In preparation for his concert in Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle on 31 October, Eric put out a call for poetry to be read at intervals throughout the concert. The response was overwhelming – over 200 poems were submitted. The choice was tough but Eric whittled... continued
Eric will conduct an evening of Broadway and Choral blockbusters on 30 March 2014 at the Avery Fisher Hall in New York. The choir, of over 250 singers brought together by Distinguished Concerts International New York, will... continued
The evening began with a performance of She Weeps Over Rahoon by the ASU Women’s Chorus under the direction of Ashley Conway, an ASU School of Music student. A discussion of the piece then broadened into a Q&A sessions between Eric... continued
Prior to his Q&A session at Arizona State University on October 24, Eric appeared on Arizona Horizon to chat to host Ted Simons about the Virtual Choir, composition and what makes a good choir as well as his plans for the upcoming event at ASU.
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Eric has teamed up with Genero TV to give you the chance to design the official video for his choral arrangement of Depeche Mode’s Enjoy The Silence.
The brief is open to interpretation – we want you to take your inspiration from the song and go get creative!
For more information and to start designing your video, visit Genero TV.
Auditions for Disney’s World of Color Honor Choir have now closed having received an incredible 1476 videos from 6796 registered users. Each one of the 50 states is represented as well as video submissions... continued
“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
