Eric Whitacre

Eric Whitacre composed and recorded this cover of the English band Depeche Mode creating an elegant and spacious sonority that is deeply moving.

D'une beauté intemporelle, cette composition s'adresse aux chanteurs et au public de toutes les générations, et constitue un moment fort de tout programme de concert. Disponible : SATB a cappella.

The new work of young composer Eric Whitacre uses the text of David, lamenting the slaying of his son Absalom (II Samuel 18:33). It is a major work, with great dramatic moments describing the feeling...

A Boy and a Girl is a tender, delicate poem put to music by Eric Whitacre. It was commissioned by the 2002 California All-State Chorus.

Écrite pour chœur d'hommes et inspirée du texte contemplatif des « Méditations » de Marc Aurèle, cette nouvelle œuvre chorale de Whitacre se déploie comme un courant lent, entraînant chanteurs et audi...

Now available for men's voices, this loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep. The text is a classic by Rudyard Kipling: Oh! Hush thee, my baby,...

Assembling five songs previously published separately and all with texts by E. E. Cummings, this set is a real bargain. Originating as a Chorus America commissioning project, the sum is greater than i...

Commission by Vance George of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and dedicated to Eric's little sister, this piece features text by e.e. cummings. Note from the Composer: While in my second year at Ju...

After Eric Whitacre decided upon the poem by Edward Esch (He was immediately struck by its genuine, elegant simplicity), he had it translated into the Latin by the celebrated American poet Charles Ant...

I will wade out' ist das erste von drei Gedichten von e.e. cummings, die Eric Whitacre in der Reihe 'Songs of Faith' vertonte.

Commissioned by the Texas Music Educators Association for their 2005 All-State Band, Lux Aurumque is an extraordinarily lush and poignant adaptation of one of Eric Whitacre's most popular choral works...

A wild ride from the composer of October and Ghost Train! Equus is the Latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Commissioned by...

Commissioned by VocalEssence (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Philip Brunelle, artistic director, with the world premiere presented on 22 March 2009 at Orchestra Hall with the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers a...

Eric Whitacres work Sainte-Chapelle was written for the Tallis Scholars and inspired by the medieval Parisian chapel. It depicts that stained glass masterpiece through sustained plainchant-like lines...

La chorale virtuelle n° 6 d'Eric Whitacre comptait plus de 17 000 chanteurs. En réponse à COVID-19 et à l'isolement et la division que la pandémie créait, Eric a écrit les paroles et la musique dans l...

Here are three whimsical settings of Ogden Nash poems that are perfect for a lighter portion of your program or as an encore. They are easily-learned and fun to perform! Includes: 1) The Panther; 2) T...

Cette œuvre affectueuse et onirique capture le rythme ondulant d'une mère berçant son enfant pour qu'il s'endorme. Le texte est un classique de Rudyard Kipling : "Oh ! Chut, mon bébé, la nuit est derr...

In this suite - inspired by a trip to Switzerland - each song is a 'postcard,' capturing lush, romantic moments in full. The songs are dedicated to Jerusalem born Hila Plitmann - poet of the beautiful...

This is the third setting of words by Octavio Paz (Water Night; Cloudburst) from this successful young California composer. Little Birds pays homage to Gabriel Fauré with its running piano part and fl...

La popularité continue de la musique dramatique et évocatrice d'Eric Whitacre est évidente dans la programmation des concerts partout, avec ses oeuvres symphoniques, chorales et d'opéra. October est s...

La popularité continue de la musique dramatique et évocatrice d'Eric Whitacre est évidente dans la programmation des concerts partout, avec ses oeuvres symphoniques, chorales et d'opéra. October est s...

Cette oeuvre tendre et onirique capture le rythme ondulant d'une mère berçant son enfant pour l'endormir. Le morceau a été inspiré par le classique Rudyard Kipling : "Oh ! Hush thee, my baby, the nigh...