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Inc.com February 2011 – TED Collaborative Creation and Crowdsourcing in the Music Industry
Composer and conductor Eric Whitacre leads a virtual choir at TED, showing just how collaborative creation and crowdsourcing or radically altering the way people work together.
Choral Net February 2011 – Eric Whitacre and the standing ovation from TED
Who knows what the sound of one hand clapping is, but a choir of hundreds of singers connected by nothing more than webcams and an internet connection sounds, surprisingly, pretty sublime.
Choral Net February 2011 – Eric Whitacre and the standing ovation from TED
CBS News February 2011 – TED The brightest minds in the world
CBS News February 2011 – TED The brightest minds in the world
GADG February 2011 – TED Virtual Choir Brings Down the House
But Eric Whitacre and his virtual choir certainly sweeped the crowd off their feet using nothing more than webcams and an internet connection.
Brain Pickings February 2011 – TED 2011 The Rediscovery of Wonder
Brain Pickings February 2011 – TED 2011 The Rediscovery of Wonder
Harvard Business Review February 2011 – Eric Whitacre’s Grand Experiment in Virtual Collaboration – Anthony Tjan
My highlight so far at this year’s TED conference in Long Beach, California, has been meeting the extraordinary composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, after his moving and highly inspiring talk. Over 12 years, I have seen my share of TED presentations, and this was one of the most special.
Read the full article on the Harvard Business Review website
The Guardian February 2011 – TED Round up
“I wanted to be a rock star,” Eric Whitacre told the audience at the beginning of his talk. You don’t say, Eric. Who ever could have guessed?
Whitacre is the most popular contemporary composer in the world today,... continued
TED February 2011 – A Choir As Big As The Internet link
Press-Telegram February 2011 – TED
Epicenter-Wired February 2011 – TED Virtual Choir
Creativity Online February 2011 – TED Day One Highlights
Composer and conductor Eric Whitacre chronicled the creation of a series of virtual choirs that brought together the voices of singers from around the world. Inspired by a YouTube clip of a young... continued