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. Eric whitacre born 2 january 1970 in reno, nv is an american composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. This a cappella collection of pieces for mixed choir by eric whitacre is the first available printed music compilation of its kind for the composer. His choral works and band works have rapidly become accepted. Eric whitacre has 15 books on goodreads with 43 ratings. January 15, 2017 my thoughts on why we sing, and why it is so important. Many of whitacres works have entered the standard choral and symphonic repertories and have become the subject of several recent scholarly works and doctoral dissertations. In addition, he has composed works for orchestra and an opera, paradise lost. They toured with a program called music for sacred spaces, and they gave an amazing performance at the cathedral of st. Classical music composed by eric whitacre on vinyl, cd.
Born in 1970, he studied composition at the university of nevada, las vegas and the juilliard school with notable composers including john corigliano and david diamond. The composer, after long deliberation, decided to ask his friend and brilliant poet, charles. In our catalog, you can find eric whitacre sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other. Addedtone sonorities in the choral music of eric whitacre angela hall follow this and additional works at. Youll find a wide selection of eric whitacre sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Listen eric whitacre singers at the cathedral of st. 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. It was completed in 2001, and has been performed countless times since, including by whitacres virtual choir. Eric edward whitacre born january 2, 1970 is an american composer, conductor, and. What dreams may come, both dark and deep of flying wings and soaring leap as i surrender unto sleep as i surrender unto sleep. Eric whitacre s most popular book is pirates of the caribbean.
Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Eric whitacre is one of the bestloved composers and directors active today. Eric whitacre sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Grammy awardwinning composer and conductor specialising in choral music one of the most popular musicians of his generation graduate of the. Eric whitacre is currently considered a single author.
Eric edward whitacre born january 2, 1970 is an american composer, conductor, and speaker known for his choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble music. Eric went on to the juilliard school, earning his master of music degree and studying with pulitzer prize and oscarwinning composer john corigliano. Stream sleep eric whitacre by choral music from desktop or your mobile device. Then, in 2009, a fan video posted to youtube sparked a crazy idea. I know this text from the eric whitacre piece, sleep.
From the composer of the much performed cloudburst, here is a new collaboration between eric whitacre and poet charles anthony silvestri, drawing on the mystical moment between awareness and sleep. Eric whitacre sheet music books sorting and filters. Sleep eric whitacre by choral music free listening on. Books by eric whitacre author of eric whitacre collection. Since i first fell in love with choral music when i was 18 and began composing at 21, ive been listening to these recordings of british choirs. The music was originally composed to set the words of robert frosts poem stopping by woods, but owing to complex legalities involving the poets estate the work had to be withdrawn. His second album on decca water night featured many of his orchestral and entered the classical charts at the no. Relive the eric whitacre singers performance at the. The text was originally written to accompany whitacre s enormously popular choral work sleep. This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by washington university open scholarship. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. Eric whitacre is an american composer best known for his choral music. Enjoy the best eric whitacre quotes at brainyquote. Sleep eric whitacre by choral music published on 20110928t21.
He is also known for his virtual choir projects, bringing individual voices from around the globe together into an online choir. Voces8 performs sleep by eric whitacre in st stephen walbrook church in london. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout europe, asia, australia and the americas. This is a beautifully crafted a cappella work for satb choir divisi. For a modern composer, whitacres choral music is surprisingly. Emi music publishing, ascap, latinautor, adrev publishing, and 8 music rights societies. Then i surrender unto sleep, where clouds of dream give second sight. Eric whitacre began his music career singing in his college choir. A cappella this expressive, lush choral work by eric whitacre combines an enigmatic text and expansive chordal harmonies into a sublime musical statement of release and quiet resolve. With a text by celebrated american poet charles anthony silvestri, it is a particularly moving perspective on the journey into sleep and, finally, to dream. Find related search and trending suggestions here this is a beautiful slow tune if you do not yet know the music of eric whitacre, then this is a good one for that reflective moment in your programme. Last year, eric whitacre brought his awardwinning u. Including popular songs lux aurumque, the marriage, the seal lullaby, and sleep.
September 28, 2006 tom schnabel is in love with the work of choral composer eric whitacre. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. I dont know if it is a spiritual, physiological or psychological phenomenon, but i believe now more than ever that singing is a universal, builtin mechanism designed to cultivate empathy and compassion. In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer eric whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. Eric is on the books at the storm modelling agency adding modelling to the list of his talents. If there are noises in the night, a frightening shadow, flickering light, then i surrender unto sleep, where clouds of dream give second sight, what dreams may come, both dark and deep, of flying wings and soaring leap as i surrender unto sleep, as i surrender unto sleep. Part of a series of interviews i did with music retailer j. Eric whitacre is one of the mostperformed composers of his generation.
About deep field latest music catalog recordings shop events contact mailing list the. Eric whitacre conducted a wordless version of sleep. Grammywinning composer and conductor eric whitacre is one of the most popular musicians of his generation. A classical composer who is not afraid of techno, milton or youtube. Eric whitacre, eric whitacre singers licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of decca umo. Quotations by eric whitacre, american composer, born january 2, 1970.
Today, he has published more than four dozen choral works, conducted in some of the most esteemed halls in the world, and featured on dozens of. Eric whitacre has spent most of his career conducting traditional choirs. Eric whitacre sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Eric whitacres latest initiative is his soaring leap workshops, where singers, instrumentalists, conductors and composers can explore his works. One of his most captivating works is sleep, a choral a cappella setting of charles anthony silvestris poem of the same name in the video above, the eric whitacre choir hums a wordless version of the introduction to sleep. Eric whitacre american composer born on january 02, 1970, eric whitacre is a grammywinning american composer, conductor and speaker, known for his choral, orchestral and wind ensemble music. This hardcover book is a new way to enjoy and share the poem, with lavish illustrations by anne horjus. Without silvestris words, the crunchy harmonies under the main melody sound even more heavenly.
Eric whitacre is the author of eric whitacre collection 4. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. After that heartbreak and disaster, whitacre looked around for an alternative piece, and it wasnt second best. The full piece premiered a few weeks later yes, on youtube. Sleep eric whitacre the eric whitacre singers youtube. Addedtone sonorities in the choral music of eric whitacre. An accomplished composer, conductor and lecturer, eric whitacre b. He has also written a large number of wind band compositions and some electronic music. They discuss the text and compositional techniques. Its a sublimely beautiful piece which i have had the pleasure of performing in the past.
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