Eric Whitacre

Duration

3.5 minutes

Year of Composition

2020

Licensing

Boosey & Hawkes

Purchase

US: J.W. Pepper
UK: MusicRoom
World: Music Shop Europe
Digital: SheetMusicDirect

Note from Composer

Sing Gently is the newest work from Eric written especially for Virtual Choir 6.

Ten years ago we created the Virtual Choir with a simple question: is it possible to make beautiful music together, no matter how far apart we are? After multiple virtual choir projects featuring over 20,000 singers from 124 different countries, the answer is a resounding yes.

We continue the journey with a new piece I’ve written especially for the Virtual Choir during these challenging times, Sing Gently. Come join us and let us once again make beautiful music together.

– Eric Whitacre

Duration

3.5 minutes

Year of Composition

2021

Licensing

Boosey & Hawkes

Purchase

US: J.W. Pepper

Note from Composer

Sing Gently was written by Eric during the COVID-19 pandemic especially for Virtual Choir 6.

Ten years ago we created the Virtual Choir with a simple question: is it possible to make beautiful music together, no matter how far apart we are? After multiple virtual choir projects featuring over 20,000 singers from 124 different countries, the answer is a resounding yes.

We continue the journey with a new piece I’ve written especially for the Virtual Choir during these challenging times, Sing Gently.

– Eric Whitacre

Duration

3.5 minutes

Year of Composition

2021

Licensing

Boosey & Hawkes

Note from Composer

Sing Gently was written by Eric during the COVID-19 pandemic especially for Virtual Choir 6.

Ten years ago we created the Virtual Choir with a simple question: is it possible to make beautiful music together, no matter how far apart we are? After multiple virtual choir projects featuring over 20,000 singers from 124 different countries, the answer is a resounding yes.

We continue the journey with a new piece I’ve written especially for the Virtual Choir during these challenging times, Sing Gently.

– Eric Whitacre

Duration

3.5 minutes

Year of Composition

2020

Licensing

Boosey & Hawkes

Purchase

US: Hal Leonard
UK: Musicroom

Note from Composer

Sing Gently is the newest work from Eric written especially for Virtual Choir 6.

Ten years ago we created the Virtual Choir with a simple question: is it possible to make beautiful music together, no matter how far apart we are? After multiple virtual choir projects featuring over 20,000 singers from 124 different countries, the answer is a resounding yes.

We continue the journey with a new piece I’ve written especially for the Virtual Choir during these challenging times, Sing Gently. Come join us and let us once again make beautiful music together.

– Eric Whitacre

The arrangement for String Quartet & Piano was originally written to soundtrack the Virtual Choir 6 credits.

Duration

3.5 minutes

Year of Composition

2020

Licensing

Boosey & Hawkes

Purchase

US: Hal Leonard

Note from Composer

Arranged by Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant

Ten years ago we created the Virtual Choir with a simple question: is it possible to make beautiful music together, no matter how far apart we are? After multiple virtual choir projects featuring over 20,000 singers from 124 different countries, the answer is a resounding yes.

For Virtual Choir 6, we continued with a new piece I wrote especially for the Virtual Choir during the pandemic, “Sing Gently”.

It’s amazing to think that the Virtual Choir started as a simple experiment some ten years ago. We have all known its special purpose over that decade – joining people from around the world through music – and it has brought us particular comfort this year.

All of which is the reason I am so excited to release this beautiful arrangement by Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant. My hope is that it will allow instrumentalists at all levels a chance to play it during these strange and difficult times.