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Whitacre conducting in 2007 Born ( 1970-01-02) January 2, 1970 (age 47), United States Occupation Composer, conductor, speaker Years active 1975–present Website Eric Edward Whitacre (born January 2, 1970) is a -winning American composer, conductor, and speaker, known for his choral, orchestral and wind ensemble music. He is also known for his 'Virtual Choir' projects, bringing individual voices from around the globe together into an online choir. In March 2016, he was appointed as 's first artist-in-residence at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Contents. Biography Born in Reno, Nevada, Whitacre studied piano intermittently as a child and joined a junior high marching band under band leader Jim Burnett. Later he played synthesizer in a techno-pop band, dreaming of being a rock star.
Though he was unable to read music at the time, Whitacre began his full musical training while an undergraduate at the, eventually taking a BM in Music Composition. Whitacre states that the first work that he sang, Mozart's, changed his life. He studied composition with Ukrainian composer and choral conducting with David Weiller, completing his BM in Music in 1995. Whitacre credits Weiller with the inspiration that put the young composer on the musical path. At 21 he wrote his setting of 'Go, Lovely Rose' for his college choir and presented the composition as a gift to David Weiller. Whitacre went on to earn his master's degree in composition at the, where he studied with and. At the age of 23 he completed his first piece for Wind Orchestra, 'Ghost Train', which has now been recorded over 40 times. Toshiba challenge code generator.
Tom Leslie contributed to his interest in writing for wind ensembles. While at Juilliard he met his future wife, soprano, and two of his closest friends, composers and Jonathan Newman.
He lived in the state of Nevada until he was 25. He graduated in 1997 and moved to Los Angeles and following the success of 'Ghost Train', he decided to become a full-time professional composer. Whitacre's first album as both composer and conductor on Decca/Universal, Light & Gold, won a in 2012, and became the No. 1 classical album in the US and UK charts within a week of a release. Whitacre's second album, Water Night, was released on Decca in April 2012 and featured performances from his professional choir the Eric Whitacre Singers, the, and Hila Plitmann.
Whitacre has written for the London Symphony Orchestra and, Julian Lloyd Webber and the, and the, among others. His musical, won both the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Harold Arlen award and the Richard Rodgers Award, and earned 10 nominations at the Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Awards. Whitacre also worked with film composer, Hans Zimmer, co-writing the Mermaid Theme for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. In 2011, he conducted the winning entries of the Abbey Road 80th Anniversary Anthem Competition, recording the London Symphony Orchestra and the Eric Whitacre Singers, in Abbey Road Studio 1.
Whitacre's Soaring Leap initiative is a dynamic one-day workshop where singers, conductors and composers read, rehearse and perform several of his works. Whitacre has addressed the UN Leaders program and has given a on his virtual choirs project. He has addressed audiences at, The World Economic Forum and the Seoul Digital Forum. From October to December 2010, Whitacre was a visiting Fellow at, during Michaelmas (Autumn) Term. He composed a piece for the and worked with students in masterclasses and workshops. He is now Composer in Residence at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. Whitacre has worked with pop artists including, and performed at iTunes Festival in London on September 17, 2014.
In 2016, Whitacre was appointed Artist in Residence with the. In July 2017, he co-presented the. Style. Whitacre Whitacre is best known for his choral works and both his choral and instrumental styles use clusters usually arranged in successively increasing or decreasing density. Whitacre achieves this growth and decay by splitting voices —in one case up to 18 parts. These can often be read as or, with or without added.
Whitacre makes frequent use of, and, and is also known for his use of unconventional. His use of often involves mixed, complex, and/or compound meters.
His pieces sometimes include frequent changes and unusual rhythmic patterns. Another trademark of Whitacre's pieces is the use of and sections, as well as unusual score instructions involving, in some cases, hand actions or props. His work has been described as the 'sort of music Vaughan Williams might have composed in the Cambridge branch of Dunkin' Donuts.'
Whitacre frequently composes his works as direct homages to the works of a number of poets, including, Charles Anthony Silvestri, and. Projects Virtual Choir Whitacre's Virtual Choir projects were inspired by a video sent to him of a young girl named Britlin Losee from Long Island, New York singing one of his choral pieces. He began with a test run of, then in 2009 and then Sleep again in 2010. Whitacre's Virtual Choir performance of Lux Aurumque, has received 4.8 million views (as of August 2015), featuring 185 singers from 12 countries.
Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 2.0, was released in April 2011 and involved over 2,000 voices from 58 countries. Virtual Choir 3, written in 1995, combined 3,746 submissions from 73 countries and was released in April 2012.
By the entry close date of February 1, 2012, 3,746 videos had been uploaded by 2,945 people in 73 countries, singing one or more parts of 'Water Night'. On April 15, the 100-year anniversary of the sinking of the, the 'Water Night' Virtual Choir video was shown in the new commemorative building.
Virtual Choir 4, 'Fly to Paradise,' contains 8,409 videos from 5,905 people from 101 different countries. It launched at the Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace/BBC1 on July 11, 2013.
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The Virtual Youth Choir, in association with UNICEF, launched at the Glasgow opening ceremony. It featured 2,292 singers aged 18 and under from over 80 countries. Recording projects Whitacre's first album with, Light & Gold, was released in October 2010. This album won the Grammy for Best Choral Performance in 2012. Whitacre's second album with Decca, Water Night, was released in April 2012 in the United States.
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This Marriage is just a small and simple gift to my wife on the occasion of our seventh wedding anniversary. This Marriage May these vows and this marriage be blessed. May it be sweet milk, this marriage, like wine and halvah. May this marriage offer fruit and shade like the date palm. May this marriage be full of laughter, our every day a day in paradise. May this marriage be a sign of compassion, a seal of happiness here and hereafter. May this marriage have a fair face and a good name, an omen as welcomes the moon in a clear blue sky.
I am out of words to describe how spirit mingles in this marriage. Jalal al-Din Rumi, 1207-1273 Available from all good retailers including, and.