Thank you to everyone who has taken an interest and linked here, especially and andrew sullivan at the daily dish. Stream tracks and playlists from ericwhitacre on your desktop or mobile device. Eyes of shadowwater eyes of wellwater eyes of dreamwater. Acclaimed composer and conductor eric whitacre offered the sheet music of his original composition, lux aurumque, as a free download and invited singers to submit a video. Nov 06, 2017 eric whitacre born january 2, 1970 is a grammy winning american composer, conductor, and speaker, berninahaus for his choral, orchestral and wind ensemble music. Now, for the first time ever, he creates the experience in real time, as 32 singers from around the world skype in to join an onstage choir assembled from three local colleges for an epic.
The official launch took place at paley center for media in new york. We provide an au, vst2, vst3 and an aax, so as long as your chosen daw supports one of those plugin formats, youre good to go. Eric whitacres virtual choir 4 despite labelling the project a youth choir, whitacre is keen to encourage everyone to get involved in whatever way they can. While classical institutions usually bemoan the aging audience, eric whitacres fan. After a performance of go, lovely rose in 1991, dr. The final product incorporates 185 voices from 12 countries to form a virtual choir that spanned the. In the 48 hours since we posted the lux aurumque virtual choir video.
Eric whitacre is a worldacclaimed composer and conductor. So now were providing the tracks of the final master for you to create your own audio remix. Composer and conductor eric whitacre has inspired millions by bringing together virtual choirs, singers from many countries spliced together on video. Cloudburst 1992 as a composer, i know that all sorts of sounds i hear are making their way into my brain and soul and later sneak into my music. Each one of the videos is then synchronised and combined into one single performance to create the virtual choir. After multiple virtual choir projects featuring over 20,000 singers from 124 different countries, the answer is a resounding yes. With the virtual choir, whitacre says, were trying as hard as we can to push the technology.
In the 48 hours since we posted the lux aurumque virtual choir video has seen an extraordinary number of new visitors. In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer eric whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. Cloudburst is a composition by eric whitacre for eightpart choir, with piano and percussion accompaniment, written in 1991 when the composer was 21 and published in 1995. Launched in march 2010, featuring online performances by 185 singers. On his first day in the choir, which he joined because of some pretty girls in the soprano section, they rehearsed the kyrie from mozart s requiem and, says whitacre, my life was profoundly changed on that day. Composerconductor eric whitacre conducted the virtual youth choir and the national youth choir of scotland in front of 40,000 people in the. What started as a simple social media experiment, has become a poetic metaphor of our shared humanity and the power of connection. The virtual choir was conceived in 2009 when a youtube user uploaded a video of herself singing whitacres 2001 work, sleep, prompting the grammy.
Eric whitacre is a fifthgeneration nevadan who couldnt read music when he enrolled at the university of nevada at las vegas. This rich serenade is full of beautiful melodies and warm harmonies. Eric whitacres latest initiative is his soaring leap workshops, where singers, instrumentalists, conductors and composers can explore his works. This time bigger than ever, almost 3746 videos from 73 countries around the world. Singers record and upload their videos from locations all over the world. The work appears on whitacres album light and gold universal decca, 2010. The mesmerizing film is composed of 2,052 performances of sleep from 1,752 singers in 58 countries, individually recorded and uploaded to youtube between september 2010 and january 2011, and is now available for the world to. Eric whitacre born january 2, 1970 is a grammy winning american composer, conductor, and speaker, berninahaus for his choral, orchestral and wind ensemble music. Eric whitacre choir is a dedicated plugin available as vst, aax and au so it can be used directly in your favourite daw.
The full piece premiered a few weeks later yes, on youtube. Why you should make useless things simone giertz duration. Eric whitacres virtual choir is a global gathering of online singers for the creation of stunning multimedia choral. Jensen approached me about writing a piece for her high school choir. Eric whitacres virtual choir 4 fly to paradise by marjie. The city and the sea is a new collection of five compositions from one of the worlds most popular choral composer based on the poems of e. Composer eric whitacre conducts thousands of singers from around the. Eric whitacre invites submissions to virtual choir 5 music. Users who like eric whitacres virtual choir 4 fly to paradise. Whitacre is that rare thing, a modern composer who is both popular and original the daily telegraph, london eric has inspired millions as composer, conductor, innovator, broadcaster and charismat. Eric whitacres inviting singers of any standard to submit a video for his virtual choir 4 project, an internetbased group of performers whose voices will be edited together to create a truly international.
Eric whitacres stepbystep virtual choir guide classic fm. Cloudburst by eric whitacre 1970 octavo sheet music for. Eric whitacres virtual choir the virtual choir is a global phenomenon, creating a usergenerated choir that brings together singers from around the world and their love of music in a new way through the use of technology. Now, for the first time ever, he creates the experience in real time, as 32 singers from around the world skype in to join an onstage choir assembled from three local colleges for an epic performance of whitacre s cloudburst, based on a. She is an amazing conductor, legendary for doing crazy things on stage choralography, lighting, costumes, you name it, and i wanted to write something for her that would really knock the audience out. Watch a video of eric whitacres virtual choir project below. It received over 1 million hits in the first two months of its. He is ook berninahaus for his virtual choir projects, bringing individual voices from around the globe together json an online choir.
Mar 22, 20 eric whitacre is a worldacclaimed composer and conductor. I try to find sounds that exactly match the emotional journey that i want to take the listener on through the music. The virtual youth choir, in association with unicef, premiered at the opening ceremony of the glasgow 2014 commonwealth games on wednesday 23rd july. Eric whitacre on wikimusicguide better than wikipedia in this case, including complete works list. Last month, we had the pleasure of seeing eric whitacre premiere the 2. Eric whitacres virtual choir, live at ted 20 youtube. Playlists containing eric whitacres virtual choir 4 fly to. The work appears on whitacre s album light and gold universal decca, 2010. Thats how eric whitacre began his february 20 ted talk about how his choral work cloudburst and his historymaking virtual choir project. Mar 21, 2010 eric whitacre s virtual choir lux aurumque eric whitacre dnc. Eric whitacre s virtual choir 4 despite labelling the project a youth choir, whitacre is keen to encourage everyone to get involved in whatever way they can.
Now, for the first time ever, he creates the experience in real time, as 32 singers from around the world skype in to join an onstage choir assembled from three local colleges for an epic performance of whitacres cloudburst. Whitacre selected the piece for his virtual choir project in 2010, in which videos submitted by hundreds of volunteer singers were combined to produce a video representation of a combined performance. Eric whitacres virtual choir lux aurumque eric whitacre dnc. This wonderful adaptation of whitacres acclaimed choral work brings the thunder. After the first experience with the virtual choir 2, eric whitacre invite us to elaborate his 3rd edition of the virtual choir with the water night song.
Blue suns, green whirlwinds, pecks of light that open pomegr. The 14 textcentered, emotionallycharged works on this wellfilled disc suggest why. Eric whitacre is one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation boasting pop star good looks into the bargain. About the virtual choir eric whitacres virtual choir.
A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong eric whitacre youtube. At the age of only 35, eric whitacre has already gained a reputation in the united states that many composers strive for a lifetime to achieve. Eric was so impressed by the result that he decided to push the concept to the next level by recording himself conducting lux aurumque, asking virtual choir members to sing along to that and the first virtual choir was created. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. His album cloudburst and other choral works earned him a grammy nomination in 2007. The first album, light and gold, with the by now iconic lux aurumque as its anchor, and now this one, water night, the title work of which is so infectious that i cant stop replaying it, are. We put tim nerves of steel lihoreau to the test to see just how easy it is to submit a video for erics latest project, virtual choir 4. Jun 14, 2018 registration is open for the fifth edition of eric whitacres celebrated virtual choir project, with promises of greater accessibility, multimedia participation and collaboration with scientists.
Now, for the first time ever, he creates the experience in real time, as 32 singers from around the world skype in to join an onstage choir assembled from three local colleges for an epic performance of whitacres cloudburst, based on a poem by octavio paz. The cloudburst that started eric whitacres virtual choir. Eric whitacre invites submissions to virtual choir 5. Eric whitacre choral director and composer biography. May 17, 2012 his album cloudburst and other choral works earned him a grammy nomination in 2007. His virtual choir project began in may 2009 as a simple experiment in social media, when britlin losee. We put tim nerves of steel lihoreau to the test to see just how easy it is to submit a video for eric s latest project, virtual choir 4.
Watch a video of eric whitacre s virtual choir project below. Concert band sheet music book by eric whitacre 1970. Featuring erics composition sleep, virtual choir 2 was released in april 2011 and was met with a staggering response, incorporating 2052 videos from 58 countries and from all walks of life, including 9 year olds to senior citizens. Adrev publishing, latinautor, and 12 music rights societies. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by youtube, and unveils the first 2 minutes of his new work, sleep, with a video choir of 2,052. Even if you are over 18, you can be a part of this, he said. Cloudburst import edition by polyphony 2010 audio cd music skip to main content. Eric whitacre s latest initiative is his soaring leap workshops, where singers, instrumentalists, conductors and composers can explore his works. Cloudburst import edition by polyphony 2010 audio cd music. Eric whitacre is one of the leading lights of the choral music scene. They discuss the text and compositional techniques. This time bigger than ever, almost 3746 videos from 73. After creating and conducting a worldwide virtual choir on youtube, eric whitacre is. Come join us and let us once again make beautiful music together.
Go search todays deals best sellers customer service find a. Jan 01, 2012 but theres nothing that compares with the artistry and tone that comes from the choir that he has assembled himself the eric whitacre singers. What software will i need to run eric whitacre choir. Registration is open for the fifth edition of eric whitacres celebrated virtual choir project, with promises of greater accessibility, multimedia participation and collaboration with scientists the virtual choir was conceived in 2009 when a youtube user uploaded a video of herself singing whitacres 2001 work, sleep, prompting the grammywinning american. The virtual choir is a global phenomenon, creating a usergenerated choir that brings together singers from around the world and their love of music in a new way through the use of technology. But theres nothing that compares with the artistry and tone that comes from the choir that he has assembled himself the eric whitacre singers. My choir teacher showed us this and i instantly fell in love with it. Vc4 was always destined to be a remix project, hence the choice of fly to paradise with soloists, choir and electronica. Users who reposted eric whitacres virtual choir 4 fly to paradise. Satb divisi a cappellafeatured in eric whitacres virtual choir 4 bringing together over 8 000 submissions from 101 countries from around the world fly to paradise is taken from the awardwinning musical paradise. Eric whitacre s inviting singers of any standard to submit a video for his virtual choir 4 project, an internetbased group of performers whose voices will be edited together to create a truly international. Most recently, whitacre has been noticed for his cuttingedge work, paradise lost. We continue the journey with a new piece ive written especially for the virtual choir during these challenging times, sing gently.
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