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. His second album on decca water night featured many of his orchestral and entered the classical charts at the no. Eric whitacre conducts the seal lullaby junges vokalensemble hannover duration. See new and popular eric whitacre songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. About the virtual choir eric whitacres virtual choir. The full piece premiered a few weeks later yes, on youtube. Cantores connexi, an international virtual choir, performs the seal lullaby by composer eric whitacre. Eric whitacre the seal lullaby album version w lyrics. As the choir provides a fitting soundtrack whitacre s spinetingling seal lullaby jeremy gets down on one knee on stage. Mar 21, 2010 eric whitacre s virtual choir lux aurumque eric whitacre dnc. The seal lullaby the seal lullaby eric whitacre hal leonard corporation. The seal lullaby eric whitacre gents universitair koor youtube.
Including signed concert programme and the chance to meet with eric. Stream tracks and playlists from ericwhitacre on your desktop or mobile device. There is an excellent performance of this work by junges vokalensemble hannover conducted by eric whitacre on youtube starting here. May 19, 20 cantores connexi, an international virtual choir, performs the seal lullaby by composer eric whitacre. Eric whitacre conducts eric whitacre, with the cream of young british singers laudibus and his own professional choir, the eric whitacre singers, features whitacre s enchanting choral works including lux aurumque virtual choir, sleep, seal lullaby, water night and five hebrew love songs. His pieces are sung and played around the world by thousands of choirs and instrumental ensembles, and his innovative virtual choir productions have been viewed over 15 million times. Eric edward whitacre born january 2, 1970 is an american composer, conductor, and. The seal lullaby by ericwhitacre published on 20110428t11. In our catalog, you can find eric whitacre sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other. Nov 14, 2012 the white seal is a beautiful story, classic kipling, dark and rich and not at all condescending to kids. Its is a beautiful story and the opening poem in this story is entitled the seal lullaby. After preparing a video for students to watch and sing along to, students sent in videos of themselves singing their.
Work from home with chilled choir, deep field, eric whitacre live at itunes festival 2014, whitacre. Allen was familiar with eric whitacre s virtual choir project that he has done over the last 10 years and was inspired by him to try her hand at it, especially since the group was singing one of his pieces, seal lullaby. Listen to songs by eric whitacre for free with amazon music unlimited trial. Each one of the videos is then synchronised and combined into one single performance to create the virtual choir. After that heartbreak and disaster, whitacre looked around for an alternative piece, and it wasnt second best. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre eric whitacre digital. The ghent university choir performs the seal lullaby by eric whitacre.
In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer eric whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. Composer eric whitacre recruits 185 voices from 12 countries to conduct a virtual choir that spans the globe. We continue the journey with a new piece ive written especially for the virtual choir during these challenging times, sing gently. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Whitacre never fails when it comes to composing the most beautiful music and looking. Eric whitacre is one of the bestloved composers and directors active today. Leonardo dreams of his flying machine, eric whitacre. This serene arrangement of whitacres alleluia is pure stress. Eric whitacre composed and recorded this cover of the english band depeche mode creating an elegant and spacious sonority that is deeply moving. May 17, 2012 watch a video of eric whitacre s virtual choir project below. Hey gang, im thrilled to let you know that the website for virtual choir 6. Digital or audio with syncronization software link multi media video 10998905. Whitacre s virtual choir performance of lux aurumque, has received 4. He began with a test run of sleep, then lux aurumque in 2009 and then sleep again in 2010.
Eric whitacre truly is the modern master of choral music, and this particular work is one of the main reasons why. Thank you to everyone who has taken an interest and linked here, especially and andrew sullivan at the daily dish. Whitacres 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. 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.
The seal lullaby the seal lullaby eric whitacre hal leonard corporation this loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep. Aug 18, 2016 eric whitacre conducts the seal lullaby junges vokalensemble hannover duration. Oh, hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us and black are the waters that sparkled so green the moon, oer the combers, looks downward to find us at. It was completed in 2001, and has been performed countless times since, including by whitacre s virtual choir. This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep. Eric whitacre conducts junges vokalensemble hannover. And a few years later the excellent community chorus the towne singers graciously.
The tearjerking moment an eric whitacre choir rehearsal. Virtual choir has grown beyond our wildest dreams and we can only make vc4 with your help. Best of all, kipling begins his tale with the mother seal singing softly to her young pup. 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. Whitacres virtual choir performance of lux aurumque. Composer and conductor eric whitacre has created internet history with the fascinating virtual choir performance of his piece lux aurumque, assembled from video clips of 185 singers from. Enjoy the best eric whitacre quotes at brainyquote. 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 edward whitacre is an american composer, conductor, and speaker known for his choral, orchestral, and wind ensemble music. The seal lullaby the seal lullaby eric whitacre hal leonard corporation ah.
He is ook berninahaus for his virtual choir projects, bringing individual voices from around the globe together json an online choir. His concert music has been performed throughout the world by millions of amateur and professional musicians alike, while his groundbreaking virtual choirs. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Eric whitacres virtual choir is a global gathering of online singers for the creation of stunning multimedia choral. Come join us and let us once again make beautiful music together. Composer and conductor eric whitacre has inspired millions by bringing together virtual choirs, singers from many countries spliced together on video. Eric whitacre s virtual choir is a global gathering of online singers for the creation of stunning multimedia choral. Works like the the seal lullaby have made him a goto for listeners looking.
The virtual choir would never replace live music or a real choir, but the same. In the 48 hours since we posted the lux aurumque virtual choir video has seen an extraordinary number of new visitors. Eric whitacre sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Music notes for sheet music by eric whitacre eric whitacre. Olaf choir part of the soldout vocalessence eric whitacre extravaganza on march 22, 2009 at orchestra hall, minneapolis. Feb 19, 2011 eric whitacre conducts junges vokalensemble hannover. Accompanied on piano in australia, mixed in india and the video. Many composers use software to write music programs like finale or sibelius. Eric whitacre born january 2, 1970 is a grammy winning american composer, conductor, and speaker, berninahaus for his choral, orchestral and wind ensemble music. Search sleep eric whitacre sheet music at jw pepper. I was struck so deeply by those first beautiful words, and a simple, sweet disneyesque song just.
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. Whitacres virtual choir performance of lux aurumque, has received 4. Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind us, and black are the waters that sparkled so green. Backers will be responsible for their own travel, accommodation and concert tickets. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre is a delightful deceptively simple setting in the form of a lullaby for mixed choir and accompaniment of rudyard kiplings poem the white seal. The seal lullaby world premiere, may 31st blog eric whitacre. 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. Marimba quartets, a boy and a girl, lux aurumque arr. Quotations by eric whitacre, american composer, born january 2, 1970. Featured in eric whitacre s virtual choir 4, bringing over 8000 submissions from 101 countries from around the. Jw pepper is your sheet music store for band, orchestra and choral music, piano sheet music, worship songs, songbooks and more. Seal lullaby written for an unmade animated film verges on the corny, perhaps, but there are some ravishing pieces here, not least lux aurumque, which opens the cd and gives the disc its title.
After multiple virtual choir projects featuring over 20,000 singers from 124 different countries, the answer is a resounding yes. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Since 20, eric has been releasing on his own independent label unquiet established as a joint venture. 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. The seal lullaby is a setting in the form of a lullaby for mixed choir and accompaniment of rudyard kiplings story the white seal. Start now to play the fabulous work by eric whitacre for choir satb. On jeremys instruction, grammywinning maestro whitacre goes to fetch leah from her seat. The seal lullaby 20 virtual choir cantores connexi. Jul 11, 20 eric whitacre is raising funds for virtual choir 4. Search seal lullaby eric whitacre sheet music at jw pepper.
Sing gently is now live so you can listen to the music, download and learn the sheet music, record and upload your video if you would like to join. The seal lullaby by eric whitacre and eric whitacre singers. Eric whitacre sheet music to download top quality pdfs. Adrev publishing, latinautor, and 12 music rights societies. The white seal is a beautiful story, classic kipling, dark and rich and not at all condescending to kids. Eric whitacre the seal lullaby lyrics genius lyrics. This time bigger than ever, almost 3746 videos from 73 countries around the world. 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. Eric whitacre conducts the seal lullaby junges vokalensemble. Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work.
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