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“Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.”
– Martin Luther
Eric will be conducting the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra in a special concert in... continued
Virtual Choir 1: ‘Lux Aurumque’ has reached a record-breaking milestone, with over 4 million views on YouTube.
VC1 was launched in March 2010 and featured online performances by 185 singers. To view the video, please click here.
Virtual Choir 2: Sleep is the sound-track to a new PSA, created by Globe-athon and NASA, to raise awareness for women’s cancers world-wide.
On September 29 participants from over 80 countries, including Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, and Ireland, will be... continued
Eric will be hosting a workshop with Hamburg Symphony Orchestra on 31st October 2013 in Großer Saal in Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle .
The repertoire of the workshop will include Bach chorales and some of Eric’s own pieces. The... continued
Fly to Paradise: REMIX. The Community Take Over now has now seen over 75 remixes uploaded to its SoundCloud Group. One of the latest offerings is from Static Playa. Eric specifically asked him to do a remix of ‘Fly to Paradise’ so to... continued
Eric has donated the piano that he composed such works as “Sleep,” “Water Night,” “Lux Aurumque,” to the McMahon International Choral Music Museum in Oklahoma City.
“This instrument, generously donated to the American Choral Directors... continued
Eric was one of the key-note speakers at LPL Financial’s Annual Conference in San Diego – one of the largest gatherings of Independent Financial Advisors with more than 5,700 attendees.
Conference Overview
The LPL... continued
This Sunday CBC Radio 2’s Choral Concert, hosted by Peter Togni, will focus on American choir music with Eric forging the way as a “choral superstar”.
On this edition of Choral Concert, a selection of Eric’s works will be heard alongside other... continued
Following the success Virtual Choir 4, Eric was interviewed by Classic FM’s Tim Lihoreau (himself a participant in VC4) about the impact it’s had – from its launch on the web to the first live performance at Buckingham Palace.
You’ve seen our production of Virtual Choir 4 Fly to Paradise, now it’s your turn. The community takeover.
Grammy® Award-winning composer, conductor, lecturer – Eric Whitacre has launched a remix... continued
Eric has become Ambassador of the Rhapsody Project. Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity have launched its new arts-in-health project, the Rhapsody Project, drawing together visual and performing arts and creating 15 new bespoke pieces of... continued
Following his appearance at Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Eric is interviewed online for Arte TV. Eric was joined by more than 300 singers from 22 countries performing a programme of his own compositions and traditional Baltic songs. Please see the link for the interview:
http://www.arte.tv/de/schleswig-holstein-musik-festival-2013/7614242.html
