Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, is among today’s most popular musicians. His works are programmed worldwide and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united more than 100,000 singers from more than 145 countries. A graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, Eric is currently Visiting Composer at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and recently completed his second term as Artist in Residence with the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Eric is proud to be a Yamaha Artist.
As part of Hal Leonard’s free certification courses, educators can now register for a new course focusing on the Virtual School and The Beautiful Mess: Masterclass in Composition and Creativity.
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Eric speaks to Hannah Fiddy from Alternative Classical about people-pleasing, failing (and recovering), life lessons and the weight of composition within the classical tradition.
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Join Eric for Salastina’s virtual Happy Hour: Eric Whitacre and a Deep Field Deep Dive on Tuesday, June 21 at 6pm PDT. Attendance for this event is free but pre-registration is required.
Eric is thrilled to be at the NAMM Show this weekend for a series of events including the ground-breaking LIVE virtual performance of Sing Gently at The NAMM Foundation Grand Rally for Music Education powered by JackTrip.
Eric joins composer and conductor, Steve Danielson for an interview on this special 50th Moveable Do podcast. Hear Eric discuss his goals and ambitions as a teenager, the beginnings of the virtual choir world and what might be next, plus details on his composing process.
Listen to the full podcast on Moveable Do, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
Eric is thrilled to have joined the University College London’s Podcast, ‘Public Heath Disrupted’, along with Dr Daisy Fancourt to discuss the impact of communities on society and the power of virtual choirs on regulating emotions and coping with stress.
Listen to the full podcast here on UCL MINDS Podcasts.
Eric is honored to be co-hosting the Grand Rally for Music Education alongside NAMM Foundation Executive Director Mary Luehrsen. The event will feature a ground-breaking LIVE virtual performance of ‘Sing Gently’ powered by JackTrip.
This event was made possible by Hal Leonard, JackTrip and Yamaha.
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