Eric Whitacre

Eric, composer-in-Residence to the LA Master Chorale, introduces the world premiere of the full concert work The Sacred Veil, including “I Fall” which was memorably performed by the Master Chorale in June 2017.

Eric, composer-in-Residence to the LA Master Chorale, introduces the world premiere of the full concert work The Sacred Veil, including “I Fall” which was memorably performed by the Master Chorale in June 2017.

Eric is thrilled to be taking part in the 2019 NAMM Foundation Grand Rally. As part of the event, singers are invited to join a performance of ‘Fly to Paradise’ and ‘Cloudburst’ with Eric and the Riverside City College Chamber Singers. There will also be a screening of “Deep Field: The Impossible Magnitude of our Universe” following the event.

If you’d like to join, just follow the following steps!

Step 1 – Register for the NAMM Show

Step 2 – Sign up to sing

Step 3 – Tweet @ericwhitacre to let him know you’re coming! (optional)

Eric and the Eric Whitacre Singers perform a Christmas programme including Tavener’s The Lamb, Dufay’s Ave Maris Stella, and Eric’s Sainte-Chapelle alongside some familiar Christmas Carols.

Eric joins with Bel Canto Choir Vilnius to present the final concerts of the choir’s “Open to the World” series, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuania’s independence. The programme includes works and arrangements by Eric Whitacre including Fly to Paradise,  Lux Aurumque, Glow and Hurt, as well as the revised version of The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus for choir, children’s chorus and piano. Vocalist and guitarist Marius Beck will perform with the choir for Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus, and Man of Constant Sorrow.

Eric joins with Bel Canto Choir Vilnius to present the final concerts of the choir’s “Open to the World” series, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuania’s independence. The programme includes works and arrangements by Eric Whitacre including Fly to Paradise,  Lux Aurumque, Glow and Hurt, as well as the revised version of The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus for choir, children’s chorus and piano. Vocalist and guitarist Marius Beck will perform with the choir for Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus, and Man of Constant Sorrow.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is hosting two screenings of “Deep Field: The Impossible Magnitude of our Universe” presented by Eric Whitacre on November 17, 2018.

Join Eric, filmmakers from the Space Telescope Science Institute and 59 Productions, astronauts, scientists and members of the extraordinary community that is the Virtual Choir for the first-ever screening of “Deep Field: The Impossible Magnitude of our Universe”.

Choirs are invited to register for a two-day choral festival at Green Valley HS on September 14-15 2018, to rehearse and perform with Eric.

Eric is honored to be leading the Big Sing California in collaboration with the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

Eric delivers the afternoon keynote session of this online conference aimed at K-12 teacher, media specialists and curriculum coordinators.

Eric and the Netherlands Radio Choir perform a programme of Whitacre and Bernstein.

Eric will present a keynote address  and conduct the County Limerick Youth Choir.

Eric will be holding a choral workshop on Saturday June 9^th, leading Sleep, Glow, and i carry your heart. During the session he will share his insights and inspirations as composer and conductor, including an informal Q&A. Attendees will make up the demo choir for the Limerick Sings Saturday Evening Gala Concert.

Eric will be giving a concert with local students on Saturday May 26 at McClintock High School in Tempe, AZ. Tickets will cost $20 and will be available on the door.

Eric Whitacre and the Flemish Radio Choir with a new work: The Sacred Veil.

Eric Whitacre and the Flemish Radio Choir with a new work: The Sacred Veil.

Eric Whitacre and the Flemish Radio Choir with a new work: The Sacred Veil.

Eric Whitacre and the Flemish Radio Choir with a new work: The Sacred Veil.

Eric returns to London for a concert with his award-winning professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers. The programme will include some of Eric’s new works – I Fall and i carry your heart – alongside some of his most-loved pieces.

Eric and Distinguished Concerts Singers International perform a variety of the Eric’s original and new works on the stage of Lincoln Center, NY.

Join DCINY and singers from around the world to sing with Eric in the legendary Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Eric will return to TMEA to deliver the Friday General Session Keynote, lead a reading session and speak to TFME student attendees. 

Eric joins the Tulsa Symphony and Tulsa Oratorio Chorus as part of their 2017-2018 season.

Eric joins the Los Angeles Master Chorale for an array of festive treats.

Eric joins the Los Angeles Master Chorale for an array of festive treats.

Eric is joined by Grammy-nominated conductor Donald Nally to conduct the Northwestern University Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble.

Eric hosts the inaugural Eurovision Choir of the Year.

Join Eric and the BBC Singers as they record ‘live for broadcast’ from the beautiful St Mary Magdalene Church in Taunton. The programme will include Eric’s Lux Aurumque and Arvo Pärt’s Passio.

Eric Whitacre is thrilled to be returning to work with the BBC Singers once more on a programme entitled “Alive – Choral Music by Eric Whitacre and Contemporaries”.

Eric joins forces with MacArthur Award-winning radio host Jad Abumrad sharing excerpts of a work-in-progress featuring performances from dynamic cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.

Join the Los Angeles choral community for Big Sing Los Angeles, hosted by the Los Angeles Master Chorale in downtown Grand Park. Led by LAMC’s Grant Gershon and Eric Whitacre, the event features special Chorus America guest conductors.

Eric joins Los Angeles Master Chorale’s Grant Gershon for a session as part of Chorus America’s Annual Conference.

From sing-along Messiahs to virtual choirs, there is incredible power in creating giant communities of singers. How can choruses do that in an effective way? Large-scale participatory choral extravaganzas are popping up all over the globe as people everywhere use their voices to break down barriers. Eric Whitacre and Grant Gershon will share some of their most inspiring experiences and talk about exciting plans for the future.

This concert offers a special opportunity for the whole audience to sing with Eric before the performance begins.

The Los Angeles Master Chorale will perform the US premiere of a new piece from Eric, conducted by the composer, as part of the final concert of their 2016-2017 celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first performance of Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna and the first year of Eric’s role as Artist in Residence.

Eric Whitacre Conductor
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir
Côrdydd
Cardiff Ardwyn Singers
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Eric Whitacre Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
City of London Choir

Eric is thrilled to be working with the Netherlands Radio Choir and performing in Amsterdam’s amazing Concertgebouw.

Eric will give a talk at Elmhurst College exploring the topics of creativity & connection and the humanism of technhology. Tickets are $10 or free to music educators and their students.

Eric Whitacre Singers US Tour – Spring 2017

Eric Whitacre Singers US Tour – Spring 2017

Eric Whitacre Singers US Tour – Spring 2017

Eric Whitacre Singers US Tour – Spring 2017

Eric Whitacre Singers US Tour – Spring 2017

Eric Whitacre Singers US Tour – Spring 2017

Eric returns to Belgium to perform for the second time with the Flemish Radio Choir.

Eric returns to Belgium to perform for the second time with the Flemish Radio Choir.

Eric returns to Belgium to perform for the second time with the Flemish Radio Choir.

Eric returns to Belgium to perform for the second time with the Flemish Radio Choir.

Singers and composers alike, join Eric for an open workshop giving you a chance to sing some of his most-performed compositions – Sleep and Lux Aurumque – as well as to find out more about the composition process and ask any other questions you may have.

Eric returns to Belgium to perform for the second time with the Flemish Radio Choir.

Eric joins the Lithuanian National Philharmonic and Bel Canto Choir Vilnius for two Christmas concerts.

Eric joins the Lithuanian National Philharmonic and Bel Canto Choir Vilnius for two Christmas concerts.

A performance of some of the most sublime Christmas choral music in the world. Audiences will recognize the familiar medieval carol In dulci jubilo (In sweet rejoicing), woven throughout the program – from Renaissance and Baroque madrigals to modern-day motets. Closing your eyes, you may even imagine yourself inside a candlelit cathedral as the purity of voices from the LA Master Chorale rise from the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall.

PROGRAM

Eric Whitacre | Lux Aurumque
Ola Gjeilo | A Spotless Rose
Eric Whitacre | Sainte-Chapelle
Ariel Quintana | Three Christmas Motets
Hodie Christus natus est
     Ave maris stella
     Qeum vidistis pastores?
John Tavener | The Lamb
Eric Whitacre | The Chelsea Carol

And other works to be announced

Eric will conduct his first full-length concert with the Los Angeles Master Chorale as Artist in Residence.

Come and work & perform with Eric as part of the sixth annual Jacksonville Sings.

Eric gives his Hong Kong conducting debut as part of the Hong Kong Festival Orchestra’s 2016 season.

The program features Lux Aurumque, Cloudburst, Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, and many others.

Eric gives his Hong Kong conducting debut as part of the Hong Kong Festival Orchestra’s 2016 season.

The program features Lux Aurumque, Cloudburst, Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, and many others.

Composer-in-Residence at Texas Bandmasters Association Convention 2016.

Eric is honored to guest conduct a selection of piece in the Los Angeles Master Chorale’s final concert in their 2015-2016 season – Sonic Masterworks.

Eric is honored to have been invited to speak as part of the University of West Florida’s Downtown Lecture Series. The event is free and open to the public.

Eric conducts Dallas Winds at Meyerson Symphony Center.

The inaugural WVU High School Choral Festival will take place on Saturday, February 20 at the WVU Creative Arts Center, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Eric joins the Flemish Radio Choir for his first tour of Belgium as conductor of a varied programme of music including some of his own and others he admires.

Eric joins the Flemish Radio Choir for his first tour of Belgium as conductor of a varied programme of music including some of his own and others he admires.

Eric joins the Flemish Radio Choir for his first tour of Belgium as conductor of a varied programme of music including some of his own and others he admires.

Eric joins the Flemish Radio Choir for his first tour of Belgium as conductor of a varied programme of music including some of his own and others he admires.

Eric will lead the group in a wide ranging discussion on everything from the creative process to the commissioning of new works.

Eric is honored to be invited to the NDSU Choral Symposium: Contemporary Composition in America taking place in October 2015. As part of the symposium, he’ll present sessions on his music and work with NDSU choral ensembles.

Eric will team up with Wiselike to take part in a live web chat.

Taking place in London’s Royal Albert Hall, this concert offers the opportunity to hear the European premiere of Eric’s new piece “Deep Field” based on the Hubble Deep Field images and to take part in the performance with a mobile app.

The Centre for Performance Science at the Royal College of Music & Imperial College are investigating the effect of singing on the health and wellbeing of professional singers and audience members. The research team, alongside Eric and event chair Richard Morrison (The Times), will present the findings of the research and take questions.

Eric will join The King’s Singers at their residential Summer School to lead a workshop on ‘Sleep’ and ‘The Seal Lullaby’.

www.kssummerschool.com

Eric and the Eric Whitacre Singers will join forces once again with the incredible talent that is Laura Mvula for a performance in Gloucester Cathedral.

As part of the opening concert of Cheltenham Music Festival, Eric will conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra in a performance of Water Night.

A celebration of the cultural-shift the iPads have brought about in education and the world, this event will focus on creativity, social collaboration, engagement and the compelling ways schools have integrated iPads into their classrooms.  Eric will give the closing keynote speech.

Eric is honored to have been invited to speak at the Oxford Union at Oxford University, UK.

Eric returns to Orchestra Hall to join the Minnesota Orchestra and Minnesota Chorale on stage for 3 nights in May 2015.

Live at Minnesota Public Radio’s UBS Forum, Eric will join co-host Brian Newhouse to discuss the creation of his most recent work, “Deep Field” which will premiere with the Minnesota Orchestra in concert May 8-10 at Orchestra Hall. The event will be webcast live on YourClassical.org.

To celebrate the release of Eric’s new album, Live at iTunes Festival, join Eric on Twitter for a Live Tweet of the album…

Eric’s new album, Eric Whitacre Live at iTunes Festival 2014, will be released on 23 March 2015. The album features Eric’s award-winning professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers, with legendary film composer Hans Zimmer (piano), Grammy® award-winning Hila Plitmann (soprano) and rising star Marius Beck (guitar/vocals).

Fresh from their performance at iTunes Festival, Eric and the Eric Whitacre Singers are returning to Union Chapel for an evening of beautiful choral music.

Eric will be doing another Reddit AMA and will try to answer as many questions as possible.

12pm PST  |  3pm EST  |  8pm GMT

Eric is honored to have been invited to speak as part of The Hun School Speaker Series celebrating the opening of The Wilf Family Global Commons.

On December 12, Eric and co-host Brian Newhouse will present an hour-long program of the music of Christmas including some of Eric’s own pieces and other Christmas classics.

Visit the Minnesota Public Radio website to listen.

As part of the Royal College of Music’s ‘Careers in Music’, Eric will talk to the students about his journey into music.

Eric will conduct a programme of some of his own music alongside the Edwin London arrangement of Bach’s Come Sweet Death.

Creativity. Inspiration. Change.

Following his visit last July, Eric has been invited back to speak to delegates at the UNICEF conference hosted by Cambridge University, UK.

Eric will give a masterclass at Royal College of Music for the RCM composition students.

Eric will give one of the keynote opening addresses at the 2014 Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism. He’ll speak about creativity and how this helps to unlock talents and passions within a community.

The design:retail Forum invites the industry’s top leadership charged with creating design-driven organizations to discuss and explore the most pressing issues among thought leaders in the retail design community. Eric will give the keynote address at the event.

Eric and the Eric Whitacre Singers will be joined on stage by multi-Grammy award-winning composer Hans Zimmer, soprano Hila Plitmann and singer songwriter Marius Beck for the 2014 iTunes Festival.

Eric opens the symposium at the Royal College of Music in London. Contributors from leading institutions around the world will gather together to present findings from recent scientific research on the value of group singing for wellbeing and health.

Read about the symposium on the Canterbury Christchurch University website

Workshop for Eric’s musical Paradise Lost.

Eric and the Eric Whitacre Singers will perform at the 2014 RheinVokal Music Festival in Koblenz, Germany on 13th July 2014.

As part of a national sing-a-long event, Eric will conduct a 500-voice-strong chorus in a performance of “America the Beautiful” in celebration of Flag Dag and the 200th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner.

Eric will be joined by Charles Anthony Silvestri & The Crossing for an hour-long event and webcast filled with music and inspiration.

Eric will conduct the BBC Singers, The King’s Singers and musicians from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in a special concert in the recently opened Milton Court Concert Hall.

Eric and the Eric Whitacre Singers will perform in the beautiful setting of Douai Abbey as part of Newbury Spring Festival 2014.

Eric is honored to have been invited to perform at the Templeton Prize Ceremony for the second year running

Join Eric for an evening of conversation, questions and answers at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Eric will lead the Minnesota Orchestra & Minnesota Chorale and world-class soprano Hila Plitmann through a selection of his own works and other favorites.

Eric will join an illustrious list of speakers who have delivered the keynote address for the Foundation For The Carolinas’ Annual Meeting over the years.

In association with Carolina Voices and Wingate University.

Join Eric for an evening of conversation, questions and answers. He will work with the Wingate University Singers & the Carolina Voices Festival Singers and then invite questions from the audience.

Eric will conduct an evening of Broadway and Choral Blockbusters alongside special guest Stephen Schwartz. The choir will be formed of over 250 voices brought together by Distinguished Concerts International New York.

Join the incredible Eric Whitacre Singers, Laura Mvula, Grace Davidson, Marius Beck, Ksenija Sidorova & Joby Burgess for an evening of reimagined music.

Eric’s ‘Lux Aurumque’ will open the first ever Voices of Faith storytelling event at the Cinema Vaticano.

Eric will speak at the Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Tourism, entitled “Soaring to New Heights” in Lake Geneva on 3rd March 2014.

The University of Central Florida will host an informal question and answer session with Eric and invites the public to attend.

The National Association of Independent Schools’ Annual Conference welcomes leadership teams from schools across the globe to network with colleagues and imagine schools of the future and new models for education.

The Ball State Singers will perform a selection of Eric’s pieces followed by a presentation at the end of which Eric will welcome questions.

Northwestern University will host a Q&A with Eric in association with the Apollo Chorus of Chicago (Stephen Alltop, Music Director) and Music Productions Ltd.

Eric will give a talk, entitled “Spreading creativity via the web”, at The Marketing Society Annual Conference: Creativity for Commerce.

Eric will give one of the key note speeches at Ciudad de las Ideas conference 2013.

Eric will lead his professional choir The Eric Whitacre Singers and guest soloists in a performance of Arvo Pärt’s Passio (Johannespassion) in the beautiful Großer Saal in Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle.

Eric will speak at ASU in an informal question and answer session, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 24, in the Evelyn Smith Music Theatre in the School of Music on the Tempe campus.

Eric Whitacre will be conducting a local school choir in addition to a professional choir as part of an evening raising awareness to help the children at Christ Church School in Chelsea.

As part of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Eric will conduct choirs from all over Europe.

Eric Whitacre’s pioneering ‘Virtual Choir’ will feature as part of the Coronation Festival’s Gala performances within the Gardens of Buckingham Palace. In tribute to Her Majesty, this unique event will focus on the past 60 years of Performing Arts with Eric’s VC4 demonstrating the industry’s digital future.

Currently Composer-in residence, Eric Whitacre will be giving a talk as part of the at Sidney Sussex Arts Festival on 22nd June. The festival will feature a performance by Sidney Sussex College Choir performing works by Eric Whitacre.

Eric and the Eric Whitacre Singers will be performing at the 2013 Templeton Prize celebration and ceremony at London’s Guidhall on 21st May honoring this year’s Laureate, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

Programme to include ‘Lux Aurumque,’, ‘Five Hebrew Love Songs, ‘I Hide myself’, ‘Cloudburst’ and ‘Sleep’

Eric will be leading a conducting masterclass with the Choir of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre at the United Methodist Church in Tallinn, Estonia.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to see Eric conducting his own works live at the Robert Blackwood Hall with Monash Sinfonia and the Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne.

Eric will present a dynamic choral workshop at Monash University. In addition to the one hour music workshop, Eric will host a Q&A with participants.

Eric makes his conducting debut with the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, featuring the Sydney Philharmonia Symphony Chorus and VOX.

Program to include some of Eric’s best known works, such as Cloudburst and Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold).

Join Eric for this unique event, where singers and choirs come together to rehearse with and perform under the baton of Eric Whitacre at Carnegie Hall, New York.

Eric and the Eric Whitacre Singers perform an evening concert at the Alice Tully Hall as part of their US tour. This program will include some of Whitacre’s own works, Lauridsen and Bach as well as much-loved American classics.

Eric and the Eric Whitacre Singers perform an afternoon concert at the Alice Tully Hall as part of their US tour. This program will include some of Whitacre’s own works, Lauridsen and Bach as well as much-loved American classics.

28 of the finest singers come together under the baton of Eric Whitacre to perform music by Lauridsen and Bach, much-loved American classics and some of Whitacre’s own works,

Drawing in audiences of all age ranges and tastes, Eric and the Eric Whitacre Singers will be performing at the Symphony Hall in Boston on 19th March 2013. The evening’s programme will include some of Whitacre’s own works, Lauridsen and Bach as well as much-loved American classics.

The Eric Whitacre Singers kick off their US tour at the Music Center at Strathmore, Maryland with a program of works by Lauridsen and Bach, much-loved American classics as well as some of Whitacre’s own works.

Part of the 2013 annual ACDA conference, Eric will be giving a talk on Virtual Choir IV at Winspear Opera House, Dallas, Texas. Confererence tickets are available to all ACDA members. For further information about tickets or membership, please visit the ACDA website.

Eric and his professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers will be giving a special concert at St Luke’s Church, London on Tuesday 12th March 2013.

Eric speaks at the TED conference in Long Beach, California.

Eric Whitacre has been invited to the World Economic Forum, Davos to discuss methods of successful leadership in the arts to motivate and achieve harmony among diverse groups of people.

Join Eric for a weekend workshop, where singers will have the unique opportunity to perform in the second half of a concert conducted by Eric.

Eric will return to Union Chapel on Thursday 6th December 2012 with his professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers for an evening including music by Eric and seasonal carols. Doors 7pm.

A Benefit Concert for Community Outreach. Tickets will be on sale from 1st October.

Eric will be conducting the Vancouver Chamber Choir and local singers in a performance of Alleluia, Cloudburst and Sleep among a selection of his other pieces.

Eric conducts the Eric Whitacre Singers, the BBC Singers, and guests Ensemble Bash, Hila Plitmann and Imogen Heap in a late night Prom. Broadcast live on the BBC.

Workshop

Eric will be at Eton College, Windsor for a workshop as part of the Eton Choral Course.

At the first Soaring Leap event in the UK, Eric will be joined by his close collaborator, the acclaimed poet, lyricist and historian Charles Anthony Silvestri.

Eric Whitacre and David Skinner, Director of Music at Sidney Sussex College, talk about early music and play a selection of their favourite CD tracks

This Saturday, May 19th at 9AM ET, Eric joins host Peter Cummings on Linked Music.

Eric speaks with TED Radio Hour about music and technology. The show will air on local radio stations, will be posted online at www.npr.org and available as a podcast through iTunes.

Eric will be at the final of this year’s Young Musician of the Year at The Sage Gateshead.

Eric and Hilary Hahn will be sharing a concert in London, May 11th. Part of Decca’s Yellow Lounge series, setting classical music in urban spaces with DJs and VJs.

A chance to read, rehearse and perform several of Eric’s works for chorus (a cappella and accompanied). Participants will explore the music, digging deep into the poetry and the compositional tools. Soaring Leap is a challenging, inspiring, exhilarating day, filled with laughter and passion.

Foundation Excelentia have invited Eric to lead a series of workshops with singers form all over Spain, culminating in a final concert at the Madrid Auditorio Nacional Sala de Camara.

An evening of music from soprano Hila Plitmann, clarinettist Julian Bliss, and pianist Christopher Glynn, in an evening including traditional Yiddish songs and music by Schumann, Schubert, Whitacre. Eric and Hila will be signing copies of ‘Water Night’ after the performance.

Union Chapel Premiere Online

Eric will conduct the German première of Songs of Immortality in the beautiful Berliner Philharmonie.

YPLC’s 101 Series present the launch of Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 3, ‘Water Night’.

Meet Eric Whitacre as he signs his new CD on Decca, ‘Water Night.’

Come and sing with Eric at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Eric Whitacre is thrilled to announce the second ‘Soaring Leap’ event; a dynamic, one-day workshop for singers, conductors and composers.

Eric will be conducting a programme to include some of Whitacre’s most famous works including ‘Sleep’, ‘Lux Aurumque’ and ‘A Boy and a Girl’ conducted by the composer himself, performed by his professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers.

Eric Whitacre is thrilled to announce ‘Soaring Leap’, a dynamic, one-day workshop for singers, conductors and composers. The day will comprise of reading, rehearsing and performing several of Eric’s works, as well as exploring the music and digging deep into the poetry and compositional tools.

Eric will be conducting Coro Città di Roma in an exciting programme

Eric will be conducting Coro Del Conservatorio De La Coral De Bilbao and Coro Euskeria De La Coral De Bilbao performing many of Eric’s most popular choral pieced including ‘Lux Aurumque’ ‘Sleep’ and ‘Five Hebrew Love Songs’

To view pictures from this event, go to the Photo Gallery.

Participants include: Duke University Chorale, Duke University Wind Symphony, and Durham High School Choirs

Eric will be giving a three day residency consisting of workshops, lectures and seminars focusing on the music of Eric Whitacre culminating in a final concert featuring all participating choirs.

Eric will be a keynote speaker giving a talk entitled ‘Building Community: Thousands of Voices’ at the Coaching in Leadership & Healthcare: Theory, Practice & Results Conference 2011.

Programme to include ‘Sleep’, ‘Lux Aurumque’ and ‘When David Heard’

Eric Whitacre returns to Islington’s Union Chapel on Tuesday 11 October 2011 with his professional choir, The Eric Whitacre Singers. Performing some of his greatest choral music, including ‘When David Heard’ and ‘This Marriage’, Eric will also conduct his new piece ‘Alleluia’ for the very first time.

To celebrate their 80th Birthday, Abbey Road Studios are holding an international Anthem Competition.

Eric will be conducting the winning anthems being recorded in Studio One, home to the recording of many of the greatest anthems of all time, from Land of Hope and Glory to the Star Wars title sequence and The Beatles’ live satellite performance of All You Need Is Love.

Eric will be conducting the Junges Vokalensemble & I Vocalisti performing an exciting programme including some of Eric’s best loved works ‘Sleep’ and ‘The Seal Lullaby’ as well as the German Première of Alleluia.

Eric will be conducting at the Gala Concert as ABCD celebrate their quarter century in the culture-rich city of Birmingham.

Come see Eric conduct the concert version of his groundbreaking musical “Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings” in Los Angeles. 7 soloists; a DJ; a solo cello and a choir of angels all tell the story of one angel who wanted to fly.

This year’s theme is ‘Connected – Into a Shared Future’, which will delve into the initiatives that the digital world needs to address for its brighter, smarter and more responsible future.

As well as being nominated for the award of Best Conductor, Eric will also be conducting his Virtual Choir 2.0 piece ‘Sleep’ with the Eric Whitacre Singers at the Classical BRITS on 12 May.

Eric will lead a Massed Choir Rehearsal and Benefit Concert as AMP Invitational’s Master Conductor. Proceeds from the concert will benefit The Harmony Project to help bring music programs and education to underprivileged children in the Los Angeles area.

Julian Lloyd Webber is joined by his family, friends and the Philharmonia Orchestra to celebrate his 60th Birthday and a lifetime of music making.

Eric conducts an evening of his choral music with hundreds of singers from around the country. More info.

Eric will speak about the genesis and evolution of the Virtual Choir project, then introduce the video and take questions from the audience.

Steven Brodsky will be interviewing Eric LIVE on the WCHE Entertainment & Culture Show at 3.25pm (EST).

Come see Eric conduct the concert version of his groundbreaking musical “Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings” in Chicago.

Eric will give a “TED Talk” at the 2011 TED Conference in Long Beach, CA.

Listen to Lux Arumque performed by Bath Abbey Choir on BBC iPlayer (first broadcast on January 19th). Director of Music at Bath Abbey: Peter King. Sub-Organist: Marcus Sealy.

Eric will be conducting Junges Vokalensemble Hannover in a concert of his music.

Visit their website for more information.

Eric will be launching ‘Light & Gold’ in Germany with a live showcase at Saturn, in the Europa-Center in Berlin. Come and join Eric as he signs CDs for fans and conducts the Kammerchor Jeunesse in performances of ‘Lux Aurumque’ and ‘Sleep’.

Eric will conduct several of his own works (Little tree; Lux Aurumque; Nox Aurumque) and other holiday themed pieces with the Berlin Radio Chorus.

Eric will conduct several of his own works including the European premiere of the choral-cycle “The City and the Sea”.  He will work with two of Hans-Joachim Lustig’s award-winning choirs: Kammerchor “I Vocalisti” and Männerstimmen der Chorknaben Uetersen.

Eric will be on the panel of judges for the Grand Final of BBC Choir of the Year on November 28 to be televised on BBC Four and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

An evening of Eric’s choral music as he conducts one of the finest choirs in Wales, the 50 voice Côrdydd.

Join Eric at a Choral Workshop in the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge.

Eric conducts the LSO in a program of American music, including a world premiere work written for the occasion.

The Eric Whitacre Singers and Laudibus join forces in a concert featuring 14 of the composer’s works for chorus, including Lux Aurumque, Nox Aurumque, Water Night, Cloudburst, and Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine

Come see Eric conduct the concert version of his groundbreaking musical “Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings” in Carnegie Hall.

Eric conducts an evening of his choral music with hundreds of singers from around the country. Includes the world premiere of The City and the Sea.