Eric will return to Barcelona with Interkultur to work on some of his most loved works. The program will include Cloudburst, The Seal Lullaby, Sing Gently and a selection from The Sacred Veil. Registration is now open.
The Seal Lullaby arr. Jonathan Newman
Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director
Eric returns to the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with a new BBC co-commission, Eternity in an Hour.
“I have long been transfixed by the opening lines of William Blake’s extraordinary poem ‘Auguries of Innocence’. It seemed to me... continued
Annette Skaggs from Arts Louisville recently reviewed Eric’s performance with the Louisville Orchestra and Louisville Chamber Choir.
Read the full review on the Arts Louisville website.
Commissioned by superstar violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, Murmur will premiere with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on May 17th 2025.
Find out more and buy tickets on the Orpheus website.
Beginning in summer 2024, The Juilliard School will offer Summer Composition, a two-week intensive for composers in high school led by David Serkin-Ludwig and a faculty of world-renowned composers. Eric will be joining as a seminar guest... continued
Eric recently spoke to William Cromwell for PRX’s The Third Floor. The discussion focuses on Eric’s long-form work The Sacred Veil and the second hour of the show includes a broadcast of the work in its entirety.
Listen now on PRX.org.
Eric hosts a special Christmas episode of BBC Radio 3’s Inside Music on Saturday December 16.
Eric selected a handful of stunning Christmas choral pieces from Sarah Quartell, Benjamin Britten, Cecilia McDowall, Philip Stopford and Francis Poulenc as... continued
“Contrast goes darker, more gritty, more smoky, and there’s a whole synth engine on the back that is truly alien and geared towards electronic music.”
Read the new Spitfire Audio feature in Attack Magazine.
Ahead of his performance of ‘The Sacred Veil’ with The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Eric spoke to Ideastream about the story that inspired the work.
Listen on the WCLV Ideastream website.
For the very first time, Eric will conduct the piece that changed his life for ever – Mozart’s Requiem. Making his debut with the Louisville Orchestra and Louisville Chamber Choir, the performance of this mighty work will be... continued
Eric will be travelling to Iceland this fall to host a series of workshops culminating in a performance at the stunning Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik.
To take part or attend the concert, visit the Icelandic Choral Directors Association website.
Eric’s Grammy-winning album, Light and Gold, is now available in Dolby Atmos. Stream now from Apple, Amazon or TIDAL.
“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)
