Eric Whitacre
GRAMMY® Award-winning composer and conductor specialising in choral music * one of the most popular musicians of his generation * graduate of The Juilliard School where he studied composition with John Corigliano and David Diamond * commissioned by today's most prominent ensembles including the BBC Proms, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Los Angeles Master Chorale and The King’s Singers * championed by millions of amateur musicians and students around the world * best known for his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs, which have united singers from over 101 countries in performance through user-generated videos * has given keynote addresses for many Fortune 500 companies and global institutions including Apple, Google, the World Economic Forum in Davos
Works by Eric Whitacre include:
Songs of Immortality (2010) for SATB chorus, harp, celesta, piano and string orchestra
Deep Field (2015) for SATB chorus and orchestra, with Space Telescope Institute film
The Sacred Veil (2016) for SATB chorus, solo cello and piano
Eric Whitacre is managed by Claire Long at Music Productions
Looking Ahead: first performance of new version of The Gift of the Magi with DCINY at Carnegie Hall in New York (26 Nov); new work for violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for premiere in New York (17 May); further international performances of recent Blake-inspired score for choir, strings, piano and electronics, Eternity in an Hour, premiered at the BBC Proms.
"Whitacre is that rare thing, a modern composer who is both popular and original"
— The Daily Telegraph
"unearthly beauty and imagination"
— Los Angeles Times
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