Here's a surprising statistic: According to a survey by Chorus America, one in six Americans, or 54 million people, sing in choral groups, whether that's community, school and children's choirs, ...
“My God, I can really feel the fabric of society tearing.” That thought haunted Eric Whitacre as he saw the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in its early days in the US and the UK. “Suddenly people ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Whitacre is widely considered to be the pioneer of Virtual Choirs, creating a ...
Charles Darwin thought that singing pre-dated speech and was all about sex and power. Other evolutionary musicologists have ...
If you’ve ever enjoyed one of those streaming videos depicting chorus singers performing individually but spliced into a glorious whole with their fellow choir members, you may well have Erik Whitacre ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Heralded as one of the 21st Century's greatest composers, Whitacre's works have ...
On April 26 and 27, The Menomonie Singers will perform Vivaldi’s Gloria and other selections by Eric Whitacre, Elaine Hagenberg, Rupert Lang, Leonard Bernstein, and an Alice Parker/Robert Shaw ...
If you’ve ever enjoyed one of those streaming videos depicting chorus singers performing individually but spliced into a glorious whole with their fellow choir members, you may well have Erik Whitacre ...