Eric Whitacre

“From modest beginnings the music unfurls to become ever more complex, rich and rewarding. Another hit from the charismatic Mr Whitacre” Review of The Tallis Scholars 40th anniversary concert, St Paul’s Cathedral on 7th March 2013. The Guardian

“Prom 62 saw the Proms debut of choral superman, Eric Whitacre, conducting his own Eric Whitacre Singers with the BBC Singers. The centrepiece was the world premiere of his BBC commission: Higher Faster Stronger. That’s the olympic motto and the composer divides his massed forces into three choirs who, in patterns of tricksy rhythms, seem… continued

“It’s rare to find a choir with such needlepoint accuracy and vibrating richness of tone, and under Whitacre’s alert and sensitive direction this one made some of the most rapturously beautiful sounds I’ve heard in this year’s Proms season…His Proms commission Higher, Faster, Stronger cleverly captured the Olympic spirit” Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph

“The BBC Singers and the Eric Whitacre Singers came together in the late-night event focusing on the US choral specialist’s own works…his expert directorial touch displayed the immaculate craftsmanship of his choral writing” George Hall, guardian.co.uk

“Making his Proms debut with the Eric Whitacre Singers (a dream-team of London’s freelancers) and the BBC Singers, with a little help from Ensemble Bash and soprano Hila Plitmann, Whitacre framed his own works within other staples of the American choral tradition….Vintage Whitacre – diaphanous cluster chords and foaming soundscapes.” Alexander Coughlan, 30 August 2012… continued

“I have no doubt that Water Night will enjoy the same kind of success that Light & Gold did, and it certainly deserves attention,” says John Puccio of Classical Candor.  “Whitacre strikes a central chord in listeners’ hearts; his music is spiritually uplifting in the manner of Arvo Part’s, with inspiring messages of hope and… continued

In anticipation of the release of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 3, ‘Water Night’, ABC News had an exclusive preview of the film in their national news shout yesterday. VC3 was launched at Lincoln Center on 2nd April at 23:30 GMT, live webcast on aboutlincolncenter.org and revealed online at virtualchoir.ericwhitacre.com. For the exclsuive clip of VC3,… continued

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Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir was featured on NBC Nightly News, 26th February 2012. The feature includes footage from Virtual Choirs 1 and 2, participants sharing their personal experiences, and Eric working on videos for Virtual Choir 3. It is available to watch here.

HULIQ April 2011 – Technology Bridges Space and Time as Composer Eric Whitacre Conducts Virtual Choir on YouTube

Mitt I Musikens April 2011-Videovykort inspirerade Whitacre till virtuell kör