Eric Whitacre

While studying at Juilliard I entered a string orchestra transcription of my choral work Water Night in a student competition; the chosen pieces received a performance by... continued

Woo hoo!

Equus was originally written in 2000 for wind ensemble, and I distinctly remember spending hours and hours agonizing over the orchestration. I had a cinematic sound in my mind, but... continued

Here’s a preview of the first half of Goodnight Moon, featuring my wife Hila Plitmann singing with the London Symphony Orchestra. It will be released April 3rd on my new Decca album, Water Night.

I’m making a choral version and am looking for commissioning members to join the consortium. Would love to have you or your choir be a part.

Photographer Mierswa-Kluska made this astonishing poster for the Berlin Philharmonic. Many more photos from his “inside the instrument” series here.

Woo hoo! Even more thrilling (and humbling) for me is that John Adams, one of my heroes, is on the same cover.

The April issue will be on newsstands March 12, but you can download the digital version now. You can also hear part of my interview and the first five minutes of the Alleluia on Gramophone’s site.

Decca is offering a lovely preview of the new album, Water Night. You can hear substantial cuts from every track, available right now.

Click here to preview WATER NIGHT. Woo hoo!

The Eric Whitacre Singers in London’s Union Chapel last October. This performance took place on the night before we went into the studio, where we recorded this – and other pieces – for the new album Water Night.

A few years ago I did some concerts and lectures in Montreal. During one of the talks, in the midst of answering an audience question about The Seal... continued

My new album, Water Night, will be released April 3rd, but you can pre-order now from iTunes and Amazon. I can’t tell you what an honor it was to work once again with the mighty London Symphony Orchestra and the incomparable Eric... continued

It’s going to sound corny, but I genuinely feel like the award belongs to choir geeks everywhere. It seems we are in the midst of a golden age in choral music: so much good music... continued

Final count for Virtual Choir 3: 3727 videos from 73 countries. EPIC. The video will debut early April.

I’m so incredibly proud of all of you!

UPDATE: revised count now shows 3746 videos.