Eric Whitacre

If I can secure the rights to this, I’m going to set this text (in French) for chorus and orchestra. From Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville.

It’s called Hummingbrrd, and it’s been a favorite of mine since Steve wrote it. It’s finally available on iTunes!

About the track, Steve writes:

The Concordia Choir, one of my all-time favorite groups, begins their East Coast/Mid-West tour next week. If any of their concerts are near you, you MUST see them – it’s an unforgettable experience. And this year they are performing Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine!

Click here for the entire tour schedule.

Cambridge Fellow and Guest Blogger Dr. David Skinner has an incredibly ambitious goal: to record 250 years of music from the medieval cloister to the Commonwealth in 30 volumes. In this interview he discusses the project, but mostly it’s a chance to hear a wealth of wit and wisdom from the man himself.

How cool is this?

This announcement is a couple of months old, but I had to share it anyway: my dear friend John Morris Russell has been named the new conductor of the Cincinnati Pops! John was (and is) a true mentor to me – I spent several summers as... continued

Woo hoo! Click it here for the full article.

Yep, that’s what it says. Other than that, a really nice Virtual Choir article on Zeit.com. (In German).

I’m just finishing the final proofs now. Woo hoo!

Here are all five pieces, recorded at a great concert I did in Hamburg this past December. The choir is Kammerchor “I Vocalisti”, with pianist Jacques Ammon.

I. i walked the... continued

John Mackey and I have known each other for 15 years. We both began our Master’s degrees at Juilliard together, both studied with John Corigliano, and we sat next to each other in the best and most... continued

…Oh. My. God!