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Virtual Choir 4 First Look at ACDA

March 9, 2013 at 10:09 pm UTC

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 at the ACDA National Conference in Dallas. Together we will rehearse and perform this and Lux Aurumque, so get ready to sing. I’ll also be joined on stage by the legendary Westminster Choir to demonstrate some of my music as we dig deep into the creative and compositional process.

Click on each page for a high res version and print it out. Even if you have registered for the ACDA conference, make sure you have registered for the event – it’s a separate ticket.

Can’t wait to make music with you all, and to hear this bit of VC4 for the first time!


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  • Herson Pérez

    Amazing, thanks for the sneak peak!
    Had allot of fun in 1LVC, can’t wait for VC4

  • Justin McKay

    Page 3. Measure 3. Look at your dots. You may or may not find an extra beat in there.

  • Marina

    I’d like to be involved in the next virtual choir piece you put together; how can I know when that time comes?

  • http://smallschooltenor.wordpress.com/ John FitzGerald

    I’ve sung 5 “Hewbrew Love Songs” and “Water Night” with my university chorus, but unfortunately missed out on the previous VC projects. My voice teacher and I are looking forward to participating this time!

  • http://qsishekou.org Jason Hall

    I am as a Music Educator at an International School in Shenzhen, China. After seeing the Virtual Choirs 1, 2, & 3, our students can’t wait to be involved in VC 4!! Hopefully, we will have around 40 entries.

  • Jess

    I enjoy that you write with your manuscript paper upside down!

  • Lisa Benincasa

    I donated to VC4 but have not heard anything about actually SINGING in it until I saw the news about this live version….I didn’t MISS it, did I? I HOPE not!!!

    • http://www.onematchleft.com mark

      have you heard about participating yet? let me know if you do :)

  • http://www.onematchleft.com mark

    I want to be part of vc 4. when do I need to have music and when do I need to be on the lookout for recording and submitting?

  • Chloe

    i am new to this. where can i find the full sheet music and track for the soprano part? is it recorded somewhere that we can hear it and sing with it?

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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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