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June 23, 2025

Eternity in an Hour at the Sydney Opera House

This week, Eric returns to work with the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs ahead of the Australian premiere of Eternity in an Hour.

For more information and tickets, visit the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs website.

Eternity in an Hour was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for the BBC Proms. Co-commissioned by the Flemish Radio Choir and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

May 23, 2025

The Pacific Has No Memory premieres in New York

“Debates about the appropriateness of artistic responses to tragedy and destruction won’t be settled in one night at Carnegie Hall. But “The Pacific Has No Memory,” which bloomed from the musical pen of Eric Whitacre after... continued

January 30, 2025

New: Performance Guides from the Virtual School

Learn about the inspiration for many of Eric’s most popular works alongside exclusive performance notes from the composer, and a community forum to connect with other directors and performers

Including bespoke video content,... continued

January 14, 2025

Classical Californians on KUSC

Tune into KUSC at 7pm PT on Wednesday January 15th to hear Eric’s Classical Californians episode. The episode focuses on a composer who has “inspired him like no other”: 20th century American composer Samuel Barber.

Listen and find out more on the KUSC website.

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