Eric Whitacre

Eric was interviewed by Rick Velotta from the Las Vegas Review Journal during the Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Nevada. Read the full article on the Las Vegas Review Journal website.

Prior to his week-long residency with the Minnesota Orchestra and Minnesota Chorale, Eric spoke to the Minneapolis Star Tribune about his inspiration and upcoming performances.

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“That spring to the step and the wave to the hands shows what a master Whitacre is at conducting people and their talents.”

Read the full article on the Muncie Free Press website.

Eric’s Virtual Choir has made it into Classic FM’s 50 moments that rocks the classical music world.

Read the full article on the Classic FM website.

In the run-up to Las Vegas Philharmonic’s performance of Equus as part of “Battle Born — Nevada Proud!”, a concert celebrating Nevada’s 150th anniversary as a state in the union, Desert Companion spoke to Eric about some of the highlights of his life since growing up in Reno.

You can read the full article on the Desert Companion website.

Eric speaks to the folks at Disney about the creation of the World of Color Honor Choir and the final result.

“In his “Virtual Choir” TED talk, which I was fortunate enough to see in person, composer and conductor Eric Whitacre describes the impetus for his project: a quiet clearing in the woods and... continued

“Eric Whitacre writes and conducts beautiful music. But he’s also done something extraordinarily creative that leaps far beyond the notes and bars which have, for thousands of years, captured music on the page.... continued

“A life-changing storm inspired Eric Whitacre’s “Cloudburst,” sung by the Virtual Choir Live. In 1991, Whitacre’s college choir had stopped to rest near a pristine mountain lake in Northern California. The human... continued

“At first glance, a choir may seem like nothing more than a group of singers. But look a little closer. Conductor Eric Whitacre’s performers don’t simply sing. They remind us of what it means to be truly connected.”

Read the full article on The Huffington Post website.

In the run-up to his speaking event for The Marketing Society Annual Conference, Eric spoke to Elen Lewis (Editor of The Marketing Society) about the Virtual Choir as well as some secrets and guilty pleasures.

Read the full interview on The Marketing Society website.

Prior to the projection of Virtual Choir 3 ‘Water Night’ at Cambridge Music Festival 2013, Eric spoke to Cambridge News about the Virtual Choir.

The full article is available on the Cambridge News website.