listen more closely and can’t believe it: they are playing my Equus for orchestra! I am so excited, take my magazines to the counter and ask the woman, “do they play this piece often? I wrote… continued

Thank you to everyone who has shown their support and put themselves forward to be a member of the live Virtual Choir! We received nearly 1,000 enquiries from 55 countries, but had to narrow it down to just 32 singers to appear virtually and join me at the closing presentation of TED. The initial 32… continued

The official poster for the March tour. (Click for the high res version). D.C., Boston, Philly and New York, here we come. Woo hoo

$122,555. 1,938 backers. Breathtaking. THANK YOU to each and every one of you who has helped us reach this incredible goal. Your support is beyond my wildest dreams and we simply couldn’t make VC4 happen without your extraordinary generosity. A huge shout out to everyone who spread the word to reach new members and welcome… continued

I need 32 singers to join me and form the world’s first LIVE VIRTUAL CHOIR at the closing presentation of the TED conference on March 1st, 2013. I am looking for 32 singers from 32 different countries. We are working to display the Virtual Singers from across the globe on large screens, performing simultaneously with… continued