“Whitacre creates a palpable sense of the poet’s [Whitman] ‘great draughts of space with his eight-part voicings. This is a perfect gem.”
“Under the composer’s gentle direction, this generously filled recording will undoubtedly achieve widespread acclaim, and deservedly so.”
Review of “Home“, Malcolm Riley in Gramophone (UK)
Eric talks to Samira Ahmed from BBC Radio 4’s Front Row about his new album ‘Home’ with vocal ensemble VOCES8.
Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds.
Eric spoke to Quentin Neroes from WQXR to talk about his new album ‘Home’ with VOCES8.
Eric Whitacre’s latest record, Home, is a powerful display of the beauty of his music as performed by VOCES8… VOCES8 not only brought to fruition the music he originally... continued
Eric speaks to SRF Radio about the premiere of his new work ‘Time is a River’.
Listen on SRF Radio.
Eric joins Hans Haffmans from NPO Radio 4 to talk about ‘The Sacred Veil ahead of the performance with the... continued
Eric joined Mark Forrest on Scala Radio to talk about his upcoming album ‘Home’ with VOCES8.
Eric joins Sean Rafferty in the studio to introduce the two new singles, All Seems Beautiful to me and Child of Wonder, from his upcoming album ‘Home’ with VOCES8. Listen now
“This work should find itself on many Christmas programs” – The Gift of the Magi at Carnegie Hall, November 2022
Read the full review at NYConcertReview.com.
Round-up of local press ahead of Eric’s tour to Australia and New Zealand next month.
Eric talks to Jo Litson from Limelight Magazine, Australia about the story behind The Sacred Veil and how the highly personal choral work has helped others... continued
Eric speaks to Hannah Fiddy from Alternative Classical about people-pleasing, failing (and recovering), life lessons and the weight of composition within the classical tradition.
There’s something about the process of composition... continued
Eric joins composer and conductor, Steve Danielson for an interview on this special 50th Moveable Do podcast. Hear Eric discuss his goals and ambitions as a teenager, the beginnings of the virtual choir world and what might be next, plus details on his composing process.
Listen to the full podcast on Moveable Do, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
Nothing about choirs is harmonious with COVID-19.
Group singing, which generates respiratory droplets at high rates in close quarters, dramatically increases chances of COVID spread. Linked to multiple... continued