Eric Whitacre

‎20 years ago today I began writing my first a cappella piece. My god, has it really been 20 years already?

Hila is doing a photo shoot today in LA with the incredible Marc Royce. Yowza!

Dr. David Skinner and the Sidney Sussex Chapel Choir in the first reading of Alleluia, my choral transcription of October. Can’t wait to hear this live!

I’ve been appointed to a five year term as Composer in Residence at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. SO hono(u)red and excited! I’ll be living in London, just 45 minutes to Cambridge by train. (And less than three hours to Paris by... continued

LOVE it. Anyone know who this kid is? I’d like to thank him.

Whoa, that was fast:

On my recent trip to Japan I was lucky enough to work with interpreter Tomoko Yokoyama. She was truly incredible, catching every dumb thing I said and translating it back at the speed of light.

She sent me this today, and with her permission... continued

How great is Sara? As far as I can tell, she answered nearly every question asked, all from her dressing room in Broadway’s Majestic Theater. What a star.

I did everything in my power to make this a grade 2+/grade 3 transcription. Can’t wait to hear this with younger bands!

Here are the first five pages of the score.

Many, many thanks to the consortium of schools that participated in the commission; all of your names will appear in the final print version.

Equus was originally written for wind ensemble; this new version will premiere on the next Decca album. (We record this fall). Woo hoo!

The extraordinary Sara Jean Ford, who plays Christine in the Broadway production of Phantom of the Opera, has graciously agreed to answer some of your questions. So fire away! Post your questions here on my blog and Sara will answer her favorites via... continued

How cool is this? Thanks to Paul Nasca of Romania for creating this gorgeous track.