Eric Whitacre

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.

“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

“The work sets 12 poems by the poet, Whitacre, and Julie herself for choir, piano, and cello, here sensitively played by James Longford and Benjamin Hughes. On one level, it is an intellectually sophisticated piece,... continued

The BBC Singers Centenary concert will be broadcast on BBC 4 this Sunday (March 9) featuring Eric’s performance of Lux Aurumque live from the Barbican (London).

Watch live or on-demand on the BBC website.

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

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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