Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre
Top Songs
| 1 | The River Cam | ||
| 2 | Whitacre: Sleep | ||
| 3 | Whitacre: Nox Aurumque | ||
| 4 | Whitacre: Three Songs Of Faith: I Will Wade Out | ||
| 5 | Whitacre: Leonardo Dreams Of His Flying Machine |
Albums
Nov 2018 • 5 songs
Jul 2018 • 1 song
Jun 2018 • 1 song
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Biography
A composer best known for his choral music, Eric Whitacre has also written many wind band compositions and some electronic music. Since his first pieces appeared in the early 1990s, he has also presented works for orchestra, and his first opera, Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings, premiered in 2007. The 2010 "virtual choir" recording of his Lux Aurumque, featuring over a hundred singers from a dozen countries, became one of his best-known. His style is quite approachable and features trademark chords (sevenths and ninths, sometimes heard against a background of sustained seconds...